Evening star., 1927-09-25
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BY c. e. NELSON.

vide some of the biggest laughs Of
| the picture. No title has been Sc
lected by Lloyd and his co-workers
for the new story.
WHILE Harry Langdon's next
w First National comedy will be
titled The Nineteenth Hole" it will
not be a golf story. but a farce
built upon a domestic theme and
constructed solely for producing
laughter. Arthur Ripley is prepar-
ing the scenario and Gladys McCon-
nell will appear as the leading lady
She has been signed to a long term
contract.
King Nidor's next picture will.
likewise. be Marion Davies new
starring vehicle, when the screen
version of The Patsy" is prepared
for production
Three former residents of Sweden
will have parts in The Divine
Woman They are Greta Garbo,
who will star; Lars Hanson, who will
play opposite her. and Victor Sea
strom, who will direct
The Big City drama of life
Chaney's next picture. following
The Hypnotist," which is now being
produced The Big City" is an
original story by Tod Browning, who
will do the directing.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" at the
Paramount Studios Malcolm St.
Clair is directing.
FROM Studio and Screen: Sonya
L Levien. authoress and scenarist,
is adapting the Richard Harding
Davis story. gallagher" for a
Pathe-De Mile picture. Junior
Coghlan will be featured.
The Devil Dance" may supplant
the BLACK Bottom" and the
"Charleston.' according to Gil Boag,
manager and husband of Gilda GRAY.
1T will become a national craze"
says Boag. because the dancing
masters convention, which met in
New York last month, turned
thumbs down on it. just as they did |
two years ago on the Charleston
and last year the Black Bottom"
The Devi! Dance is the name of
Gilda Grays newest picture.
Director Herbert Brenon arrived
in New York few days ago with a
print of the completed "Sorrel and
Son." and he considers the new pic
ture his best work. Brenon made |
Peter Pan Beau Geste" and "A
Kiss for Cinderella"
Greta Nissen will not be John |
Barrymores leading lady in THE
tempest, as was originally an
nounced. Instead, Vera Veronina.
the Russian actress. who recently |
appeared opposite Harry Lauder in |
his first film. Hunting Tower" will |
play opposite Barrymore.
David Wark Griffith began produc
tion September 10 on Drums of |
Love" his new United Artists. pic
ture. The cast includes Mary |
Philbln, Don Alvarado and Tullv |
Marshall. and the story is an original |
one by Gerritt Lloyd.
Hollywood reports that Eric Won
Stroheim may quit directing in order
to devote his time to acting and
writing. 1t is also possible, if he
makes this step, that he will be asso-
ciated with David Wark Griffith. :,
John Fox, who will be remembered
Tor his Understanding in THE
Covered Wagon" has been selected
to play the leading role in the Gene
Stratton-Porter story, "Freckles."
Gene Stratton, a granddaughter of
the late Gene Stratton- Porter. viii; |
also have a part in the picture
Corinne Griffith will have color
sequences in her new picture, The |
Garden of Eden"
Halt of New York CITY is irving
to help Harold Lloyd name his new |
picture, the scenes of which were
taken in the metropolis. Lloyd an
nounced that he had not selected = |
name and that he would consider
the suggestions sent him. As a re-
suit, 500 names have been sent him
each day. Chase scenes" are be-
ing shot in New York this week, and
the picture will be completed within
the next few days.
Lillian Gish is known as first
night regular" She has missed few
opening performances on Broadway |
this season.
Paris has a theater where only |
news reels are exhibited. Twelve
shows are given each day, and the
theater is supposed to be especially
tor those who are too busy to read |
the newspapers"
Harold Lloyd is a good golfer
probably the best of the HOLLYWOOD
movie colony. He travels his IS
holes in 80 and a couple over. He
IS also considered a shark" at hand |
ball.
The Ufa Co. of Berlin, producers
OF unusual films. has established a |
distribution headquarters in Brus- |
sells.
Wallace Beery and Raymond Hat
ton took their last airplane ride last |
thursday, when they made the fnal |
scene of Now We're in the Air"
Frank Strayer directs the picture.
"Honky Tonk" is the title OF |
George Bancroft's first starring We
hicle for Paramount under a new
contract signed recently. Bancroft's
best work seems to have been with
Wallace Beery in odd Ironsides."
Bebe Daniels and her company,
making She's Sheik," have left
Hollywood for Guadalupe, in the
MoJave Desert. where they will take
over the tent town erected by John
Waters while he was directing the
exterior scenes of Beau Sabreur."
Ihe Paramount star plays the role
OF an adventurous English girl, who
enlists a band OF Arabians in a plot
10 kidnap the man she loves. Rich
ard Arlcn, William Powell. Josephone
Dunn and William Austin are in the