Evening star., 1924-02-24
Filmogra1ns.

"lTNlES w NhO-- AA<AS SSS~
completed his fourth picture at Uni
rorsat City. viii start next week on
when Johnny Comes Marching
Home" a Gerald Beaumont racing
story from the Red Book Magazine.
He will have a cast which includes
Creighton Hale, :. Ethel Shannon,
George Cooper, Edith Yorke, Robert
Brewer and Charlotte Stevens.
Carmelita Geraghty, another OF the
1924 baby stars picked by the
Wampas for their annual ball, has
taken up quarters at Universal City,
where she will support Herbert Raw
linson in High Speed This film
is an adaptation of a magazine story
by Fred Jackson and will be pro-
duced by Herbert BIachc. The cast
includes also Bert Roach ard Otto
Hoffman. 6.
Edward Sedgwick has completed
the cast of the latest Hoot Gibson
picture. Forty Horse Hawkins"
written by himself and Raymond L.
Schrock. 1t includes Anne Cornwall,
Helen Gibson. Richard Tucker, John
Judd, George (Buck) Connors and a
dog Of the name of Mickey.
Only a moving picture director
could complain of the California
weather this winter. 1t is fully up
TO advertising specification. But it
dosen't suit William Duncan for
cent. If it dosen't snow in Great
Bear or some of the other we'll known
California winter resorts soon il will
be hard shedding for the new serial
on which he is working, The Free
Trader"
Universal has just purchased the
ynotion picture rights to The Hus-
band of Edith" by George Barr Nc
Cutcheon, and it is being put into
the proper form for the use of Regi-
nald Denny: 1t will undoubtedly fol-
low THE Missourian."
Ernst Lubitsch contends that most
women contemplating suicide are
bluffing either themselves or some
body else. This is the reason he has
nonchalantly shrug her shoulders
when her suicide plans go astray and
busy. herself with her nail file in
stead.
Claude Cillingwater was SO en-
tranccd with little Priscilla Dean
Moran when she appeared with him
IN Daddies' that he wanted to in.
clude her in his family. But her real
daddy refuses to give her up. and the
mother1esS little girl will remain in
her own home. The Coogans a1o
wanted to adopt her as sister for
Jackie. but in that case, too. MT.
Moran decided he could not part with
the child.
Norma Shearer who scored such a
personal hit in the Warner production
of "Lucretia Lombard" Cor Flaming
PaSsion'D. is now at work in one of
the principal parts Of broadway
RI a "a ri
has found the motion picture road an
easy one to travel for her talented
little feet.
Zen Turpin's next production will
be cross-eyed version of THE Vir-
gini2n." The role made famous on the
stage by Dustin Farnun, and lately
made permanent on celluloid by Ken
meth IL .rian, will now be made
Ben.
StTongheart. the star Of "The Love
Master" and Lady julie, appearing op-
posite him in the leading feminine
role, are shortly going on tour to
make personal appearances" in a
one-act sketch to be staged in con-
nection with the showing of this pic
ture at several important cities of
the east.
Francis " Bushman, first star of
the silver sheet. left Hollywood last
week to join the ,Goldwyn company
in Italy for the filming of Ben Hur,"
which will be made at Florence and
Rome, under the supervision of June
Mathis, who adapted Gen. Lew Wal
lace's famous novel to the screen
Several congressman are said to
have made special trip from Wash
ington to New York, and parties Of
prominent society folk proceeded
from Virginia, Pennsylvania and New
England to the metropolis to attend
the'world premiere of D. W. Griffiths
America" at the Forty fourth Street
Theater, February 81.
The book will be published by
Grosset and Dunlap, New York pub
fishers, and will be illustrated by
scenes from the picture and photo
graphs Of barbara La Mari Lew
George Siegmann and others of the
cast.
1t may not be generally known that
new Metro picture' fs'HSta "Women SafXsf Whe 8
Give" is the father-in-law of Ed
Wynn. the famous stage comedian
popular old stage star is just as proud
OF his son-in-law's success as though
no didn't have a financial interest in
some OF his shows.
New York on his way to Italy to
play the title role in "Ben Hur" the
first thing that friends commented
upon. upon was vas his hair. 1t was much
their bobbed locks these days,
They tell me-" said Walsh. that
Tor this part l can have my hair ever
longer, but don't mind it bit. In
7act, rather like it. because il helps
coneeal my seventeen-inch neck
Inc OrdmatlStS of ancient CsYoA~>
oeneved that the action represented
IN play should not cover a greater
period of time than the number Of
se.ua ny sueS deS0tea eaDsostahs to the
line as six months elapses between
second and third acts" ever appeared
on theater program in old Athens.
~ L. ". eIayior.. producer of THE
creeks were right--or nearly so. Save
!or rev preliminary scenes, appear
ing virtually as a prologue. the en-.
tlre actlon In this picture takes place
os o'~een o'clock In the afternoon
of the next ise
prominent People Visit Jackie Coo<.,.
Jackie Coogan had two prominent
VISITORS last week. One was, r. n
Greer. vice president of the Chicaeo.
.nlIwaukee and st. Paul railroad. and
hns olnee Gene Sarazen. youthful
title. who dropped in to see jackie. it.
Before he left Sarazen presentaI
JACKIE with a complete set of juvenile
Sor Tolf him sticks sna and the ball which won
Jackie is the happiest boy in the
world because he has an eIectr;e
railway that has the right of wav
over the Coogan attic, and last weei,
Ship G ~aa at ins pei }aoeh1le Monae golf champion
Rudolph Valentino ia 1a,a;,~ =