Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26

title, For the Love Of
L i Mike This is Robert
Kane's First National
picture.
Damon Runyan is to write a news
| paper story featuring Reginald Denny.
Maurice S. Revnes is to purchase
story material for Gloria Swanson's
producing unit.
The florists advertising slogan.
Say It With Flowers" is to be
woven into a motion picture and Jess
Smith, who produced 1.-THE Poor Nut.
is to do 1t from a story written by
Winnifred Hawkridge.
The International Film Jury has
been picking out the best directors,
too. 1t has awarded a medal to Via
schlev Tourjansky, Russian director
| for Metro-Goldwyn-May another to
a French director and third to an
| Italian.
Sorganoyo Gokuro, Japenese car.
| toonist, is to make picture at Holly
nese humor.
Lew Cody and Aileen Pringle are to
appear in a picture for Metro G oldwyn.
MAYER titled BE Your Age" an
original story by Frederick and Fanny
Hatton.
Tod Browning, director and Waldo.
| mar Young, scenarist. are at work on
the story for Lon Chaney's next pic
ture. It is now described as 1.-THE
Hypnotist." and is to follow Terror"
Gladys Unger's story, starlight"
is to be Greta CARLOS next picture
under the title THE Divine Woman"
to be directed by Victor Seastrom.
James A. Creelman Is writing the
| continuity for THE Heart Of Follies
Girl" by Adela Rogers st. John, for
Billie Dove.
F.. B. Q. is starting "Wanderers of
the Waistline" as the first of their
third series Of standard fat men
comedies.
| Burr Mcintosh. and Marie Dressler
are working in Constance Talma dye s
| First National production. tentacfVely
called Breakfast at Sunrise" a story
| by Mime. Fred de Gressac from a
French farce by Andre Birabeau.
The orchestral program at Gran
dall's Metropolitan Theater this week
will include interpretative scores ar
ranged by Daniel Breeskin for the
pictures, an overture and a spirited
occasional. The overture will be
CHEESEMAN'S "Czardas," spirited
tone picture Of the Russian national
dance.
The club women Of America want
Col. Charles Lindbergh to appear in
feature depicting the home life OF the
country. Mrs. John D. Sherman,
president Of the General Federation
of Women's Clubs, explains that 1.-The
picture, produced and sponsored by
the women Of America. will constitute
film monument to both Col. Lind
bergh and his mother and will ever
serve as reminder Of the pioneers of
the air to those who may come after"
John Thomas. author Of DRY Mar.
tint" has joined the Paramount
scenario staff and is already at work
on story.
Film Daily, the Movie Bradstreet,"
says the trend today in the industry is
to replace high.priced players with
new ana less expensive ones, and 10
replace sophisticated youth with
youth that Is less so or not at all
sophisticated. 1t also points out the
difficulties encountered in making the
unknown payingly popular.
British incorporated Pictures has
purchased 35 acres of land and is
going to found London Hollywood u
To those acquainted with the facts
Hollywood" stands for more--oh. sc
much more!-than mere acres of land
Regardless Of New York rivalry it at
once suggests the best and the worst
in picture accomplishment.
Ronald Colman and Wilma Banky
are to be starred next by Samuel
Goldwyn in an adaptation of Baroness
Orczy's novel "Leatherface."
Universal has it's 2Lyear-old pro
tege, Poland Banks. writing the
scenario for a film production based
on Tennyson's famous poem, 1.-THE
Charge of the Light Brigade"
Following the recent report OF dis
agreement in the family of Tom Mix
the .Western star. comes the repor,