Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-08

Prooably the greatest picture of
the West this country has ever seen"
is what is being declared of THE Win.
ming of Barbara WORTH" which also
samuel Goldwyn says sis my most
ambitious production and the finest
Thing Henry King has ever DONE
: Pictures Of the Eucharistic Con.
ssress held recently in Chicago have
been barred in Tampico on the ground
That they are religious propaganda, -
according to Film Daily.
= From Double Eagle to Red Flag. j."
a proposed B. p. Schulberg produc-
ton which is to be released as THE
Passing of a Nation" will have two
directors, It is said. one American and
one European, and Monta Bell and
Arzen Cserepy are being considered.
Cecil B. De Mile, it is said. is trying
70 borrow Wilma Banky from Sam
Goldwyn for the part of Mary Mag
dalen in The King of Kings"
Gwen Lee. who appeared under
Monta Bells direction in Lady of
the Night Pretty Ladies'" ana
Lights Of Old Broadway" was per-
suaded by Bell to take a small but
important part in THE Boy Friend >"
John Harron. who has the title role
In Monta Bells production. 1.-THE
Boy Friend" is the younger brother
of Robert Harron, the D. w. Griffith
star Of Hearts Of the World" Birth
Of a Nation and other famous pic.
lures
What is said to constitute almost a
complete vaudeville show occurs in
the Paramount production, You
Never Know Women" as q necessary
part of its action. Ell Brendel, for
mer comedian of the Winter Garden
musical shows. is prominent in this
sequence of Florence Vidor's latest
picture.
1t is reported that Associated Elk.
hibitors has in contemplation the pro.
duction of Cosmos Hamilton's story.
Scandal" with Peggy Joyce as it's
star.
Now the Film Arts Guild is going
to have an Emil .Iannings week"
At last high browed Broadway Ia
going to bow To thrilling Western pic
lures. with Ken Maynard and Tim
Mccoy in the Offering.
kann. the editorial writer of Film
News. says The masterpieces have
been few--masterpieces are generally
few-but there have been more men.
tionable pictures than ever before"
which is pretty nearly the truth ac-
cording to Washington experience.
Why then the road show"
In Dublin they made a picture.
Irish Destiny" which depicts the
fights Of the Irish people for indie
pendence.
William Fox appears to be carrying
the war into Africa. He wants to
make Fox pictures where they are
raising the biggest fuss against
America and all that sort of thing
Emil Jannings is about to start
The Black Hand" in Berlin. from a
scenario by c. Nanloo. with more
German influence" including Lupu
Pick as director and Camilla Horn
and Tlga TsChechowa in the cast
Because Americans are said TO dis
tribute most Of the product. Spain Is
putting a boycott on German films.
La Gu" by Jean Richepin. is to
he filmed by the Films de France sec
ton of the Societe des Cineromans.
with Henri F'escourt directing Mr..
Fescourt made and directed Les
Miserables.''
Roxy. according to Film Daily. is to
spend $4,000 on projection and light.
ing effects in his new theater in New
York.
Having stocked up on ozone and
fr1gid air plants. because they fear
warm weather. the movie houses gen
orally now seem to be stocking up on
new organs
The Keith.Albee vaudeville interests
are showing a powerful drift toward
the screen, which means. OF course.
that the latter is getting it's fine work
in In that direction. as well as through
road shows" into the legitimate
theaters The movie is volatile
something to remember.
A Film Daily news item states that.
elm common with other towns OF
southern Illinois. Harrisburg, H., is
in the throes of depression. which
show no sign of ahating. Even harder
times are predicted during the Win.
ter for the theater and other business
because of the complete shutdown of
all mining operations after April /.
Cecil r. De Mile Is to produce
Vanity" a picture built around fash.
ion as A theme. Lenore ]. Coffee is
writing an original story for it and
r,eatrice Joy will be its star.
Carl Laemmle, president Of Uni.
DANCING.
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