The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-10
GETS
A TRIP TO
GERMANY
By REGINA CREWE
Copyright. 1928, by King Textures
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HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 1O.-Georgei
Sidney will be the only actor to
accompany Director William Kraft
to Germany for the filming of
Universal's photoplay THE Five
Frankfurthers." A camerman and
an assistant director will be pro-
vided in the encourage. but the
remainder of the histrionic talent
will be provided by players in the
fatherland. The lucky boys who get
the trip are Jack Foley, assistant
to Director Kraft and AL Jones,
who will do the shooting. Arrange
ments have already been made for
the services of some vary capable
players who are to be loaned by
the great studios located in and
near Berlin. The story. as you
know, has nothing to do with
"weinies," but concerns itself with
tale more or less based on the
romantic careers of members of
the famous Rothchild family.
Director RaouI Walsh. is recu-
perattng from injuries received in
a motor accident which threatened
the loss of one of his eyes. Accord
ing to Walsh the mishap occurred
when a jackrabbit, startled by the
glare of his headlights, leaped
through the windshield Of the car
and cut the director with flying
glass. Believe it or not. you've
gotta give Raoul credit for origi-
nality.
The accident has caused shift
in plans regarding the production
of I'm Old Arizona" the new
title for "A Cabalero's Way"
Walsh was to direct this Fox
Movietone picture, and also agreed
to enact the role of a bandit
chieftain in the film. Now they
have put Director Irving Cum.
ming in charge of Walsh's mega
phone and Warner Baxter will
play the part Walsh was to have
had. inadvertently 1 announced
that Baxter was to play opposite
Anna @. Nilsson. In reality,
Annals hero will be Wallace Nc
Donald. My error.
Hollywood has done its share of
mourning thus far in October.
We had scarcely recovered from
the shock of Arnold Kent's
trGgic death when the cinema city
was again gloomed over by the
news of George Beban's passing.
Beban succumbed to injuries re-
ceived when he was tossed from
horse. He will be missed by
many friends, and the thousands
whom he entertained on both
stage and screen.
Nal st. Clair has been selected
to direct Richard Dix and Flor
ence Vidor in "Unconquered.
which is the title of the picture
in which Richard will be starred
following the completion of Red
skins" This Indian epic is being
made with both sound and color.
Although a black and white ver-
sion is also being taken, the pro-
hibitive cost of color limits the
director to making but one take"
of each sequence in color.
Picture producers are running
into difficulty regarding the
acquisition of stage PLAYS. Not
only do theatrical producers
seem to be demanding exorbitant
prices for screen rights, but a.
ditional complications arise rela-
tive to dialog rights. The six
plays purchased for First Ma
tiOnal by Al Rocket are cases
in point. The screen rights to
the action of these plays have
been secured. But negotiations
are still being carried on for the
action. Makers Of audible pic
lures deserve all the popularity
and profit accruing from their
productions. 1t isn't as easy as