The Washington times., 1928-09-26
COLLEEN PICKS
JAMES FORD
AS AIDE
By REGINA CREWE

leen Moore has finally chosen
leading man to her liking. He
is James Ford. Remember told
you the other day that he was
an extra not very long ago. and
then Corfnne Griffith liked his
work so well that he got his big
chance in THE Divine Lady"
He made good, and Corinne
signed him to fiye.year-contract.
He worked In ''Outcast," and then
with Alice White in "Ritzie
Rosie" and now he has yaulted
to the high estate Of leading man
for one Of the biggest money.
makers among the HOLLYWOOD
stars.
Colleen's picture, as you know,
is titled synthetic SIM" q screen
adaptation of the stage comedy.
william Setter, who moved over
from Universal to become First
Nationals directorial ace. will di.
rect Colleen and her husband.
John Mccormick, have given
numerous young players their
starts to fame. Loretta Young.
Donald Reed and Jack Stone are
among the players who thank
the couple for their chance. And
MerYyn Leroy appreciates the
fact that Mccormick gave him
his first opportunity to direct.
Buster" Keaton will bring his
unsmiling countenance next to
the screen In q story called
Spite Marriage The, picture
win go into prOductionn in the
very near future. As soon, in
fact, as q. cast can be assembled
70 support the dead pam comic
in his latest laugh-provoker.
9 Buster" has only recently re-
turned from q vacation rest, and
IL now ''rarin' to go" on his new
production.
Joan Crawford win follow her
success IN .paDcing Daughters"
with another picture The story
Of which etnanates from the same
author. I6bephine Lovett. This Is
now known a. the Brass Band"
and It win be directed. by. Jack
Conway before Jack takes the
niegaphone to do Bai Haines new
one. The Cob" Whether The
Brass BAND is tale oG b must.
cal aggregation,or a pl1oney wed
ding ring, remains to be seen.
over on the Columbia lot they
have signed Don AIvarado, recent
hero of Lya De Putti's picture
THE Scarlet Lady TO play OPP
posite Margaret Livingston in
Apache" yarn Of the Partisan
underworld. Columbia will also
make another Arsene Lupin story
which ii to be called THE Lone
VOLTS Daughter, = OF course. Bert
LyteN. the LONE Wolf" himself.
win play the lead, and IL they can
secure her, Gertrude Olmstead will
be the girl. Al Rpgeli has been
signed to direct q picture. and
quite probably this win be It.
'Innocents in Paris II the rent
alive title at the first picture TO
be made for Paramount by the
French music han artist Maurice
Chevalier. Harry D.Arfast, who
had such success directing Adolphe
Menjou. is scheduled to handle
the megaphone on this one.
Paup!ukas, one Of the extern
siva Barrymore" family-tnis
time the Hungarian Barry
more = as he is called
went hammer and gtongs after a
YAH
Street." in which George Ban
croft and Baclanova win play
the leading roles. It is to be a
talkie, and everyone at Para
mount was afraid that Lukas'
lack Of English would make it
impossible for him to play the
part. Paul. however. took home a
script, sat. up all night with n
tutor. and in the morning APP
peared before Ben Schulberg and
rec;ted the lines word for word.
p. She got the job.
L-ouella o. Parsons. motion pic
turs editor of Universal Service,
gave Hollywood one of its greatest
thrills the other evening by win
ming a "Momart" dance contest and
an immense silver cup which will
be suitably engraved by Eddie
Brandstatter. The noted writer's
partner in tripping the light fan.
tastic was none other than George
Bancroft, who used to be a
'hoofer" before he became a
"heavy." The cup was presented
by Belle Bennett. who told Lou
ella that il she ever tires of writ.
ing movie news she can win fame
as a Hollywood dance instructor.