Evening star., 1925-07-12
Flmograns

nOt'G. answering an impertinent
inquiry from a recent interviewer.
replied with some emphasis. II picked
Mary out; she didn't pick me-" And
why not?
After being an Argentinian in The
Four Horsemen," an Arab in The
Sheik.' a Spaniard in Blood and
Sand" a Frenchman in Monsieur
Beaucalre" and an Italian in Cobra" !"
Rudolph Valentino will continue his
range of the League of Nations as a
Russian in The Untamed." his first
production for United Artists.
Pat O'Malley has been signed for a
long term by Universal and is to be
exploited in production directed by
Dimitri Buchowetzki on a scale as
magnificent as that OF The Phantom
OF the Opera"
Another tremendous production"
entitled "On the Frontier" is to be
made ry Edward Sedgwick for Uni
Versal~with Dustin F'arnum as it's
star. MIR. Farnum, who has been as
widely popular OIL the stage as on the
screen, has been out OF pictures for
quite a while and. il is announced,
was lured back only because of the
magnitude of the part for which he
has been selected
The world should be happy. Maurice
Tourneur ia said TO have meted out
a quick and horrible death for "the
vampire" in his production entitled
Sporting Life"
Don Q, Son of Zorro" Douglas 8
Fairbanks newest picture. is being
shown in New York now with what
is said 10 be the most elaborate pro-
logue ever prepared for a Fairbanks
picture. 1t is the fashion with de luxe
exhibitors nowadays TO elaborate pic
ture showings with prologue and
epilogue productions of their own de-
sign.
Senior FREDERICK Beltram Masse,
Spain's foremost painter, we are told.
who has painted pictures of the King
of Spain and other European celebri-
ties, having been asked to paint a
portrait for the museum at Madrid,
has chosen the diffident Valentino as
his subject, Such is fame.
Having tried the palmist. sooth-
saver and other types of fortune
teller. the Hollywood screen stars now
are turning TO astrology. ii is said.
But it would never, never do to men
tion the names of those who have
done this. although the list contains
some very prominent names. How
tickle is the faith Of humanity, TO
think that this could happen while
as yet millions Of rabbits with ever
potent left hind feet are still at large
throughout the land
Some idea of the dangers that may
have been encountered by Regina Id
Barker and his company in filming
The White Desert" atop the Cont
mental Divide, may be inferred from
the fact that the State of Colorado
has exempted this dangerous region
from the operations OF the State
workmen's compensation law.
Helen Jerome Eddy. who has a role
in James Cruces production of Marry
Me-" has declined to further Holly
wood s propaganda against aspiring
actors who storm the West Coast
studios looking for work. Helen made
vaudeville tour recently. spreading
the gospel. and she SAYS that she
was practically accused in many
places of being one Of a. group of
Hollywood insiders who were try
ing 10 cut down competition by warn
ing newcomers OF the economic perils
of California
Constance Talma dge set a new style
recently when she appeared al the
Biltmore Hotel in Hollywood wearing
light jeweled bracelets on each arm
a. nd a diamond pearl and sapphire
anklet on her left ankle. the object
being TO distract attention from "the
above the knee" effect of the skirts
now being worn.
Florence Turner. who clai she
was the first star of the silver sheet
is returning. her comeback to be ma de