Evening star., 1923-12-09
Hollywood Gossip
Monta Bell Announces New Methods as Director.
Broadway After Dark" to Be His
First Production

sidered a great loss to FINLAND. Mr..
Holubar ranked among the dozen or
fifteen of the greatest or the di-
rectors, and the ranks OF great d.
rectors are thinning rather than in
creasing, while at the same time the
people of the motion picture world
are realizing more fully that compe-
tent directors are the greatest need
of the industry today.
Shakespeare. were he living today
and commenting on motion pictures,
would say: THE directors the thing
and would give the play second place
A good director can make an enjoy
able and worthwhile play of a. trita
plot, but Il poor director will botch
a masterpiece, and even competent
stars cannot save a poorly directed
! film. The apparent uneavenness OF
the work of many Of the stars is
due not to the players themselves,
but to changing directors.
Allen Holubar was not a Chaplin
nor a Lubitsch. but he was exception
ally able. still in his thirttes, and his
work showed continual progress and
refinement. He was far from self
satisfied and had hoped TO do fine
things. The illness which caused his
death interrupted the filming of The
Human Miller for Metro. His sue
cessor has not yet been chosen.
Bebe Daniels has been loaned by
under his direction, will film The
Tanning OF the Shrew." Norman Kerry
will probably play Petruchio opposite
Miss Daniels as Kate.
Orville Caldwell has been signed 20
play opposite Lady Diana Manners in
The Miracle"
Finis Fox has engaged the cast for
"A Woman Who Sinned." He wrote
the story and continuity and will di-
rect it himself. The cast will include
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len Landis. Irene Rich. Gloria Murray,
Lucien Little and Paul weigel
In spite of the plans of Norma Tai
madgc and Mary Pickford each to
film Romeo and Juliet" Lillian Gish
and Richard Barthelmess are planning
also To produce the Shakespearean
play, according to word from New
York. The production will be put out
by Inspiration Pictures
William de Miles film version of
Rita Coventry" made under the title
Of Everyday Love" has been re
named and will be released as Don't
Call 1t Love"
James Neill. veteran stage player.
has been engaged for an important
part in Gibson's "Courting Calamity
For the first time in her screen
career. Alice Calhoun. Nitagraph star.
has been loaned to another company.
She has. begun work at United
film version Of Rex Beach's Flowing
Cold
Frank Rice, formerly a building
contractor of Portland. Greg. has
been added to Jack Hoxie company.
now filming THE Drifter." Mr.. Rice
has become character actor of un-
usual ability, though he came to Jos
Angeles to build houses. Margaret
Morris. former Minneapolis girl. has
also been added to HoXie cast.
Influx Of Children.
Baby Peggys next picture for
Principal Pictures will he Captain
January" from the story by Laura
+. Richards. Edward f. Cline. who
directed Jackie Coogan in Circus
Days" viii direct the fve-year-old
star.
John Barrymore has left here. hav-
ing finished the filming of Beau
Brummel.
SO great has become the influx into
Hollywood of doting parents with
pretty daughters or handsome little
boys that the Hollywood Chamber OF
Commerce has had thousands OF
leaflets printed warning against the
folly OF hoping 10 get children into
motion picture work at salaries large
or small. The success OF Jackie
Coosan. Baby Peggy and other
youngsters has apparently started a
new pilgrimage to the film capita
supplied with funds 10 carry them
for months before their children can
secure even minor parts This does
not apply only to children. but grown
people as well.
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