Evening star., 1924-11-30
Filmograns.

protector in its headquarters to in
struct farmers in the care of their
farms and stock.
Goebel and Erb, producers, and F.
Q. B., distributors, are to conduct a
Nation wide contest for new title
for "On the Stroke of Twelve"
The Thomas II. Ince Corporation is
to be maintained intact, Mrs Ince
assuming place in the directorate
to replace her husband, and John
Griffith Wray remaining as chief of
production and in rharge of the work,
as well as becoming one of the oper-
ating heads with T.. de b. Newman. 1t
is said there will be no change in
plans in view of the death of Mr.
Incc.
Seventeen pictures involving slo,-
100000 are to be made in the United
Studios in the next few months.
Willard Mack, Ill with pneumonia
is reported to be on the way to re-
Covery.
William A. Brady is said to be con-
templating further screen produc-
ton, Simon Called Peter being his
next picture, reproduced by the cast
which is playing the piece on the
stage.
First National is announcing the
release of 33 pictures between next
February and August, among them
Ince pictures previously announced
and including, THE Lost World" and
two Norma Talmadge pictures. 'Frhe
Lady" and Madame Pompadour."
Conway Tearle is to make THE
House of Lynch" by Leonard Merrick.
for Halperin Productions, in New
York.
FLORENCE vidors next picture will
be The Girl Of Gold"
Florence Reeds play, Ashes" has
been purchased for Corinne Griffith.
Capt. Roald Amundsen, the explorer,
who proposes to make an aeroplane
trip to the North Pole next Summer,
will make pictures of his journey.
Historical Pictures, Inc, has pur-
chased and will screen "Old and
Young King Brady Detective Stories"
1t is said that First National has
a man in Europe endeavoring to, find
an actor for the title role In Papinrs
Life of Christ"
Mock Marriages." story of mod
ern married life, is to be produced
by the c. Gardner Sullivan Produc-
tions Company.
David Powell has been signed to
appear opposite Alice Terry in Vic
tor Seastrom's production, Kings in
Exile" an adaptation of the novel by
Alphonse Daudet.
Cecil B. De Mile is said to be
grooming another Swanson" and a
new find" in Lillian Rich. While De
Mile will not comment on the sub
ject of Miss Rich, it is known that
high Paramount officials are greatly
pleased over West Coast reports of
the manner in which this former
Leading woman is developing screen
costuming plus part with real op-
portunities.
Barbara Bedford, who plays oppo-
site Charles Ray in "The Desert Fid-.
dler," when she went with the COM
pany to Yuma, Ariz., found her bob
bed tresses disapproved by the ladies
of the Yuma and Cosopah Indian
tribes, who wear their coarse, black
the shoulders. The Cocopah braves
also wear long hair, sometimes con-
fined with a purple scarf. So both
sexes frowned upon Barbara.
Rudolph Valentino returns to Hol-
lywood a producing star. He will
work at the United Studios, where a
special bungalow dressing room has
been built for him. The picture he
is to make in Hollywood is now titled
"The Scarlet Power" but this may be
changed. Valentino will play a
Spanish duke.
Walter Long has been added to the
cast of House Peters picture. "Raf-
fies, the Amateur Cracksman." In
the meantime another story for the
star, Head Winds" by A. NJ. Sim
clair Wilt, is being adapted by e. r.
Loke, jr., the man who scenarized
1.-THE Hunchback."
kins Adams, which ran serially in
Golfers. will go into production
shortly, with Virginia Valli as the
star.
Carl Laemmle has purchased the
photoplay rights to the play and song
by Albert Chevalier, My Old Dutch
No plans have been made as yet for
screening.
There were two reasons why Hope
Hampton took up motions picture
work. First, she won a beauty con-
test in the South. Second, she studied
for the screen by taking a course in
dramatic art and pantomime. Miss
Hampton then jumped to great popu-
larity and was recognized star at
tho head of her own company. One
of her first productions was a yer-
sion of "Salome."
The Saturday morning special pro-
grams for children, given each week
at Crandalrs Tivoli Theater, under the
auspices of the public service and
educational department of the Gran
dali Theaters, Harriet Hawley Lo-
cher, director. are said to be meeting
with increasing favor. Yesterdays
piece de resistance was Mary Pick
ford's "Pollyanna." Frequently the
bills are composed entirely OF short
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