Evening star., 1924-02-10
BY HALLETT ABEND.

LOS ANGELES, February S.--Em-
NETT Flynn, Goldwyn director. has
taken one of the meiodramatic chest
nuts of the stage, "Nellie. the Beau
tlful Cloak Model" and has made it
into a delightful motion picture play.
Without deliberately joshing this an
cient absurdity and without sacrifice
ing single thrill or piece of villainy
ne mas, nevertheless, made it into at
tractive entertainment for Intelligent
people, and that is quite a feat. In
particular is the whole thing saved
ny the last couple Of hundred feet.
Ihls surprise tag takes the curse from
some OF the improba bilities that have
gone before and will send everybody
nome In good-natured frame of mind.
Ihis seven-reel production will be
released early next month and will
reveal splendid work by Lew Cody.
Nae Busch, Raymond Griffith. Dorothy
cumming and Hobart Rosworth
care Windsor. who plays the title
part, is beautiful. but without par
tlcular color or vitality.
External City, a Success.
Sir Hall Gaines novels alvays bored
me and L have always looked askance
at plans to picturize them Victor
asaslrom made a fine thing out of
master Master of Man" and now Samuel
direntiI. Gu.oSyn. with George Fitzmaurice
Eternal City" which was made in
Rome with an American cast and at
tremendous expense. The production
Is, plctorially, the most beautiful film
have ever seen. but even though the
hpTn l.d
together again on the bias and
changed TO the postwar days Of IA
cist domination, it is not much as
stories go. | do not mean that it is
not an enjoyable motion picture, for
IL Is both enjoyable and beautiful,
but after all it is Just another movie''
no matter how generous the setting
or now me the cast. This includes
barbara La Marr. Bert Lytel1. Lionel
barrymore and Richard Bennett and
seen in anything save the German
made hlm version Of "Monna Wanna"
Glenn Tryon. new actor at Roach's
studio, promises to help answer the
cry for new faces. This young man.
only twenty-five, has been taken un-
der five-year contract Mr.. Roach
wrote story TO feature him, THE
Fighting Tylers," and directed for
three days. Then he gave the mega
phone to another director for d. week
70 work at writing four mare stories
in which Tryon will be featured. They
will all be five or six reelers. His
leading woman in The Fighting Ty-
lers" takes the part of an unsophisti-
Gated country girl living on a Mis-
souri, Sc, farm; The part is filed BY,
Of the village OF New York.
What Others Are Doing.
The Goldwyn Company. now that
the studio is quiet and with a pros
pect of major interest being centered
abroad. has organized a rental de-
partment. Mae Murray is leasing
space there as is Theda Bara, and
Truart and Tiffany Productions will
also make pictures on the Goldwyn
lot at Culver City.
Charlie Chaplin, though he has not
yet announcer the choice of a leading
woman, has stated that he will posi-
lively begin work on his ~ seven
reel burlesque of the AleN a gold
the only person definitely engaged so
far. This may be the last big Chap
lin feature to be made at his present
studio. for Mr.. Chaplin has been Of
fered 100000 for the property. which
he bought for $4,000 six years ago.
Blanche Sweet, having completed
work in Those Who Dance" for
Thomas H. Ince, is taking two-week
rest before starting on her next pic
ture. Her second picture will be
Tess of the D'Urbervilles," which
Marshall Neilan. her husband, will di-
rect.
Harold Lloyd has completed his first
independent feature production and
has changed the name from The Girl
Expert" to "Girl-Shy." He has left
for New York for ten days. His next
picture will be either a college story
or q quiet domestic comedy.
Zazu Pitts and George Fawcett
have been added to the cast Of Cecil
b. De Miles Triumph.
Jerry Gendron and Nladimar La
sarf will be in the company to sup
port Theda Bara in Mime. Satan"
Norman Kerry is going around with
his left arm in sling. He fractured
two bones of his hand while boxing
with his gardner.
Mrs. Wallace Reid has returned TO
her Hollywood home after long trip
of personal appearance with the
sboving of Human Wreckage." She
says her reception in Canada was