Evening star., 1924-01-27
Hollywood GOSSIP
Producers Turn to Original Stories-F. B. 0. Begins
$4O0OO0O Program. Backed by Scotch Banking Firm.
Work on Ben t1ur' to Begin Soon in Italy.
as their share of last year

employees. as their share of last year
profits.
"Ben Hur" in Italy.
Within three weeks actual production
work on Ben Hur'' will be under way
in Italy by the Goldwyn Pictures Cor
been spent upon work on the scenario,
costumig, screen tests and research
work about backgrounds. sets and cos
tunes. A portion Of the footage will
be Shot in Palestine, and every effort
is being made to make the film his
torically correct.
AS soon as James Cruze completes
Magnolia" he will direct Glenn Hunter.
| mount. The film will be made Fl
Hollywood
I.aurette Taylor having completed
Happiness for Metro, has gore To
will be back IN Hollywood by March l
| 70 start filming "Ouc Night in Rome
| Phillip Il. Rosen. director Of 1.-The
Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln"
has signed to direct a Wise Son" for
the Graf productions.
| Hays Heard Script of .sTriumph"
| VIII H. Hays, now here from New
York, was present at the initial reading
OF the script for Cecil Il. DeMlle's
Triumph" The completed cast. which
fas begun work. includes Rod Id
ROGUE, Leatrice Joy, Michael Varconi.
| Charles Ogle, Theodore Kohloff, Robert
Edeson, Anne Cornwall and Shannon
| Day.
William b. Brush, producer and studio
owner of Miami. Fla, has brought his.
whole organization to Hollywood and
VIII henGeforth produce here. He is
now working on THE Great Struggle"
and will make three more pictures ia
succession.
/ II is likely that Percy Marnot Wit
play the title role in "Babbitt." whicl.
Harry Beaumont will start for Warney
Brothers within a fortnight.
Hope Hampton, another western star.
viii soon arrive from the cast to max
Irene"
Warmers have also signed Carmel
Myers and Anna c.. Nilsson for biz
parts in broadway After Dark
n. H Van Loans original screen
story, "Flattery," is being filmed here
! by the Mission Film Company. Tom
Forman is directing. and the cast in
| ciudes Marguerit" De La Motte, Joli
Bowers. Alan Hale and Grace Darinond
Fox's Hollywood studio.
: Work on The Plunderers," . VI
| liam Fox special. Is being held up By
the Illness of Frank Mayo, who is sui
fering from a mild attack Of bronchial
/ pneumonia.
William Fox Is due from the eas.
/ January Il. when ground will be broker
plant at Westwood, between Hollywood
! and the sea.
Dorothy Farnum has completed the
scenario for THE Tanning of the
Shrew." in which Bebe Daniels and
Norman Kerry will be starred William
Beadine will direct
! The Pacific Studios AT san Mateo viii
! reopen with Donald Crisp and Charle-
Maigne directing
{ Wallace MacDorald. Frank Curr.eg
and Fred De- Silva have been added IL
! tn cast for THE Sea Hawk"
Joseph VI. Schenk. Norma Talmadge, :
! husband and producer will make tti
big pictures during 1924 at cost ii
Sf.000.0e0. His other stars are Cor
Stance Talmadge, Buster Keaton and
/ Natalie Talmadge keatnn.
Little Baby Peggy, five year-old star
| let, has had her fac. insured for S25Q,0tt
against injury and Disagreement
| Harry Hoyt has begun on the pro
! ductior for First National of ''Th,.
! Woman on the Jury" starring Sylv.
Breaner. EXteriors will be made at
/ San Diego and all interiors at I'll
! United Studios in Hollywood.
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