Evening star., 1928-05-06
SCREEN
FROM THE
BY c. Z. NELSON.

of the great industries in manu-
featuring screen amusement.
The reason so many war pic
lures are being screened today is
because the war pictures have
drawn the patrons. If the movie
fan diSliked battle and camp
scenes, there would be no war pic
| lures.
A ND, speaking of war pictures.
"A among those brought out
recently are Convoy" produced
in this country; "Emden," from
the German studios; when Fleet
Meets Fleet" and "The Official
War Film" also with German
origin; "Verdun." French prod
uct, and the following from Eng
land; "Armageddon," "YpreS."
Mons" The Somme." Zee
brugge" and THE Battles of
Coronel and FalklandS." In Eng
land the army council and the
admiralty assisted in the making
of all the war pictures.
THE First National Studio is re-
l. ported to be the busiest of
the Hollywood picture manufac-
turing plants at the present time.
Two new Warner Brothers pro-
ductionS are mo Questions Asked"
and state Street Sadie" In the
first picture Andre Beranger has
the leading role, while Conrad
Nagel takes first place in State
Street Sadie"
Richard Dix is said to have a
good story in Warming Up" and
the director is Fred NeWmeyer.
It is comedy, of course. Noah
Beery has the leading part in
"HellShip Bronson" a picture
which is being prepared only for
big-time houses" Mrs. Wallace
Reid is the producer. Clara Bow
has started work in Ladies of the
Mob" which William Wellman is
directing.
Anita Stewart. once a favorite
with motion picture fans. has
come out of hiding and will have
a part in Earl Kenton'S cast of
Way of the Strong"
Little Betty Bronson has been
selected to play the part of the
girl reporter in the screen version
OF the successful novel. THE
Bellamy Trial" The reporting
boy friend of the story will be
represented by Eddie Nugent.
George AIDES story, Making the
Grade" viii have Lois Moran in
the leading role. and Edmund
Lowe will play opposite. The
comedy will be produced at the |
Fox studio in Hollywood.
DURING the Paramount con-
II vention in Washington dur
ing the past week one of the most |
notes concerned a pic |
ture which has gone through all |
sorts OF trials and tribulationS. It I!
was announced that THE We'd |
ding March," which was COM
pleted many, many months ago
By Director Erich Won Stroheim. /
was about ready for a public |
and that it would be one
OF the specials" to be released
by Paramount during the next
few months.
The Wedding March probably
has the most peculiar history of |
any picture in the film industry.
AS originally planned. it was to
be Won Stroheim's masterpiece.
He spent all sorts of time on 1t.
not to say a thing of the hun
dreds Of thousands of dollars.
Then. when the shooting" was
completed, it was found that the
film was about 10 times too long
for public consumption. Won
Stroheim was allowed to fade |
out" Of the entire scheme of |
things; other film experts were
to do the cutting. Vari- |
Gus ideas were taken up for a |
short time and then dropped. One |
OF them concerned the plan of |
making two complete pictures |
from the oversupply Of exposed |
negative. Finally. THE Wedding
March" is about ready for the |
exhibitor and the public, and it |
VIII be interesting to see Just what /
sort Of picture it has turned |
out TO be. II will be safe bet !
that Director Won Stroheim will |
not recognize the work which |
caused him many sleepless nights |
and busy days.