Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-09
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week by Universal when that com
pany purchased broadway tor
screen use. Two hundred and TWEEN
ty-hve thousand dollars was spald tor
! the play. The deal was made by
radiophone, Carl Laemnle being III
London when he talked with the
Office of Jed Harris. i'll New York,
broadway" has long been drawing
special attention from the motion
picture producers. Its title. con-
struction and adaptability have made
t attractive for a film story. Ar
rangements have not yet been made
to start work on the production.
WORK has been started on The
w Man Who Laughs" the Victor
Hugo story. by Paul Lcni, who di-
rected The Cat and the Canary"
Conrad Neidt will have the leading
role, portraying the weird. pitiful fig
ure so well known in literature. Mary
Philbin will play Dca. the blind hero
inc. Icni. with his last picture, made
somewhat of a name for himself by
the use of unusual lighting effects.
.DANID BELASCO is to take a
l. hand in the movies. That is. he
is to select the screen Io-San for
tho United Artists production, The
Darling of the Gods" Henry King,
who is now in New York to do re
search work in the Metropolitan
Museum. will direct the picture,
which will be from the stage play
by John Luther Long and David
Belasco. King will also visit Japan
before beginning camera work on the
production.
A T the De Mile Studio. in Culver
IA City. the largest film stage in
the world is nearing completion
Eclipsing in size the former record
studio stage. one Of the buildings of
the Ufa Studios. in Berlin. this great
steel structure is large enough to
accommodate a foot bali field, with
room TO spare. Over an acre Of
space is covered. at the same loca
ton where the De Mile Studio was
destroyed by fire. Six new produe-
tons will be launched upon compile
ton of the stage, among them being
Chicago The Blue Danube and
My Friend from India
Drank BORZAGE, Janet Gaynor
i and Charlie Farrell will be re-
united in a new picture. Lady Chris
tilinda." for the Fox company. Fox
units are working on Wolf Fangs."
directed by Lew Seller; "Balaoo,'
featuring Edmund Lowe and Leila
Hyams: wildcat Law" with Tom
Mix: Love is Blonde" directed by
David Rollcns. and Ladies Must
Dress" starring Virginia Ealli.
A runaway Pullman was derailed
in making a scene for Marie Pre-
vost's picture. The Girl in the Pull
man" The scene was shot in the
famous Carissa Gorge, canyon near
the Mexican border. Harrison Ford,
Franklin Pangborn and Harry Myers
have featured roles.
Dress Parade" is to be the title
of William Boyd's West Point pic
ture. Exteriors and interiors were
made at the United States Military
Academy.
June Marlowe has been cast for
the role of Gabrielle in The Foreign
Legion" Crawford Kent. Norman
Kerry and Lewis Stone also have
parts.
Julia Swayne Gordon and Helen
Foster complete the cast OF rs
Washington Square by Leroy
Scott, starring Jean Hersholt Alice
Joyce, George Lewis and Zasu Pitts
are in the cast.
Edith Roberts has returned to
Hollywood after making picture
in the Fiji Islands. Edmund Burns
is the hero of the production
George Fawcett plans on return
ing to the speaking stage following
the completion of The Valley Of
Giants" for First National
The Ccck-Eyed World" is to be
a sequel to What Price Glory" and
it will have the same cast. Victor
McLaglen and Edmund Lowe will be
hack in civilian attire. wrestling with
the big problems of a business
world.
Come to My House stars Olive
Borden. Alfred Green is directing
and the supporting cast includes An
tonic Moreno. Doris Lloyd. Richard
Maitland, Ben Bard and Cornelius
keefe.
Glenn Tryon's second comedy for
Universal is titled The FLYING Nut"
Patsy Ruth Miller has the feminine
lead.
Laura La Plante is to appear in
Make Them Happy which will be
directed by Wesley Ruggles.
Lowell Sherman has been signed
for the supporting role in The
Divine Woman" starring Greta Gar
BIO. Lars Hanson has the male lead.
and Victor Seastrom will direct.