Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22
FILMOGRAMS
Bits From the Studios and Theaters.

"Piccadiily," a British international
production.
Despite denials of leading film on.
Gals that Mayor Walker OF New York
was wrong in his intimation that the
movie industry was disposed to get into
politics. Film Daily, the trade paper, In
sists that talkative individuals high up
are really to blame.
Twenty or IS stars will appear in a
film to be made under the auspices OF
ard Sciences to aid its motion picture
relief fund. An important committee is
in charge Of the project.
Denying a report that no less than
,, so British theaters have contracted foi
Movietone, Today's Cinema, an Fry
fish magazine, after making SURVEY OF
hibitors are in no hurry TO buy Ameri-
can sound picture apparatus.
Mary Brian has been assigned TO the
feminine lead with Charles Rogers in
the young stars next Paramount pic
ture. tentatively titled Just Twenty
one" Both recently completed work
on Varsity" sequences Of which were
filmed at Princeton University. Frank
Tuttle will direct.
The two smallest actors in the world
are featured in Hop on" q new Edu-
cational- Bowers comedy. They are two
trained fieas. created by Charley Bowers
by means of his magic screen processes
Bowers, who also Is star of this comedy
makes these two figures do virtually
everything except talk in the picture.
"Shiraz." a British Institutional Films
all-Indian picture, concerns the Tai
Mahal and the life story of the beauti-
full Mumtaz, for whose tomb 1t was built
Rama Rau, the Hindu actress, is the
lead, and she is supported by an all
Indian cast Herr Franz Osten, the
German director, was behind the mega
phone.
The Million Dollar Theater In Los
Angeles was used for back-Stage scenes
in Bebe Daniels Paramount picture.
Take Me Home" work on which has
been resumed after a recess caused by
Miss Daniels illness. Marshall Neilan is
directing.
Scenes in the frst part OF wild
Wool-Night Clouds" the new Robert
c. Bruce outdoor sketches to be released
by Educational, were photographed in
and around Jasper National Park, AL
befta, Canada. Mountain sheep in their
native haunts are pictured with, the ia
nous Canadian park as the Background.
The Mysterious Lady" has been Sc
lected by Metro oldwyn- Mayer as the
title Of 0reta CARLOS new picture,
formerly known as War In the Dark. :
q story OF viennese adventure.
whiskers brought 20 times their
weight In gold In Hollywood when every
available fuf-bearing chin was rounded
up for scenes In Ernst Lubitsch's "The
Patriot" starring Emil Jannings. IF
the circus had been I'm town we'd
grabbed the bearded lady" said one
weary casting ONCE attache.
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer's first all.talk-
ing picture VIII be The Trial of Mary
Digan," the purchase Of the screen
rights to which, including Movietone
and vitaphone rights, has just been an
nounced.
FORGOTTEN Faces Is based on a story
by Richard Washburn Child. With
Brook as the convict father. whose great
love for his daughter motivates the plot.
the entire cast Is peopled with box
once names" Mary Brian Is the daugh-
ter Others in the cast are Fred Kohler.
Jack Luden. Harry Mercy. Hedda Hop
per, J. Barney Sheery ana Crawford
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