Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-27
Filnograns

star makes her American debut In
THE Torrent" which Monta Bell will
direct from the Ibanez story.
Claire Mcdowell. the mother of The
Big Parade" and Ben Hur." has been
cast for A similar role in The Light
Eternal the first American pictura.
To be made by Benjamin Christianson.-
the Swedish director imported by
NJ. Ign.
Having completed the adaptation of
Beverly Of Graustark' for Marion
Davies. Agnes Christine Johnsonsi
scenarist, is now at work on the
screen version of 'Lovey Mary" -
Rudolph Schildkraut may be starred,
in The Auctioneer" by William Fox,
Mauritz stilier, one of Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayers new Swedish directors,
will film Ibanezs The Temptress" as
his first American picture.
Marguerite de la Motto has been
signed for the feminine lead in Red
Dice, Rod LaRocque's next pictureH
Mary Philbin. who has been resting
since completing The Phantom of
the Opera" and Stella Maris," will:
do Little Dorrit," the Charles Dick-k
ems masterpiece. which Lois Weber
will produce for Carl Laemmie ~
Betty Compson has finished her.
role in The Palace of Plea sure" ahde
is in New York with her director
| husband, James Cruze preparing to
sail for Europe on their second honeys,
moon.
The Crystal Cup" by Gertrude"
Anterior. author of BLACK Oxen"-
will be filmed in the near future by,
First National saba CoWan will MAKE
the adaptable >,
w. c. Fields. stage comedian, will
rank as a screen star in his next
effort for Paramount, which Is now
being prepared at the Long Island
studio, according to William LIE Baron,
associate producer. The production,
Its. the Old Army Game" is based
on The Comic Supplement" which
J. P. McEvoy wrote especially for,
Fields when the latter was a Ziegfeldo.
star. a
Thomas Meighan and his company
travelling in two special cars on the
Florida East Coast Railroad, were i.
caught in Florida s transportation
tansle and delayed more than 20 hours
in the journey from Jacksonville TO-,
Miami. The train bearing the ParlYn
| mount company South to make The
New klondike" narrowly missed a..
! wreck near New smyrna and had to
wait hours while the wreckage of
the train ahead was cleared away
The Youth Unit" Is announced bv7
t. b. Shulberc. associate Paramount
producer at the Lasky studio in Holly-'
wood. The phrase means that William
Nellman, one OF the Youngest direc-1
tors of recognized ability. will direct
youthful Betty Bronson in her next,
Paramount production, which is az
yet untitled. rs
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Clara Bow. who has just completed,
My Lady of Whine" for Golden.
Arrow Production Co. has arrived i'm
New York to purchase her wedding
trousseau. She will marry Donaldo
Keith, who played opposite her in thfso
production.
Jane Jennings, who is cast for the
mother in Maj. Maurice Campbell's
production, self Defense" is said to
have played more mother parts than
any other actress on. the screen,r
Miss Jennings has reached the one
hundredth and seventy-eighth mother
role since beginning her screen career
which began with two-reelers in theo
pioneer film days. ~
Arthur Rankin has become a.,
stranger in his own home town. A
| lev NSchS ago lie Ildu coal DldCk ndlE,
and large number of Hollywood ac-z
quaintances. Today he has brilliant.
yellow hair, featured part in Cecil,
| B. De Miles production, The Volga,s
Boatman." and can walk down Holly
wood boulevard without being recos-4
niZed by any one. William Boyd, Elinor,
Fair. Theodore Kosloff and Julias
Faye are in the cast. Leonore ]. Cot
fee adapted The Volga Boatman''
! from Konrad Borcovici's original.
| Bebe Daniels will he launched by
Paramount as the supreme coincidence
! of the screen at the head of her own
| producing unit and with unlimited res
sources to make super-comedy fea.t1
| lures, according to a long-term agree
ment announced by Jesse L. Lasky:
Miss Brewster's Millions" will be the
first of her pictures under the new
policy. 1t will be directed by Clarence
! Badger.
To complete the strongest possible
| triumvirate of star, director andJ
writer, Dimitri Buchowetski has beer
signed by B. P. Shulberg. associate
Paramount producer. to direct Pola
Negri in her next picture, an original
| starring vehicle written by Ernest
Vajda, Hungarian playwright. Two of.
the directors most recent productions
are "Graustark" and The Midnight
SUM-" Mr.. Va ida had four successful
plays running simultaneously on.
! Broadway last season. This is his
! first screen venture. -
! Aided by perfect weather, Allan
Dwan has completed the first week of
spectacle. .aken from .Fr.rci. Brett.
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