The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-11
s1O,000,O00 OF
FILMS BEING
PRODUCED
Despite Slackening in Movie
Industry Many Stars Are
Still Busy.
By WILLIAM PARKER,
cosmopolitan News service.

Cosmopolitan News Service
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Dec. H.
Approximately $4,000, 900 worth of
motion pictures are in production
this week in the various Hollywood
studios despite the suspension Of
activities by several of the big
studios.
At the Joseph NJ. Schenck studios
alohe three pictures are being made
which call for a total expenditure
of $3.50, 000 Norma Talmadge, Con-
stance TaImadge and Buster"
Keaton are all at work. These are
the three units at the Schenck
studio.
Fairbanks in Big Picture.
Douglas Fairbanks has about ten
weeks more work to do on THE
Thief of Bagdad." The estimated
cost Of this. picture is $1,000, 900.
Nary Pickford has entered the sixth
week of production of Dorothy
Vernon of Haddon Hail." Huge
sets" of Haddon Hall and other
buildings are being used. The total
cost is expected to be 100000.
At the William Fox studio, Tom
Mix. Shirley Mason, John Gilbert
and Charles Jones, stars of separate
productions, are busy, and two all
star companies are In production.
The last two are under the direc-
ton OF John Ford and George
Archainbaud.
Chaplin Is Busy.
Charlie Chaplin is preparing his
story for immediate production.
Reginald Barker is in his fifteenth
week on Cape Cod Folks" at the
Mayer studio. Charles Ray is prac-1
tically the only one Of the so-called
big stars not making picture. He
has been on the road in a dramati-
cation OF 1.-THE Girl f Loved"
Norma Talmadge, under the di-
rection of Frank Borzage, win COM
plete Secrets by the middle of
December. She win then go to
Palm Beach for three months. Con-
stance Talmadge is making The
Goldfish under the direction of
Jerome Storm. She may go to-
Europe before making another pic
ture. Buster" Keaton is busy on
The Misfit.'
ArbucIxle in Film.
Although the publicity depart
ment of the Schenck studio is
evasive on the point, it was adj
mitted today that FATTY Arbuekle
Is going to work through The
Misfit' with Buster Keaton. Ac-
eording to Hollywood gossip,
Fatty is directing aKeaton.
The. field is clear for Mary Pick
ford to go ahead and make Romeo
and Juliet" If she desires. The in
formation was confirmed this week
by the Schenck forces that Norma
TaImadge viii not do Romeo and
Juliet
Preparations are being made at
the Warner Brothers studio to re-
sumo production December II.
Grant Carpenter is putting into con-
finufty Elinor Gyms How to Edu-
cate q Wife" The cast will In
clude Marie Provost, Harry Myers
and Claude Gillingwater.
Broadway After Dark.
It Is planned too to start on that
date Broadway After Dark" the
Pulitzer prize. Monta Bell is adapt
ing IL and viii be the director.
Adolphe Menjou viii play the lead
Ing role. Julian J0sephson is adapt
ing the Sinclair Lewis novel 'Bab-
bit" Harry Beaumont will direct.
Dorothy Farnum is writing the
scenario on Clyde Fitch's play Low
ers' Lane" William Beaudine will
direct.
The United States District Court
has handed down a decision deny.
ing the right of citizenship. to Ak
hay Kumar Mazumdar, a Hindu.
Mazumdar recently produced pic
lure entitled Beyond the Veil" He
plays the leading role, and is sup
ported by Catherine Mcclure.
Rupert Hughes took a hand in
the Los Angeles controversy, which
was waged about the mayor and
police commissioners because the
directors ball was stopped by uni
formed policemen at midnight.
Hughes added historic touch IN
q statment which said, King David
danced. and when his wife sneered
at him the lord cursed her for It.
George Washington was a dancing
fIend. He once danced with Gen.
eral Greene's wife for three hours
without stopping to sit down.