Evening star., 1927-11-20
SCREEN

i OF Orlfhth, wrote tile story, Tue
scenes of which are laid in the
tropics. The story was originally
called "a Romance of Old Spain.
A Japanese character actor, SOM
plays an important part III the d1lda
Gray picture, THE Devil Dancer.
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THE Metro Goldwyn- Mayer conf
l. pany announces that George +
Morris of 920 Fifteenth street north
west, Washington, d. C., has won 4
prize in a contest recently conducted
by the company. The contest, a
national affair, resulted i'll the award
ing OF prizes to those who showed
special knowledge OF current pictures
and motion picture stars.
THE Paramount company was the
l. boldcst and the first OF the
American producing companies. to
break away from the old-time idea
OF the happy ending, Now. three OF
their pictures, not a single one OF
them with happy ending, lead the
list as box office attractions among
Paramount productions. Under
world" with George Bancroft tops.
the list. Then come children OF
Divorce" and "The Way Of All
FLESH" the latter an Emil Jannrngs
picture. which has also. set another
precedent i'll demonstrating that the
American public will accept power
| full characterizations.
Paramount also claims credit for
having offered to the film patrons
two new types OF film melodrama
in Chang and Stark Love-" en-
ploying native casts i'll more or less
unknown parts of the world. Both
pictures have proved unusual box
Office attractions.
HANS KRAELY has been as
L L signed to write the scenario of
Ernst Lubitsch's production, The
Patriarch" starring Emil Jannings.
Work in the studio will be started
within the next month or so.
THE Christie Film Company has
L announced that it will go to the
limit OF legal means i'll the protection
of a copyright upon Titles Pune
tured Romance" a new version OF
which is said to he in the process
of filming. The Christie company
owns the old picture. in which were
such well known stars as Charlie
Chaplin, Mabel Normand and Marie
DRESSER.
The Big Parade" has reached the
class of big time pictures in Berlin,
for it is drawing capacity houses:
"Cassanova" and The Magic Flame"
are also drawing great crowds OF
Germans.
Annie Laurie" as filmed by
Metro -Goldwyn- Mayer. has now be-
come Ladies From Hell," the pic
ture opening recently under the new
title in a Los Angeles theater. 1t
is also reported that The Fire
Brigade" will have a new title.
Several of the largest Chicago
theaters are cutting down the stage
attractions and depending more upon
the films
"Hoot" Gibson, the wild riding
star, is to produce his pictures in
dependently Slim Summerville is
to be one of the featured players of
the new organization
Wings" the big aviation film. is
reported to have been hit in Chi
cago, where it opened recently.
Lupe Velez, the Mexican miss. is
leading lady for Rod La ROGUE in
Stand and Deliver" She had her
for Me-" the Hal Roach picture.
Claire Windsor is playing the star
role in Satan and the Woman"
Others in the cast are Cornelius
Keefe, Thomas Holding, James
Mack, Vera Lewis and Edythe York.
The picture is from the story called
Courage" from the pen of Mary
Lanier Magruder.
Two dozen dancers are to have
parts in the Lon Clancy picture,
The Big City" Tod Browning is
directing for Metro -Goldwyn- Mayer.
Ford Sterling is recovering from in
juries sustained when gas furnace
exploded in his Hollywood home.
Mike Donlin. we'll known as a
former big league base ball star, has
part in "The Moose" First Ma
tional picture, which stars Richard
Barthelmess.
Dorothy Sebastian has the leading
female role in the John Barrymore
picture, The Tempest" She re-
places Vera Veronica, who, after
many of the scenes were filmed, be-
came i'll and was advised by her
physician to discontinue studio work.
Jack Mulhall and Dorothy Mackaill
are co-starred in the Avery Hop
wood farce, Ladies Night in a
Turkish Bath" Glen Tryon and
Patsy Ruth Miller arc co-starred in
Hot Heels William Craft is di-
recting, and one of the featured
players is Tod Sloan, once the lead
ing Jockey OF this country.
Norma Shearer is busy on pic
ture called "Cloaks and Suits How
ever, the title will probably be
changed before the picture is COM
pleted. Others in the cast are Ralph |
Forbes, Bert Roach, Della Peterson,
William Bakewell and Dore David
son.
Norman Kerry and Lewis Stone
have the leading parts in "The For
eign Legion" The story is by w. A. !
r. Wylie.
A first view of the new Douglas |
Fairbanks picture, THE Gaucho,"
reveals the fact that the star is up
10 his old habits-climbing trees.
jumping off porches. one-man-
against-an-army, etc. The picture is
SAID to be beautifully mounted,
gorgeous. rip-roaring bit for the |
Fairbanks fans"