Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-31
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is Celebrities in New SPOILERS"
FiIm-Notable Cast is Headed by
Milton SiIis, Barbara Bedford,
Anna O. Nilsson and Noah Reerv

is Celebrities in New SPOILERS"
Film-Notable Cast is Headed by
Milton Sils, Barbara Bedford,
Anna @. Nilsson and Noah Berry
The new screen version OF Rex
Beach's famous Alaskan novel, The
Spoilers" which Jesse Il. Hampton
produced for Goldwyn distribution
boasts IL cast of eighteen famous mo-
ton picture players. Included in il
are men who have Won famc on the
stage as well as those who have
achieved prominence on the screen
alone. Mr.. Hampton, before begin
ming production on this new version
of '"Tho Spoilers" determined to
make it surpass in every way, the
picture made from it ten Years ago
by Col. William Selig That version
OF the story was an early screen
masterpiece and probably the most
successful film ever show up to that
time.
MIR. Hampton engaged Lambert
HillNcr. who directed many OF VIM.
>. Harts most successful produc-
tons, and wrote many of them, to
hold the megaphonc on THE Spoil
crs." He then set about the task of
engaging the players. Milton Sills
was selected for the role of the hero,
Roy Glennistcr. because of his popu-
lartty with screen fans, because of
his powerful physique, and because
Of his success in roles which required
physical proweSs as well as acting
ability OF the first water Barbara
Bedford was selected for the role of
Helen Chester, the heroine not alone
for her brunette good looks but for
tn success which she has achieved in
other screen productions during the
past two years.
For the role of Cherry Malotte.
which made Eathlyn Williams fam
Gus in the Selig version of The
Spoilers" Mr.. Hampton selected
Anna q. Nilsson, the blond beauty
from Sweden. who has a large fol-
lowing in America. Robert Edeson.
noted stage star, was engaged to
play Glennistcrs partner. Joe Dcxtry
and for the rillainous Alex McNam-
ara, Noah Berry, one of the screens
premier villains, was engaged.
The Broncho Kid is acted by Wal
lace Macdonald. while Mitchell Lew
is is Marshall Voorhees,; Ford Stcr-
ling, Slapiack Sinlms; Robert Nc
Kim, strive; Sam de GrasSe the
Judge Stillman; and John Elliott.
the Attorney Wheaton. The well
known players who act minor roles
IN the production are Louise EaZen-
da, ROckliffe EeloWcs, Kate Price,
Albert Roscoe, Gordon Russell, Tom
Mcclure and Jack Curtis. No more
brilliant cast has been assembled for
a motion picture. rs all fans who see
the picture at the Haines theatre,
where 1t will play two days Wcdnes-
day and Thursday will agree.
The story of The Spoilers is too
well known to millions of American
readers and picture goors to need
recounting here. 1t deals with the
attempt of certain unprinciplod char
;Ictcrs TO Gain unlawful possession
OF the richest mines in the klondike
and work them for their own profit
Rex Beach founded his novel on we'll
known facts which lent themselves
to one of the best adventure stories
which recent American literature can
boast The life which he depicts was
raw and rugged, the men bold. adj
ventures and often unprincipled
The result is a picture that far out
shines 80 per cent of screen produc-
tionS.-Adv