Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28
Filmograns

for Cfa of Germany. IL Is one or the
pictures to be released here as result
of the recent commercial alliance of
Paramount and Metro-Goldwyn with
Ufa.
John F. Carlson. landscape painter
of Woodstock. y. Y, is quoted as say
ing, Il believe pictures to be the most
convenient. comforting. entertaining,
educating thing on earth. American
genius. enterprise and capital have
gone into this worthy cause"
The famous Judge Ben Lindsay Of
the Juvenile Court of Denver, Colo.
says, Thousands of children have
been elevated. inspired and made hap
pier because of the movies" He says
it keeps them off the streets, out of
the alleys, the vulgar story telling of
barnyards and a multitude of idle, evil
associations. He ought to know, but
how about the other fellow who says
everything evil of the movie?
Douglas Fairbanks fantastic fea-
ture, The Thief of BagdAd." after a
four-week engagement at Berlin's
best theater. was shown Simultane-
ously in so picture houses in Berlin.
requiring prints to be rushed from one
theater to another. because there We're
not enough on hand 10 meet the
demand.
Gertrude Olmsted is to play opposite
Milton Stills in his next picture, Pup
pets" which is to be directed by Al
Rocket, one of the famous brothers
who made Abraham Lincoln"
To keep them away from Florida
realtors. Ben Lyon, May McAvoy, Sam
Hardy and others of the east of 1.-The
Savage will spend their time on 8;
yacht off the coast while filming the
picture. But who says realtors can
not swim?
Victor McLaglen. who has part In
Men of Steel" First Nationals big
picture. says drinking prop" liquor
in the movies for three days will cure
any man of the habit of drinking.
May McAvoy. who has made some
impression on the screen. Is but feet
10 inches in height. To this she at
tributes her screen success.
The handsome heroes of the screen,
ii is said do not smoke cigarettes
Cept when compelled by their roles
Conrad Nagel and Ramon Novarro are
nonsmokers; John Gilbert. Antonio Mo
reno and Ricardo Cortez smoke cigars
while Lew Cody clings to the pipe.
Irving Cummings. having completed
what Is claimed TO be a masterpiece
for Fox Films, under the title The
JohnStoWn F'loo|." is now directing
'Rustling for Cupid" Peter l..
Kyne story. with George O'Brien and
Anita Stewart in the leading role.
Janet Gaynor, beautiful Philade,
nhia girl, represented the Fox studies
as a 1926 baby star at tho Wampas
frolic in Los Angeles recently.
Margaret Livingston. recently elc-
waited TO stardom by Fox, has finished
Hundred John Griffith Wray direcj
ing, with Harrison Ford and Wallace
Mcdonald in the east
Tom Mix is now at work on Hard
boiled" Jack Blystone directing.
Frank Borbage's new production for
Fox Films was adapted from
"Splurge." a magazine story by Eve
lyn Campbell.
Edwin Carewe will produce and
direct pals First" as his next First
National film attraction. Frances
1eGIN J@IIOll Is the dulilOG OIL 1ttS
First" and production will be made
on lavish scale. Lloyd Hughes and
Dolores del Rio will have leading
roles. Dolores is the beautiful Mex
lean girl whom Carewe found IN
Mexico City last summer and oEa
of the Wampas stars of 1926.
The fashion episode of Irene" -
said to be the finest of IT'S kind ever
Iall
most beautiful girls take part and
dozens of individually designed
gowns and costumes in all their col
ors and brillianCe will be seen.
1.-THE Wise Guy" just started fo.'
First National. is full of novel twists
and turns. The story reflects the
activities of q medicine show troupe
who discovers 1t more profitable
financially to sell religion than all
ment cures. It\combines powerful
drama with genuine comedy. The
story has a decidedly novel ending.
An innovation in screen settings
will be tried in ELLA Cinders." Col
leen Moore's next starring vehicle
for First National The settings,
Symbolical of the stages of the story,
In the pathetic beginning are cob
webby. moldy. dark backgrounds and
in the ending change to brilliant and
Richard Barthelmess is to appear in
an adaptation of Richard Harding
Davis "Ranson's Folly" Barthelmess
has not made a picture in Hollywood
for seven years.
Leatrice joys next picture will he
a screen adaptation of The Clinging
Vine" a musical comedy, by zelda
Sears.
Stan Laurel, formerly a popular
Pathe star in two-reel comedies. has
now become a director of the screen.
and is collaborating in the direction
Of Hal Roach comedies for Pathe re-
lease.
That the public likes seeing down
earth stories projected on the NOV
ing picture screen is the belief of Mar
shall Neilan, the screen director. Pic
lures made of froth perhaps may he
pleasing to the eye" says Neilan.
zone may easily be carried away by
beauty and temporarily dazzled by pa
gentry, but only the strain of realness
is carried away from theater and
lives