The Washington times., 1928-06-25
(copyrIght. 1928. king Features

HOLLYWOOD, June 2s.-one
OF those little birds that tell every
one in Hollywood what everyone
else is doing, whispered to Imo-
gene wilson, mean Mary Nolan
that there was a nice part
awaiting her over at the Metro
Studios. Sure enough, the little
bird turned out to be Lon Clancy,
and Mary has been borrowed from
Universal to enact the leading
feminine role in his new pictures
West OF Zanzibar.
Mary has shown sufficient per-
seyerence in her campaign to
get somewhere in the movies to
merit a good break. Despite the
fact that she has played several
roles, none Of them has given her
better than half q chance to
prove her ability in films. Perhaps
now we shall see her at her best.
Natalie, Kingston fooled all her
ce-tkrowing friends by skipping
across the border into Mexico via
airpIane and saying "good-by for
ever" to her single b1essedness.
The man in the case is George
Anderson, one OF Los Angeles
rising young realtors. When
Natalie completes her present Uni
versaI photodrama. there will be
a brief honeymoon in Honolulu,
Hawaii is also the reported goal
of Ken Harlan and Marie Provost,
whose new honeymoon renews
their welded bliss after the fail.
ure of "companionate divorce,
to convince either that life with
out the other would be worth
living.
Quite a number of directors
were actors before they donned
puttees and megaphones, and a
lesser number have since aban.
doned the seats OF the mighty"
to again strut before the cameras.
The latest of these is Frank
Reicher, director of a score of
Paramount pictures a decade ago.
He has been signed to play the
husband of the character which
Alma Ruhens is scheduled to por'
tray in the John Gilbert vehicle,
Mask of the Devil. Alma Is
cast as one of the several frail
ladies' who become enanoured or
Jack before his regeneration and
the happy ending.
Universal has apparently had
it's department Of psychology do
ing research work in an endeavor
to discover the real reason why
girls walk home" Whether or
not they've found the answer Is
difficult to say, but in any event
a picture of that name will be
made by Director Wesley Ruggles
with Dorothy CULVER as the chief
rlrotagonist. or walker-home.
Dorothy, you may recall, is the
feminine lead in "The Collegian"
series of short subjects which has
met with such universal success
for Universal. The pictures are
the particular pets of Carl Laem.
nile jr,. who is entitled to the
credit for the idea and its execu-
ton.
1t was almost a foregone con-
cJusion that when Universal signed
DIR. Paul Fejos it would be to di-
rect a picture in which his
knowledge Of, and penchant for,
futuristic camera stuff could he
turned to best advantage. Now
comes word that it Is planned to
have him do a sound picture de-
pjcting a romantic yarn of n hun.
dred years hence. The title is
The World Tomorrow" The pres
ent estimate indicates that it will
cost at least a half million dol
IarS urohably more before thew
complete shooting. DR.. Fejos is
an amazingly interesting chap,
who among other claims to fame
must be remembered as the di.
rector of Lonesome" the pic.
ture with only two in it's cast.
Production on Dolores del Rios
photodrama, Revenge" has been
held up because of the illness Of
the star. While not serious. her
indisposition is nevertheless suffi-
GENTLY annoying to keep her from
the set. The doctors agree, how
ever. that she may resume work
next week
Should imagine these stars
would have to be awfully careful
of what ailments they contract.
At least for purposes of nublica p
ton. Fancy, for instance. Greta
Carlo with the humps, Pola
Negri with housemaid's knee, Jack
Gilbert with a touch OF the rheu.
matiz, Gilbert Roland with lunn-
bago. or maybe hay fever, or La
Marouise with a stiff neck,