Evening star., 1926-05-02

DAYLIGHT saving has broken loose
IL again in many sections of the
country 10 harass the motion picture
exhibitor. Even the kiddies are said
to prefer their pictures when il is
dark.
Lon CLANCY has signed a long term
contract with Metro Goldwyn- Mayer.
Lon developed all his horrors as
character artist with Universal.
George Jessel. who created the
atricai sensation in "The Jazz Singer
on the stage, says he has signed his
only contract for pictures with War
ner Bros. He will start the first of
two films June Is, with "Private Izzy
Murphy"
Jack Coogan, sr., is said to be link
ed up with the Shuberts, the Messrs.
Lee and J. j.. and has 81 plays of
theirs which he will either produce"
or dispose of.
ST. Regis Picture Corporation is
soon to begin new production call
ed 1.-THE God of David for Associated
Exhibitors.
House Peters has completed his con-
and will announce his plans later.
All the big movie directors in Holly
wood are said to have turned out last
Sunday to witness the big annual
Ramona pageant, an outdoor pres
entation of Helen Hunt Jackson's
great love story, Ramona Maybe
it will get to the screen.
Turkey is said to have 70 motion
picture houses. 50 of which are located
in the European part of that country,
with 80 alone in Constantinople. with
seating capacity of from 600 10
$500.
At the sixth session of the League
Of Nations a. report was made regard
ing the influence of motion pictures
on children. but it has not Vet been
made public.
Ia. Ronde de Mutt" the arr film
produced by the International sta and
ard Film Co, with the noted Raquel
Meller as its star, is said to have a
slight" story by Pierre Benoit. 1t is
being shown in AZ theaterS in Paris,
according to Film Daily.
The Gaumont Co. is to make a pic
ture, mime. From Armentieres. :"
based on q song that became famous
during the World war.
Priscilla Dean is working on "The
Speeding Venus" written by Wei
ford Beaton.
Richard Barthelmess. May 8. will
start q. new picture, 1.-THE Amateur
Gentleman" with Sidney Olcott as
the director.
Conway Tearle is to play opposite
Mae Murray in "The Affairs of De-
sire" for Metro -Goldwyn.Mayer.
1.-THE Honeymoon Express" the new
Warner picture. is to be called "The
Social Highwayman.
The cast of what Price Glory
now complete, Will include Victor Nc
Laglen as Capt. F1agg, Dolores Del
Rio as Charmaine, Edmund Lowe as
Sergt- Quirt, J. Farrell Macdonald as
Sergt. Ferguson, Leslie Fentor as
Lieut. Moore, Ted Moore as Pvt. Null
cahy and Barry Reid as Corpl. Lipin-
sky.
Ivan Mesjoukine, a. Russian actor.
has been engaged by Universal for
picture work.
John N. Stahl's picture, Toto" is
to be called 'The Gay Deceiver." 1t
features Lew Cody, with Marcelline
Day. Malcolm McGregor and Dorothy
Phillips.
Jack Conway, who directed Brown
Of Harvard" has been given a new
contract.
h1.
Metro-G Goldwyn-May to Famous
Players to play opposite Tom Meighan
in "Tin Gods" which Allan Dwan will
direct.
Morris Gest has signed a contract
with Joseph M. Schenck to make one
picture a year for six years, the first
being David Belascos THE Darling
Of the Gods" VIII ii. Hays says that
Mr.. Gest is one Of the very greatest
imaginative artists in stage produc-
ton
Harry NJ. Crandall of this city has
been reelected a member of the ex-
ecutive committee of First National.
Herman Sudermann's novel, "The
Undying Past" is to be put in film
form under the title, "The Flesh and
the Devil with John Gilbert and
Greta Garbo in the leading roles.
Clarence Brown will direct.
J. l.. Garvin, the newly appointed
editor of the Encyclopaedia Britannica,
has announced that such words as
movies" must be included in the
work.
Alan Crosland will direct John
Barrymore in "Manon Lescaut,"
which is to follow Dom JUAN
First Nationals releases for May in
clude Colleen Moore in ELLA Cinders. -
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