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Santley a Producer.

JOSEPH sANTLEY. widely known
musical comedy star. will this sea
son enter the ranks Of the producing
managers.
The young actor-author first pro-
duction will b. a musical version of
A. T.. Thomas comedy. Just Sup
pose" fanciful romance originally
played at Henry Miller's Theater. In
addition to resenting the musical
adaptation. Mr. Santley will direct the
production and appear in the princi-
pal role. that of a young prince who
comes to the United States and falls
in love with an American girl.
1t will be remembered that the
Thomas comedy had for it's leading
character a rather authentic take-off
of a very popular young English
prince who came to our shores a few
years ago to visit New York, our polo
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The Moving Picture Album
BY ROBERT e. SHERWOOD.

, ton that they are to be classed with
books, paintings, statues, poems or
other improbable junk"
Shout as they may. they can't get
away from the unfortunate fact. They
can't disprove that Shoulder Arms.
'"Tolable David" Broken Blossoms,
THE Last Laugh" The Big Parade.
Of "Grandma's Boy" were works OF
art. or deny that such pictures have
created artistic standards on the
screen by which all other pictures may
be judged.
hope that Mr.. Ford does go into
the movies: his activities in that alien
field will be interesting to watch.
He will probably do just what the
old-line producers have tried to do
he will reduce waste, increase eff
cheney and make an enormous
amount of money.
That doesn't mean that Ford would
necessarily turn out any fine pic
lures: but he would give his rivals
something to think about-particu'
larly when, as a result of his sound
business sense, he brought down the
normal levels and. consequently, low
cred the cost of tickets to the public.
X X X X
New York had another big movie
opening last week when "Old San
Francisco" was revealed for the first
time at Warmers Theater. Miss
Dolores Costello, the frail and lovely
star, was on hand in the flesh (what
there is of it,; so were Warner GLAND
the villain; Joseph Swickard. Anna
May Wong and others of the cast.
Outside the theater were huge,
binding arc lights. movie cameras,
policemen and a somewhat good-na.
tured mob Of moderately innocent. by
ISLANDERS.
odd San Francisco" itself proved to
be an exceedingly incoherent, but gen.
orally exciting melodrama, in which
the pure heroine is entrapped in
Chinatown and is saved by nothing
less than the great earthquake OF
1906.
Bulletins.
Hollywood, Calif.-Gloria Nwancn
won't play Sadie Thompson: Pola
Negri won't play in They Knew
What They Wanted" and no one else
will play in "An American Tragedy
on the screen. Will II. Hays says
SO, and what Will II. Hays says goes
out. 1t is likely that Tom Mix
will qUit the pictures next year item.
porarily. at least) and enter the cir.
Gus business-going on the road with
his own tent show. 1t sounds like
a good idea. :, At least two Ma.
poleonic films are promised for next
season-one to be directed by D. w.
Griffith and another, 1.-THE Fighting
Eagle" in which Rod La Rocque will
star. Possibly the popularity of Emil
Ludwig's magnificent biography has
something to do with this attention
to the Little Corporal.
(Copyright. 1879
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Movies IN Japan.

IN a recent address Horace Z. Clarke
of Kobe. Japan. Far Eastern rep
resetataive of First National Pic
lures. Inc. gave interesting informa-
ton concerning the film situation in
the Orient He said:
1.-The total population of the Orient
is 900, 100000. approximately. and to
serve that population of 100000. 600
people there are some 500 motion pic
ture theaters scattered from Yoko-
hama, Japan. 10 Bombay. India.
I'm Japan today the Japanese mo-
ton picture makers are producing
700 pictures year, or approximately
the same number produced in the
United States.
1.-THE sub-titling Of pictures in the
Orient is rather interesting. In India
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Probably Why Colleen
Quit

DICHARD A. ROWLAND, general
N and production manager of First
National Pictures. Inc, has announced
the election of Watterson r. Rothacker
as vice president of First National
Productions Corporation and manag-
ing director in complete charge of all
activities at the West Coast studios.
Mr.. Rothacker will leave for Cali
fornia shortly and will assume his
duties on the West Coast early in
July. He Is one of the pioneers in the
film industry and long associated
with the production Of pictures, one of
his picture projects being THE Lost
World"
AL Rocket has succeeded John Nc
Cormick, Colleen Moores husband, as
West Coast production manager.
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For many years rumor-mongers
have been announcing, contiden'
tally, that Henry Ford was about to
marshal an army of round dollars and
invade Hollywood. Ford Enters Film
Cancels a headline that has been in
prospect OH numerous occasions.
At this particular moment the talk
is louder and more emphatic than
ever: furthermore. there is strangely
authentic ring to it, and many observ-
ers believe that the formal announce
ment will arrive at any moment
Ford Films" What a vision those
two words conjure up,
In recent years it has been the dear
est wish of many movie magnates to
organize their production departments
along Ford lines. They have beheld
with eyes of envy the manner in
which a Ford car is assembled and
sold. why can't we make pictures
that way" they have asked. They
have tried to buy stories as Ford buys
raw material. They have tried to de-
wise a system whereby they may shoot
these stories in at one end of the fac
tory, and run them out as completed
products at the other end. on schedule
time and at schedule cost.
In the brief process of manufacture
they have tried to apply direction. act.
ing, photography and editing exactly
as the motor the body. the wheels and
the headlights are applied to Ford
cars.
To a certain extent. they have sue
ceeded, Examine the regular output
of unt-Famous-Lasky flor eX-
amplel and you will see the recogniz-
able stamp of the factory product.
There have been different models,
20 Nn hint
proves its commercial value, it is in
stantly followed by its exact dupli-
Gates.
There are the Behind the Front"
model-with Wallace Beery as the
chassis and Raymond HRtton as the
carburetor. 1t went over big-and so
the same process that produced it has
been used, or is about to be used, in
the manufacture of We're in the
Navy Now" Fireman Save My
Child" We're in the Air Now"
We're in Society Now" and so on.
There has also been the Thomas
Afeighan model which never varied
in style or performance. Even now,
the Adolphe Menjou model, despite its
racy, European lines, is beginning to
grow tiresome.
X X *
Despite the earnest attempts of the
movie moguls to emulate the Monte.
yuma of Michigan, they have been un.
able quite to approximate the Ford
ideal There is one natural obstacle
that they can't overcome. That OBJ
stacle is to be found in the margin of
difference that inevitably exists be.
tween work Of science and a work
Of art.
Work OF art. nothingp' they may
shout. "Our pictures are industrial
products, and we resent the implica-
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fields and our Long Island drawing
rooms. Whether Mr.. Santley will fol-
low the story of the Thomas play
only the young actorproducer knows,
and just at present he is not telling.
Mr.. Santley has for a number Of
years been one of the foremost ju-
veniles of the contemporary musical
comedy stage. appearing prominently
in When Dreams Come True" "Oh.
Boy" and May Flowers" For four
years he appeared in the Music Box
Revues." and later in vaudeville in
musical playlets of his own creation.
He began his acting career at the
age of Il, when he was starred in
melodrama as the two.gun hero of
such thrillers as Billy the Kid" and
From Rags to Riches" His most
recent appeaI ance on Broadway was
| in the role of Jack Mansfield in
Lucky" produced by Charles Dill.
| bingham.
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we use English titles. In the Dutch
East Indies we use Dutch and Eng
fish titles on the same frame. III
the Philippines we use Spanish and
English titles on the same frame. In
China we use English Ii ies, and in
Japan we use English titles
But it is quite impossible. as you
IAN readily appreciate. for the aver
lge Japanese to read English. so il
becomes necessary 10 have a speech
man to translate the titles as they
appear on the screen. That speech
man is generally an ex-actor, and
it is up to him either to make or
mar the picture. II he has a good
idea of the story and puts Ii over
big, so much the better for the pic
ture"
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Miss Washington of 1927.
THE Rialto Theater again this year,

THE Rialto Theater again this year,
it is announced, is sponsoring the
local contest to determine who shall
be the Miss Washington of 1921"
and, possibly, the Miss America, {"
who will emerge from the beauties en-
titled to appear in the Atlantic City
beauty pageant.
Those who intend to enter the con-
test, it is explained, should be pre-
pared by July 16. when it opens In
this city, to submit to the contest
editor" such photograph as is re-
quired by the rules, with the name
and address Of the person photograph.
ed written plainly on the back.
Already, it is said, many aspirants
for the crown of Miss Washington"
have sent in their photographs.
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Meeting Comedy Demands
COMEDY in motion pictures, in spite

COMEDY in motion pictures, in spite
of the fact that it has been ex.
plotted heavily during the past two
years, is said to be still in chief de.
mand from the exhibitors and theater-
going public.
Producers. realizing this. are concen.
trating their attention on this field.
One company alone, Paramount. has
seven out-and-out comedy stars, two
comedy teams, five live comedy stars
and a dozen or more recognized com.
edy players.
A new comedy team just announced
Is that of Chester Conklin and George
Bancroft. Conklin, a circus clown
years ago, became Sennett cop and
then a featured player. His walrus
moustache is noted throughout the
world. Bancroft not so long ago was
one of the screens most dastardly vii
lains.
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George Fawcett's Latest.

GEORGE FAWCETT, who has
been affectionately dubbed the
grand old man Of the SCREEN" will
be seen in 1.-THE Little Firebrand," a
Pathe feature, in which he and Lou
Tellegen give feature support to Edith
Thornton.
A brilliant actor on the speaking
stage at the time he forsook the foot
lights for the Kleig lights of the stu.
do, George Fawcett was a hit in pic
lures from his very first characterize
ton. Perhaps his greatest film char
acterizations were created in THE
Old Homestead" and Sentimental
Tommy"
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TING VIDOR recently while discuss
ing THE Crowd" picture upon
which he has been engaged since last
June. was asked how he came TO dc
the picture.
He replied, II want to do a Big
Parade of Peace And that's exactly
what / am planning to do.
Its the story of one of the crowd.
The protagonist does nothing that
every one can't understand. Birth
youth. school. love. business struggles
married life, always against the back
ground of the crowd-that is the
motif.
Pictures must meet a general test.
SO far as I know they are the only
things that fall within that category
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Movie Realism.

D UPERT JULIAN has been sup
IN planted as director of THE Coun'
try Doctor" at the DeMille Studio. But
only for few hours and upon his own
suggestion.
one of the scenes called for major
operation to be performed, with Ru.
dolph Schildkraut as the surgeon and
Frank Marion as the patient. Julien,
like Cecil B. DeMille, is insistent upon
realism, and so a real surgeon, DR..
Cecil Rhodes of Culver City. was
called ir to show Schildkraut the prop
err technique employed by doctors in
spinal operation.
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Paramount Early
Releases

THE Paramount release scheduie 1or
the first three months of the
new season beginning August 1 Is
now complete and definitely set.
1t comprises IS productions. in
GLIDING two road shows. Beau
Geste" and "The Rough Riders"
Most of the productions already have
been completed and the others are
now in production
Beau Geste" will go to the picture
theaters on August and THE Rough
Riders on October 1.
The complete schedule is as fol-
lows: August /, "Firemen, Save My
Child" costarring Wallace Berry and
RAYMOND Hatton: August 6, re-
issue of Cruces THE Covered
Wagon" and Service for Ladies,
starring Adolphe Menjou; August 10,
metropolis" and MADAME Pompa-
dour," starring Dorothy Gish and
Antonio Moreno; August 20, Run.
ming Wild" with w. c. Fields and
Mary Brian; August 27, Clara Bow
in Hula" and Douglas MacLean in
soft Cushions"
September 8, Chang" and Were
All Gamblers starring Thomas
Meighan; September 10, "Barbed
Wire" starring Pola Negr, and
Nevada" with Gary Cooper: Septem'
Der IT, Bebe Daniels in Swim, Girls,
SWIM" and stark Love-; September
"a, THE Glory Girl" with Esther
Ralston. and Tell 1t to Sweeney"
with Chester Conklin and George
Bancroft.
October /, 1.-THE Way of All Flesh. y
Emil Jannings' first American-made
picture, and Florence Vidor in "A
Celebrated Woman; October 8, THE
Big Sneeze," with Wallace Berry and
Ford Sterling. and "Shootin' Irons,
the first of a series of Westerns, fea-
turing Jack Luden; October 10,
Shanghai Bound" starring Richard
Dix, and Adolphe Menjou in IA Gen
tleman of Paris; October %, Jesse
James" starring Fred Thomson.
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William Boyd a Star

WILLIAM BOYD, whose outstand-
ing work in The Volga Boatman,"
The Road to Yesterday" and THE
Yankee Clipper" raised him high in
popularity with the picture public. is
the latest Cecil B. DeMille discovery"
to be rewarded with the signal honor
of stardom.
Boyd's stellar debut will be made in
THE West Pointer" an original story
10y Majs Robert Glassburn and Alex.
ander Chiffon of West Point and 1t
will be filmed on an elaborate scale
on the actual scenes of the story.
Donald Crisp has been chosen to
direct and Douglas u. Doty is now
at West Point placing the final
touches on the screen story. He will
be Joined by Boyd. Crisp and the en-
tire cast and technical staff within
two weeks, when actual filming will
begin.
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Vidor Has a Vision.

A picture must appeal to the majority
of it's audience.
1--WE are building this picture as they
build PLAYS. This isn't one of those
films that are ordered and turned out
and delivered. It's growing, and ever
changing in details. Persons who
want symbolism can find it here and
persons who want human drama can
find plenty of that, too. Our symbol
ism has nothing Objectionable in 1t.
1t merely is fantastic. There is no
offensive impressionism, but the inn
pressionism is there. Each set carries
out the mood of each scene, particu-
larly designed for the emotion that We
are trying to bring out"
The Crowd is a composition en-
tirely of Vidor's ideas. He has worked
out the story himself.
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,be;r chances for success III motiol,
,,ictI,ras. This is The warning issued
bv victor Fleming, Paramount dlrec,
for who recently completed Enli !,
Jannings' "The Way of All tlesh.
Fleming has concluded a series .,
tests which show that froWning anu
smiling make two distinct KINDS ~, VI
wrinkles around the eyes. me
frown wrinkles are homely' WINE the
laugh wrinkles add certain att'd0'
tiveness to the face.
GEOGRAPHICALLY the five new Para
mount Junior stars represent WIDE
area. with the East excluded com
nietelv James Hall is from Dallas;
Richard Arlen from Charlottesvllie'
Va. Louise Brooks from Wichlta;
Nancy Phillips from Little ROCK ana
Sally Blame from Salida, Coo.
Rudolnh Friml, composer, has dedl-
Gated his latest composition 10 Foia
Negri. 1t is called Beautiful Eyes, .
and was written the inspiration ol
the moment recently when ne was
nlaying at a musical at Whlch she
was present.
Ar the age of IS Vera Veronina,
who recently arrived from Russia to
iojn the Paramount stock company
was forced out of Petrograd with her
parents because of the scarcity Oh 1000
in the riot.racked Russian capital.
The selection of gowns for Blllie
Doves picture, American Beauty, Is
being made with regard to the shaoe
known by that name, as it plays an
important part in the story. Whlch
is by Wallace Irwin.
"Smile, Brother, Smile" formerly
known as 1.-The Road TO Romance,
features Jack Mulhall and Dorothy
Mackaill, and is a comedy-drama
based on the life and adventures OF a
travelling salesman. 1t is based on an
original story by Al Boasberg. and
was adapted to the screen by Rex
Taylor. John Francis Dillon is the
director.
One of the few instances in which
the star will not play the title role
occurs in THE Last Outlaw" Gary
Cooper is the star. but Betty Jewel,
the leading woman, is 1.-THE last out
law" Cooper is the sheriff. arthur
Rosson is directing.
"Ghost Paint" is a new invention OF
the makeup lab at the Paramount
studio, It is designed to make i've
people look like they are dead and is
being used in Underworld" the pro-
duction in which a great many mem.
| hers of the cast are being eliminated
as the picture progresses.
At the Paramount studios six win
ners of beauty contests are now work
| ing before the camera Lillian knlgnt
and Marcella Arnold have held the title
| "Miss Los Angeles; Dena Held was
Miss Arizona; Evelyn Atkinson was
Miss Seattle" and Addie McPhail was
the former Miss Chicago" Besides
these newcomers there are several
| first.line stars who won beauty con-
tests before beginning their screen
careers. These include Clara Bow ana
| Esther Ralston.
George Jessel is in Hollywood to
make two pictures for Warner Bros.
The, first, temporarily titled THE
Broadway Kid" is scheduled to start
| shortly. Anthony Coldeway is its
author and Byron Haskin the direc-
tor. Following 1.-The Broadway Kid,
Jessel will make another comedy.
Sailor IzZy Murphy" a companion
piece to Private IZzy Murphy" which
will be one Of the big Extended Run
Productions on the company's pro-
gram for 1929.
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Another Extended Run Production
already started is Ham and Eggs at
the Front" special written by Oar
ryl Francis Zanuck and adapted by
Robert Dillon and James Starr. The
story is a war comedy of negro sol
diers and their exploits in France.
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ton is a member of David McWm-
liams' Glen Echo Park NoVeity VI
chestra.
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Harold Slanker. Washington boy.
son of one Of the officials Of the Riggs
National Bank and student at
Washington and Lee a University
where he plays the TRUMPET with the
university orchestra. during his vaca'
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Marie Provost sustained minor in
iuries recently when she was uneA-
pectedly catapulted from an aqua.
plane, while filming THE Rush Hour
ut Catalina Island, The picture. which
Is an adaptation Of The Azure Shore.
by Frederick and Fannie Hatton,
WAS held up for several days while
the star recovered from sprained liga'
snents in her shoulder. Director T..
LIason Hopper intends to leave this
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STARS DEFEAT
SANISH TEAM:
SCORE, s TO 5
Tally knOtted in Seventh.
UnbrOken Until Ninth, When
Glenn Makes Run

The prison All Stars won a close
game from Sanish Sunday after
noon by score of to 5.
Each team held the lead in scor-
ing ut different times until the
seventh inning, when Sanish knotted
the score at five all. The tie was
broken in the ninth inning, after the
Stars had two outs, when an out
field hit brought in runner from
third base.
Both teams played about on equal
terms throughout the game, each
making seven hits and 33 trips to
the plate. Most Of the breaks Of the
game were in favor of the Stars
which handicapped the going for San
ish. At different times Sanish could
have won the game, if the infieid
had used the right choice in plays,
.ut not being used to the diamond
they ut times were bewildered.
Thompson, pitching for Sanish,
struck out five men, when he was re-
lieved by Cronin in the fourth inning
with two outs. In the first four in
nings the Stars made four runs, one
of which came in the initial stanza.
A clean hit off Cronin added another
count before the side was retired.
Precarious base running by the Stars
worried the infield and on two occa-
sions when Sanish had a runner
trapped" he got away.
A costly error for the Stars in the
seventh inning resulted in Sanish
making three runs and tying the
score at five all. After the first half
of the game Sanish got over the
"buck" and when the score was tied
every chance in the game was taken
advantage of. With both teams 60
ing their best, no runner was able to
get farther than first base, until the
last half Of the ninth when the Stars
had two outs and succeeded in max
ing the winning run. Glenn scored
the terminating point by getting to
first on fielder's choice, stole sec
ond. went to third on a passed ball
to the catcher and came in on an out.
field hit by Merrill. The Stars
then satisfied, called quit with the
score 6-5 in their favor.
All Stars
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FORD SETTLES
THIS SUIT, TOO
Mr.. Bernstein Gets Letter Of
RetractiOn, Apology From
Detroit Magnate

New York. July 25.--(P) Settle
ment of the 100000 libel suit of
Herman Bernstein. Jewish writer and
editor, against Henry Ford was an
nounced in correspondence published
today. Mr.. Bernstein has received u
letter of retraction .apd. apology from,
the manufactures sands haS replied.
The suit was started four years
ago and arose out of series of ar
ticles assailing the Jewish race, pub
lished in Mr.. Ford's magazine, the
Dearborn Independent, and an inter
view with Ford appearing in that
publication. in which he was quoted
as saying that the published attack
on the Jews was based on informa-
ton given to him by Mr.. Bern
stein on the famous Ford peace shin,
Takes Step Farther
Mr.. Ford, in addition to his apol-
ogy, his letter shows. has agreed to
pay part Of the costs and to cooper
ate with Mr.. Bernstein in obtaining
the destruction of foreign transla-
tions Of phamphlet entitled 1.-THE
International jew" comprising ar
ticles taken from the Dearborn In
dependent.
Announcement Of settlement. fol-
lows by little more than a week set
Element Of the $l.OO0,OOO libel suit
Of Aaron Sapiro against Mr.. Ford.
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and his manager, Billy Gibson. were
named today III an action begun III
supreme court by Tim Mara, New
York sportsman. who is suing under
IN alleged agreement for 10 per cen:
Of the 100000 which Tunney re
eeived for defeating Jack Dempsey
last September, and for % per cent
Of the money the champion has made
since then.
Mara alleges that in April. 1926
he entered into written contTac
with Yunney and Gibson. whereh,
he was to receive 10 per cent of Tun
ney's share Of the scsquicentennial
pate receipts for his services i
procuring" the bout.
Since he became champion, Tunnes
earned $4,000 from motion pictures
exhibitions and other means Of ev.
rloitat.cns. Mara alleges, askins
$G,25O Of this sum.
Mara asserts that il was understood.
that Tunney was to receive G6 ,
per cent Of the money made through
exploitation Of the title and Gibso,
3:i Is per cent and that it was fur
ther understood that he was to b.
laid lG o3 per cent Of Tunney
share and j per cent Of Gibson.