Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-10
Flashes From the Screen
BY c. E. NELSON.

perienced some difficulties and he
was removed from the cast. But
now he is back in the fold and
Berry has been asked to team. with
him. Fireman, Save My Child, is
supposed to be the next picture OF
the two comedians, and work will
| start soon If the troubles can be
ironcd out.
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DY asking few questions around
ID Hollywood, it has been discov-
cred that Conrad Nagel, Henry B.
| Waltha1l, Robert L. Leonard, DIR.
Erich Locke, now directing odd
Heidelberg" and Mario Garlic were
lawyers before they joined the
screen ranks. Lew Cody and Ro-
maine Fielding were doctors OF
medicine, and at one time Antonio
Moreno studied for the priesthood.
Ramon Novarro studied for grand
opera, as did Ernest Terrence.
IOF all the bright stars who shine
" on the screen, Dolores Del Rio
seems to be the most promising. Her
work during the past few months
has been far above the average and
her producing company is now realiz-
ing the fact. for she will be starred
i'll the United Artists picture "Ra-
mona" which Edwin Carewe will d.
rect. The work OF production will
start soon III California.
The Del Rio girl was discovered
in Mexico City by Director Carewe.
She was dancing i'll a hotel where
the director and his bride were
spending a part of their honeymoon,
Small parts in First National pic
lures were Miss Del Rios screen
training. In 1926 she was loaned to
the Fox company for the role of
Charmaine in What Price Glory ?"
Then she was featured III Tolstoy's
Resurrection" Rod LaRocque be-
ing starred. After that she played
Carmen" for the Fox company, and
is now being featured in The Trail
of 90" which Clarence Brown is
making for Neutrality-suspicious..
Miss Del Rio is being starred only
two years after her film debut. which
is an unusual happening in hlmdom.
Ramona" by the wa", is a film ver-
sion OF Helen Hunt Jackson's novel,
which was sold to the extent of 127
editions. The star will play the part
of a Mexican girl. In What Price
Glory?" she was a French girl; in
Resurrection" she was Russian.
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TT is announced that Gilda Gray's
first picture for Samuel Goldwyn
viii be Passionate Island" instead
of the stage success, Marie Odile )"
However, Goldwyn has secured an
option on marie Odile," and it will
probably follow Gilda's other picture.
MARY PICKFORD and Douglas
IL Fairbanks, two of the limited
number of film stars who make but
one or two pictures each year, are
completing preparations for their
1927 contributions. Mary's new pic
ture is Kathleen Norris story, as
yet untitled, concerned with the ro-
nance of a sa1esgirl in a five-and-
ten-cent store. Dougs next will be
"The Gaucho," which is nothing
more or less than South American
substitute for the cowboy. Henry
Brasia has been engaged to teach
Doug a few of the South American
dances.
DAISY RUTH MILLER, George
4 Fawcett, Charles Gerard and
Glen Tryon have been signed for
Universars forthcoming picture,
Patents Pending" "Give and
Take" a stage success, has been OBJ
tanned by the same company, but the
cast has not been announced.
ITALY has established "The Institu-
ton of Military Cinematica for
Propaganda and Instruction" which
will mainly look after the circulation
of propaganda which favors the
armed forces of the nation. Then,
to this institution will be added THE
Institution of Cinematica of Hygienic
Propaganda and Social Welfare"
The long and short of the whole
matter is that Italy intends to boost
her army and navy by means of the
movies. Then she will teach child
welfare and such kindred activities
| by use of the same methods.
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ssDOTEMKIN," the picture which
L opened Washington's new Lit
tie Theater last week, was voted the
best picture of the year in Germany.
Ben Hur" was close second, and
then followed Lady Windermere's
Fan" THE Gold Rush" Variety"
'tThe Waltz Dream" Faust" THE
Holy Mountain" 1.-THE Volga Boat
man" and What Price Glory?"