Evening star., 1927-11-27
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BY c. e. NELSON.


sympathy for criminals. nor shall he
show cruelty to animals or children.
He is to be exceedingly careful IN
his attitude toward public charac.--
ters and institutions, and he shall
not show excessive kissing, particu-
tarly when one character or the other
is heavy" ...
SO from now on no censors VIII
be required for the photoplays; the
producers will form their own board
of censorship, which may, after ALL
be a fitting and clever move to eliini-
nate further howls for National,
State and municipal censorship.
X X X
MAY McAVOY is being starred
1'1 in The Lion and the Mouse,
adapted from the successful stage
play of a few. years ago. Robert
Lord made the screen adaptation
from the Charles Klein play, and
Lloyd Bacon is directing. Others III
the cast are William Collier, ]r.;
Lionel Barrymore, Alec B. trancls,
Audrey Ferris and Jack Ackroyd.
one of the old Jannings pictures,
~ "Nju," was exhibited this week
at the Cameo Thcater III New York,
and it reveals the great development
of the photoplay within the past few
wears. Jannings, however, is not the
only star in the production. Conrad
Neidt having a prominent role in the
cast.
The character part which Jannings
plavs resembles to certain extent
his part in "Variety'-the role of
man with a broken spirit. He uses
no makeup, and even in those years
gone by the German actor was build
ing for his career on the screen.
The productions reveals its age in
its technical side, but the acting is
far ahead Of many of the pictures of
today. It was directed by Paul
Czinner. who possesses the faculty
of drawing natural actions and emo
tions from his players. "Nju" is be-
ing exhibited under the title of
Husbands or Lovers"
d ICHARD DIX has started work
N in his new starring picture, THE
Travelling Salesman" comedy.
Thelma Todd has the feminine lead
and Nal St. Clair is directing.
HOWARD HUGHES, one of the
i / young oil milionaires of Cali
fornia. has placed himself at the
head of Caddo Pictures, and so
another producing unit is born in the
neighborhood of Hollywood. Ru-
mors from the West Coast are to
the effect that Thomas Meighan, the
Irish screen star, will be a Caddo
player and that his pictures will be
released through the Paramount
Famous-Lasky organization, as the
Harold Lloyd and Fred Thomson pic
lures are released. "Hell's Angels"
which is to be Caddo production,
will contain such prominent players
as Gretta Nissen, Ben Lyon, James
Hall and Louis Wolheim. 1t is also
probable that Thelma Todd will be a
member of the cast.
y X X X
THE West Coast cities have en-
L tered into a competition to sup
ply three boys for Our Gang"
When the three boys, all of them II
wears or under in age, are found
they will be given contracts for one
week at $lOO per week. Then one
boy will be given a contract, calling
for the same salary, for three
months. There is no chance for the
lads who live in the East.
Janet Gaynor is still under contract
with the Fox company, officials
state, although she has declined to
appear in the cast of "Hangman's
House" She is now working in
Lady Cristilinda" and, according to
rumor, plans to sever her connection
with the company upon completion
of the picture. 1t is also reported
that the Fox company sought to re-
new Miss Gaynor's contract and give
her salary of $1,000 a week. How
ever, it is said, Janet is asking 5000
every Saturday night.
Gloria Swanson is expected to re-
turn to Hollywood soon, where she
will start work on her new picture,
said to be the screen version of The
Last of Mrs. Clancy" Preparations
for the production were held up
while officials of the producing COM
pany were in Europe.
Partners in Crime" is to be the
next Wallace Beery-Raymond Hat
ton picture. 1t is expected to 90
ahead of THE Big Game Hunt"
which will probably be postponed.
1t was rumored in film circles several
months ago that Beery and Hatton
would go different ways, but they
have probably settled their troubles
Richard Barthelmess has COM
pleted The Moose" and is spending
vacation in the mountains. His
next picture will be The Little Shep-
herd of Kingdom Come" from the
story by John Fox. jr.
Feel My Pulse is the title of
Bebe Daniels new picture. 1t once
carried the title of wooden Dol
lars" but there is not much to a
name.
Mary Philbin and George Sieg-
mann have parts in the new Conrad
Veidt picture, "The Man Who
Laughs" which is to be released
soon. The picture was directed by
the imported director, Paul Lcni.
First National denies that Mollie
O'Day is leaving that company. She