Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-12
Flashes From the Screen
BY c. e. NELSON.

the leading role of the picture. that
of Sorrell, the father, and that Neil
Hamilton was especially fitted to
play the part of the son. However,
word arrives that Director Brenon
has selected H. B. Warner to play
Sorrell and Nils Aster to play the
son.
In justice to Brenon, it is said that
all effort was made to obtain the
services of Marmont, but that con-
tract obligations would not allow.
His services were unavailable, so
Warner, who was second in the vot-
ing, was given the part. For the
part of the son, the public voted in
this order: Hamilton, Richard Dix,
Ralph Forbes, Richard Barthelmess,
Ben Lyon and Ronald Colman. 1t
was impossible to obtain any of
these, SO "Brenon made the best Sc
lection possible under the circum-
stances" Aster is said to be a versa
tile and accomplished actor with a
physical resemblance to Warner.
SO all the votes from the inter-
ested public turned out to be about
as useful as Panama hat at Christ
mas time.
Others selected for the cast of
"Sorrell and Son" are Alice Joyce,
Mary Nolan, Norman Trevor, Carmel
Myers, Anna O. Nilsson, Louise
Wolheim. Micky McBann and Paul
McAllister.
THE Universal company has started
operations on an epic photo
drama, The Viking" based on the
famous voyage of Lief the Lucky,
who is credited with reaching the
shores of America in the year 1000,
several hundred years before Column
bus made his trip. The timeliness
of the story lies in the contrast be-
tween the first voyage of an adven-
turous Scandinavian across the At
lantic and the recent nonstop air
plane flight of a son of the Vikings.
The idea of the new super-picture
is famed into being by Lindbergh's
exploit.
IT will be very interesting to watch
L the experiment with Sadie
Thompson" the story selected as
the next starring vehicle for Gloria
Swanson. The story comes from the
play, "Rai;'" which was big stage
success. Miss Swanson announces
that she does not intend to have a
minister or missionary in the pic
ture. The original play brought out
missionary as one of the principal
characters.
DROF. R. H. Newlands, instructor
l of English history at the Uni
versity of California, has been en-
gagged by Universal to assist Paul
LEM III reproducing in exact detail
the sixteenth century locale for THE
Man Who Laughs Conrad Veidt
and Mary Philbin are to be CO.
starred in this third Victor Hugo
novel.
Barbara Kent has been selected
to play opposite Reginald Denny in
Now I'll Tell One" Fred Newmyer
is directing.
The actual shooting and literary
preparation of the Richard Barthel-
mess picture, THE Patent Leather
hid" has required full year. but
the picture will be completed within
a few days. The final scenes are
being made in a French village set.
Rupert Hughes wrote the original
story.
Milton Stills has started work in
"Hard-Boiled Haggerty," and he is
surrounded by such beauties as 1
Natalie Kingston. Virginia Lee Cor
bin and Yola d'Avril. The story is
said to afford Stills an excellent op-
portunity for another of his virile
transformations.
This chap-Gustave Won Seyffer-
titz-has been signed for prominent
role in George Fitzmaurice's "The
Rose of Monterey" Gus is said to
be a noted film character artist.
Mary Aston and Gilbert Roland will
be featured.
Billie Dove is gathering wardrobe
in preparation for work in "Ameri-
can Beauty" Lloyd Hughes plays
the masculine lead. Richard Wallace
will direct and Wallace Irwin wrote
the story.
William Haines is to be starred in
story called Spring Fever"
The Tolstoy classic, Anna Rare
nina" will probably be unrecogniza-
bic as such when it appears on the
screen. The. title has been changed
to Love" Greta Carlo will play
the lead
1t is said that dog has the lead
ing part i'll "The Thirteenth Hour"
Others in the cast are Claire Wind
sor and one of the Barrymores.
Hollywood denies the rumor that
Fanny Ward is returning to the
movies and that she will have a part
in the Our Gang" comedies.
In Twelve Miles Out" the photo
play audiences will see such we'll
known persons as Joan Crawford,
Eileen Percy and Betty Compson.
Olga Baklanova of the Moscow
Art Theater will play opposite Emil
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