Evening star., 1926-12-05
Flashes From the Screen
BY G. e. NELSON.

He is credited with a vivid charac-
terization." Edmund Lowe is said
to do his best work as Sergt. Quirt,
and Dolores del Rio is a splendid
Charmaine. The whole picture is
described as "a cleanup box Office
attraction" the battle scenes being
among the best ever filmed. But
the busy little censors are expectd
to get their scissors at work on
certain parts of the story. K. A.
Walsh directed the picture, which
is based upon the play of Laurence
Stallings and Maxwell Anderson.
IRON a critic who often views
l. photoplays before their release
comes the news that movie fans
should watch for certain fins. THE
Blonde Saint with Doris Kenyon.
is reported as very entertaining and
picturesque" THE Flaming Forest
is described as a typical Curwood
drama and a splendid product of its
kind with Renee Adoree as the
star: God Gave Me Twenty Cents"
with Lois Moran, is an interesting
and original story, but mot likely
to please all classes" Jack Null
hall and Lya de Putt have parts.
The Great Gatsby," with Lois Will
son, is described as being too long
FOR the amount of story"
a S movie fans the French are in
"A a class by themselves. They
prefer a certain type of picture and
they make their demands known. In
the middle :lass theaters of France
if film does not please the audience
protest strongly, stamping their
feet, shouting and whistling. And
loud words are often voiced against
company name. "Nanook of the
North" was hit in France, but
The Ten Commandments" was
failure The fans do not like the
big spectacles,r as a rule, but they
"devour' travel stories. Subtlety is
desired by French cinema audiences.
such as in "A Woman of Paris" and
THE Marriage Clause" Gentle
comedy in which there is a vein
of tenderness makes big appeal.
X X X X
A WHOLE city was built for the
"A filming of The Winning of Bar
bara Worth" From Los Angeles to
the Black Rock Desert. Nevada, 500
people were, transported. The city
had a mess hall capable of feeding
$500 people at a sitting. This was
constructed and maintained by the
producing company. A half million
feet of lumber were used in the
construction of various buildings
The picture is reported to have cost
its makers $750,00O The whole town
OF Gerlach, with 500 inhabitants, was
hired for the making of special food
scenes. The extras were paid at
rate of $3.50 per day.
IN THE VARIOUS STUDIOS:
L Harry Pollard. who is directing
the photoplay production of Uncle
Toms Cabin searched all over the
country for a child to play Little
Eva, and then, when he had about
given up hope, found her in Los
Angeles. Virginia Gray is to have
the part.
Every character woman in Holly
wood is sitting up nights thinking of
some way to impress Carl Laemmle
with. her adaptability to the role of
Parthenia Ann Hawks in The Snow
Boat. Eighteen applications have
already been received for the part.
but the selection has not been made.
Emil Jannings, the German star,
and Wallace Beery are to play to-
gether in a Paramount production.
The two actors met recently at
French Lick, Ind, where they talked
over the proposition
Rosamund Pinchot, daughter of
the Governor of Pennsylvania, has
entered the Hollywood field in a
new role. She is a photographer of
personalities and is making a strong
bid for the movie trade.
The James Whitcomb Riley poem
Little Orphan Annie" has been
purchased for movie production.
None Of the Riley poems has been
mined for several years, and the new
picture will be brought out on a big
scale.
Ernest Lubitsch is preparing to
direct old Heidelberg" for Para
mount. Ramon Novarro will be
starred in the production. Diamond
Handcutfs,' originally scheduled for
Mae Murray and later associated
with Greta Garbo. now finds Pauline
Starke in the leading role, and the
title has been changed to Women
Love Diamonds" Marc MacDer-
mott has been signed for all i'm
portant role in Tolstoy's "Resurrec-
ton: Eddie Cantor has gone to
hollywood to start work on his sec
ond picture, Special Delivery"