Evening star., 1924-03-09
Hollywood Gossip
Norma Taln,adse in Secrets Chaplin Engaged
Again by Gossip-Southern Code Satirized

married. The wedding will take
place at a. small town. in Nevada in
which Miss Compson's family live.
mother for Billy Sullivan in one Of
the Information Kid" series at Uni
versal. Ernst Laemmle, who directed
y VIII begin at once on a two-reei
western featuring Jack Daugherty
NOW 1t Is Estelle Taylor who, ae-
cording to some newspapers, is said
to be engaged to Charlie Chaplin.
Poor Chaplin. cannot be seen more
age Of fifty without having the en-
gagement rumor revived. This ru-
NOR seems to have started because
they were on the same train going to
san Francisco. where Mr.. Chaplin
spent week and where Miss Taylor
is making scenes for 1.-The Wise Son. -
1t is understood that plans for the
constance Talmadge production of
der the title of Heart Trouble" have
been abandoned temporarily.
warner Brothers have purchased
the screen rights to William McFee's
novels and will produce Capt. Mace
fD1ne fbv Eainnu ; paughferr fs this spring Doro-
amos with the collaboration of the
novelist. Command" will be second
to be produced.
Thomas II. Ince is cutting THE
film in which Leatrice Joy, Adolphe
Melgou and Percy Marmont have the
leading roles.
Those Who Dance" an Ince film
@ reauurIng Blanche Sweet, Robert Ag-
new, Warner Baxter and Bessie Love
WILL follow into the cutting room.
The William Duncan troupe from,
universal City has gone to Mccall
Idaho. for the snow scenes for "The
gree Trader Duncan's next serial.
HaRRQt
tion OF The Inheritors," Mary Phil
DIN s next starring picture.
lanes W. Horne has been signed to
olrect Reginald Denny in The Mis-
sourian."
Edward Cline, long Buster Keaton's
dlrector. has been engaged to direct
Viola Dana. in Along Comes Ruth. I"
one OF Ruth Chatterton's stage sue
cesses. Victor Potel and Gale Henry
are in the supporting cast.
Rex Ingram Returning.
Rex Ingram, Ramon Navarro, Alice
Terry and the whole company which
has been abroad making The Arab .
sailed from France March S, and win
,, come direct to Hollywood. where Mt.
Ingram will cut the completed film.
The exteriors of The Arab were
made in Tunis and the interiors were
made in Paris.
Laurette Taylor, who has been in
New York for month or so, will re-
turn to the Metro studios here March
Is, to start filming "A Night in
Rome
Universal is going to try the public
taste on war films. Rupert Julian has
been engaged to direct a new film
version of We Are French" found
, ed on The Bugler of Algiers." which
he directed during the world war.
Ernst Laemmle has completed his
! first picture for Universal as direc-
! tor: ''Stampeding the Truth a two
| reeler. featuring Elinor Faire and
Pete Morrison.
Emil Offerman, former head of the
Reel Productions of New York. has
sued the old Robertson-Cole Produc-
! ton Company here for slS3,6So.
charging breach Of contract. He main
tains he was employed as general
manager for three years at $500 a
week and was to have received 10000
shares OF common stock in the COM
pany and that the company paid him
| only $4,000 and then broke the con-
tract.
A general denial of the charges is
made by the defendants.
Ben Turpin is resuming work at
the Sennet studios. His first picture
will be a burlesque of the film plays
which exalt the northwest mounted
police and then he will make bur
! lesoua of THE Virginian.''
| Reginald Barker has borrowed Mae
! Buscn from GoldwynS and Adolphe
Menjou from Lasky's to play in his