Evening star., 1927-05-15


II gold fields and widely known
~ as ''the only theatrical knock
cuts in 1895. when the golt
rush was at it's height. has been ap
pointed technical adviser TO Directo
Clarence Brown and will assist hin
in filming The Trail of '9S." based OF
Robert w. Services novel of those
giamorous days. When Oracle made
her first appearance in Dawson. hel
audience knocked her out with g
shower of gold nuggets"
Even the Mississippi flood could not
drown out the movie. Film Daily re
ports that already the motion picture
houses in the ST Louis district are
preparing to reopen for business.
"The Yankee Clipper" which is
being distributed in Canada. has had
It's title changed there to THE British
clipper Film Daily states, but mere
ly for Canadian consumption.
Lon CLANCY and Aiieen Pringle are
to be starred by Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer in a new picture to be directed
by Robert Leonard. which is to be
titled Adam and Evil"
Douglas Fairbanks as chairman Of
a citizens committee of 1000, staged
monster flood benefit show in the
Hollywood Bowl with Fred :Niblo as
master OF ceremonies. VIII II. Hays
issued special call to the studios
nearby to cooperate.
The Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences has been launched
in Los Angeles, Calf. with Douglas
Fairbanks as president. Membership
is TO be divided into five groups
actors. directors. writers, technicians
and producers. Its aim is to promote
harmony and solidarity'in its member.
ship and different branches and TO
work for the welfare and to protect
the honor of the industry
Thirteen specials that will warrant
road-showing and as star and feature
productions is TO be the First National
output during 1928.
Ernst Lubitsch has sailed abroad
TO complete "Old Heidelberg" in Ger
many, for Metro Goldwyn-Ma Mayer.
! didn't break into the movies, says
Chester Conklin. / out-waited EN-
] had more patience than they did
and they had to give me job. Irwin
S Cobb tried the same system when
he wanted TO be a New York news
paper reporter. He pestered the "d-
itors until they hired him. so that they
could order him out of the office and
make him stay: out. They hired me
TO get me out from under their desks
and out on the lot. where they would
not have to see me so often. At that
time / was a clown with the Al 6.
Barnes circus, then wintering at
Venice, Calf.
What is declared to be the largest
Aim production output ever attempted
by a motion picture Organizations
schedule including 2S7 separate re-
leases in IL months-has been an
nounced by the Paramount Famous
Lasky Corporation for the coming
year 1t is; to include GO feature. pic
lures and a. minimum of 20 special
attractions.
The name Dorothy" seems to be
lucky in motion pictures. Dorothy
Gish. Dorothy Phillips. Dorothy Dwan.
Dorothy MackaH and Dorothy Reid
are examples. According to numerol-
ogy. as explained by Elizabeth Pickett
Of Fox Films, the letters of Dor
othy" combine to insure great sue
cess. ID" is the open door to learn
ing. 30" means money, and with
two 'O's" in the name great wealth
is certain. ''R'' Is for progress and
''TH'' means triumph 'tY' is COM
bination of inspiration and aspira-
ton, due to the two upreaching arms.
Newspaper reading. is the best way
to- learn the English language, ac-
cordfng to Emil Jannings, German
motion picture actor. now in Holly
geles papers daily and insists that
English be spoken around him.
Symon Gould, director Of the Film
Arts Guild, in letter to the members
OF the organization; recommends
Chang" the Paramount jungle melo-
drama. which, he asserts, surpasses
the combined qualities Of "Moana."
'The Gorilla Hunt" and "Nanook Of
the NORTH He wrote. in part, as fol-
lows; Chang is in my judgment one
of the greatest films ever created. 1t
is a drama built on the eternal con-
fiict of man and the jungle, using for
its actors natives and animals OF the
jungle"
The most distinguished group of IN
dams who have ever appeared on the
screen will be seen in Drums Of the
Desert The outstanding figure is
Chief Seginitso. head Of all the West
-ern Navajos, the man, whose word is
law among nearly $4,000 Indians and
conceded to be the most powerful and
Influential figure in the entire Navajo
nation.
Gary Cooper rode herd" for two
years on his fathers ranch in Mon
tana to recuperate from serious in
juries received in an automobile ac-
cident before he came to Hollywood
where he became star in two years.
Give Brook was trained to be
barrister, but a change in family for
tunes forced the actor to support
himself before his education was COM
pleted, and Brook became assistant
secretary at<he Colonial Club in Lon
don.
Educational will release 25$ sub
jects next season, the program con-
sisting Of seven series of two-feel
comedies, with a total of 60 pictures
and Ave series Of one-reei subjects.
totaling SO releases. in addition to 104
kinograms news reels.
Alyce Mills, Paramount featured
player, literally danced her way to