The Washington times., 1928-10-13
GOES
TO AFRICA
FOR FILM
BY REGINA CREWE
Copyright. 1928. by King Features
Syndicate, Incl

SynulcaIe, Incl
HoLLY WOOD, Oct. Ia
Director woody" Van Dyke is
already planning for his hegira
from the Metro Studios to the
depths of darkest Africa, whittier
he will soon go to make one of
the most unique photopiays ever
produced. "A screen version of
Trader Horn" with sound and
dialog. Not only will you be
able to see the very heart of the
dark continent, but you VIII be
able to hear that heart beat.
Everything from the roar Of
lions to the sound OF chiggers
boring into the flesh of the
actors will be- caught by Movie
tone.
And the chigger part is no joke.
For the leading lady in the pic
ture, probably Dorothy Dee or
Blanche Leclaire, must do much
of her stuff bare-footed. No
leading man has been selected,
DuL 11ACCLOT " oil D3hR ID llIIn
on one thing. He must have
"gutes." Intestinal stamina" is
going to count more than acting
gorilla infested jungles. About
forty people will make the trip,
but of these only three will be
actors. Perhaps the most i'm
portant will be the physician.
Just as a breather. Van Dyke will
probably direct Ramon Noyarro in
The Pagan" before he sails for
Africa. This picture will be made
in Hawaii and can be completed
in less time than it viii take
the Trader Horn" company to
reach its far-off location.
Shifts in the cast of the Para
mount picture, THE Wolf of Wall
Street" place Nancy Carroll in
the picture as leading lady, and
give Lane Chandler the juvenile
role. Fay Wray and Gary Cooper
were at first supposed to enact
these roles. But other arrange
ments have been made for them.
Nicholas Soussanin, who Is en-
gagged to become the husband of
Olga Baclanoya in the not too
far distant future, has been given
the biggest role of his film career
in Tong War" In the past
Soussanin has made any role as
one. With this opportunity, ex-
did so well in THE Fleets In" is
n ~
When Ramon Novarro leaves
for Europe sometime in February,
one of the countries he will visit
is Sunny Spain. 1t is nosed about
that Ramon has been selected
for the leading role in the film
version of The Bridge of San
Luis Rey," and that he will make
some shots for the production in
the Land of the Dons.
The latest in the sound picture
situation is the invention of rub
Der jewelry for audience pictures.
Roy Pomeroy, head of Paramount's
sound department, evolved the
idea for the rubber rubies and
other guttapercia gems, when 1t
was discovered that the swish of
beaded gown, the tinkle of
bracelets and similar sounds were
all picked up by the recording
device and became miniature sub
way roars by the time they
passed the amplifiers.
A new laugh going the rounds
of'e~Hollywood is caused by the
story of a prominent opera star
appearing locally who does not
seem averse to entering motion
pictures, either sound or silent.
She is very charming beautiful
and has a lovely voice, but it
seems that her knowledge of pic
lures has been gained mostly by
hearsay. Anyhow. a prominent
producer was in the first row at
the premiere performance. and in
a scene calling for a fall, the
song bird took three or four falls
in a place of the customary one.
in a desire to prove to the film
magnate that she knew all about
picture technique.