Evening star., 1924-11-02

C1RST National is assem- bling a rec
ord of suggested eliminations and
changes in pictures made by various
censorship bodies throughout the
and will send them to studio
executives and directors and TO the
Hays organization.
Corinne Griffith has renewed her
contract with Corinne Griffith Pro-
ductions and First National, and her
first picture under the renewal will
be .'Declasses." and it will be followed
by The National Anthem
First National has signed Anna Q.
Nilsson to appear in the East in one
picture, One Way Street"
For precious qualities of freshness
and originality" Josef Won Sternberg,
who has made only one picture, THE
Salvation Hunters" has been engaged
to direct Mary Pickford's next pic
ture, which is to be developed from
an original story.
Film Daily, 4 generous source of
filmdo on's latest news, is now running
column with the caption Filmo-
grams, long a feature column in The
Star.
Universal suffered sentimental
and historical loss in the destruction
by fire of its film vault at Fort Lee
and some of its first pictures. The
record of Carl Laemmle's first picture,
"Hiawatha," was among the lost.
All the picture theaters in Rome
are to close for period in protest
against a new decree by the finance
minister whereby royalties must be
paid upon the gross intakes instea ad
mates this loss to the industry al
$4,000, 900.
Alice Joyce is to play the lead in
Daddy Goes A-Hunting' for Metro
Metro-Goldwyn has announced tha,
Lillian Gish will be starred in a series
of pictures by Charles II. Duell, jr.
for which stories are now under con-
sideration. This is a Film Daily
scoop.
"A Message to Garcia has beer
bought for film production BY Metro
Goldwyn.
Allan Dwan and some Of his tech
nical staff have sailed for Paris tc
i shoot eateriors for Gloria Swanson's
next picture, The Coast Orrobably
COST of Folly
Earl Williams will reappear on the
screen in the cast with Herbert Raw.
| linson and Clara Bow in The -Adven
| turous Sex" Howard Estabrook's new
picture for Associated Exhibitors.
II the construction of homes keep:
pace with the construction of new
photoplay houses throughout tn,
country the house shortage should be
quickly wiped out.
| Salaries of screen performers on tn.
Pacific coast, it is said, have reached
| height never before attained in th'
| history Of the business
| Reports from Paris, France, indicati
| that the Dawes plan may be mad
| into comprehensive film picture t,
show the Interpretation of the plan
1t is thought this is quite practicable
| Oscar A. Price who purchased tn
/ Triangle assets is planning to entc1
| the production field with new Yer
sions of "Aloha~ee." produced by
4
| Billie Burke was starred: Thorough
bred" an Ince release of 1916, ant
The Flame Of the Yukon"
/ "Cyrano de Bergerac." the famou!
Rostand work which was filmed b.
L. c. l., of Italy, several years ago
has been hand-colored and prints of i
| are said. to be in this country fo
Distribution by United Pictures. Inc.
which also will distribute the new
| version Of "Quo Vadis," with Emi
| Jennings as its star.
Frank Lloyd's new picture. "Judg
ment," will have Patsy Ruth Mile
as its star.
Raoul Walsh is now directing Pol:
i Negri's newest picture, East o
Suez," with Edmund Lowe, Rockliff
/ Fellows, Noah Beery and Sojin il
the cast. Sada Cowan adapted th
story. ',.t-
Doris Kenyon has completed worl
| in IF Marry Again." and is prepar
/ ing for the featured role in Georg,
| Fitzmaurice's "a Thief in Paradise,
about to go into production.