Evening star., 1924-03-30
Hollywood Gossip
Andree Lafayette Signs Contract for Work Abroad
Leading Woman Fifteen-Harold Lloyds Girl
Shy"-Theodore Roberts Recuperating

ney Chaplin, Chester Conklin and
Ford Sterling.
More important even than these
two is Harold Lloyd'S first indepen-
dent production for Pathe Girl Shy
This is unhesitatingly labeled by
those who have seen it as better thar
Why Worry?" The film opens with
slow movement, but quickly attains
a startling speed of episode and fun.
Jobya Ralstpn, Lloyd's new leading
woman, quite justiies her casting in
the important part she has TO play.
Novnrro ut Hollywood Again.
Ramon Novarro has returned :"
Hollywood following an absence ot
three months, most of which he spent
on location in the Sahara desert,
Tunis and AlgierS with Rex Ingrams
company, which made THE Arab
abroad from Edgar Selwyn's play.
NoNarro, who has starred in the
Ingram production with Alice Terry.
the directors wife, will begin work
shortly on a Metro picture the name
u which has not yet been announced
Mr. ingram and Miss Terry are at
present in New York. Hollywood is
speculating on whether Miss Terry
turn TO Africa with her dircctor-hus-
band. who recently purchased a
Moorish palace near Tunis.
Theodore Roberts, after being dan
gerously i'll in Pittsburgh, for several
weeks, has returned here with Mr.
Roberts. The veteran actor will not
be able TO resume work for some time
but he declares that he will return tc
pictures as soon as he becomes phys-
cally able.
Universal announces that one-third.
Of the casting for the production be
ing filmed from Kathleen Norris
pleted. Laura La Plante has been
selected for the role Of Butterf1S
Norman Kerry as konrad Keronski
and Kenneth Harlan as Craig Spauld-
I TFnEg lar
Production will be started immedi-
ately on Eugene p. LyIe's novel, The
Missourian,' starring Reginald Denny.
James W. Horne will direct.
Actual shooting will also begin al
Universal City shortly on Rupert
Julian's wartime story. The Bugler
of Algiers." otherwise known as "Wc
Are French
Players "Farmed Out"
Madge Bellamy has been loaned ~
the Universal Company by Thomas Ii
Ince, while Lasky has farmed oua
Charles De Roche Miss BeIlamy ana
Mr.: De Roche will enact the parts Of
Gabrille Picard and Pierre Dupont
in the Julian story.
First National has chosen William
Baudine to direct Ben Alexander anu
Lloyd Hamilton in THE Goof" Film
ing will start at once.
Pat OMalley has signed with Metre
to play opposite Viola Dana in "Tho
Beauty Prize" an adaptation of .
story by Nina Wilcox Putnam. Lloyd
ingram is to direct.
Bryan Foy, son of Eddie Foy, the
famous comedian, will direct a series
OF one-reel Satires of historical sub
jects under the title of "Hysterical
History" Foy left his fathers vaudo-
vile act several months ago and, to-
gether with Monte Brice, scenario
writer. conceived the idea of the Sc
ries of historical Satires. They will
be made at Universal City under the
supervision of Zion Myers.
Indian Legends Filmed. :
Another series of short historical
subjects which will be made from It
serious viewpoint is To be produced a t
Universal by William II. Craft. The
scenarios are being prepared by Val
Cleveland, playwright, and are
| based on stories of pioneer Indian
fighters and Indian legends. The first
of the series will be called Blue
Wings Revenge" Ruth Royce will
play the part of the Indian heroine.
Others in the cast include Lola Todd.
William E. Lawrence and Albert }.
| Smith.
Casting is also under way for the
production of William Macherg's
| magazine story, Wine and for Ma
rion Orths Dark Stairways." The
latter has been scenarized by L. 9.
| Rigby and will be made by Robert +.
Hill, with Herbert Rawlinson as the
star.
E w Hammons. president of the
| Educational Film Exchanges, has an
nounced thas the recently organized
Bobby Vernon comedy unit will pro
duce its pictures at the Christie Stu
dios here and will release through
| Educational Gil Pratt former direc-
| tor for Mermaid Comedies has been
engaged to direct the Vernon re-
| leases.
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