Evening star., 1928-05-20
FILMOGRAMS


ing" pictures. and It is expected that
the Victor Talking Machine Co. will
help out with the music.
win H. Hays says. American pro-
ciucers want that place in the worlds
product warrants"
Irving Berlin is to help out with the
music for AL Jolson's next Warner Bros.
picture The Singing Fool" He viii
write for Jolson a special song to be
introduced in the picture.
Warner Bros. announce that they
have purchased the screen rights to
THE Desert Song" and will make with
it as their theme their first musi-
cal comedy for the films. The Desert
Song" is the combined work Of Otto
| Harbach. Laurence Schwab. Oscar Ham
merstein. I'd. Sigmund Romberg and
Frank Mendel.
II. NJ Warner of Warner Bros. has
announced that. after going into the
matter thoroughly with former AM
| basSador James w. Gerard, he has de-
cided that Dawn" the Edith Cavell
picture, will be barred from all theaters
! owned or controlled by his Arm.
Incidentally Joseph N. Weber. its pres
ident, has announced that the Ameri-
can Federation of Musicians are plan
ming a $S000,000 war chest" to be
used in the event Of strikes or lockouts
| and that long contracts are to be
sought with theater managers and
| owners.
There is a rumor afioat that Uni
verSal Pictures Corporation Is to COM
| bine with the Keith Albee -Orpheum In
| terests for the production OF sound"
| pictures.
Rod La ROGUE is to Jump from Ce-
| Gil B. De Mile management to Samuel
| Goldwyn and United Artists produc-
tions, according to report.
Dawn" the Edith Cavell picture
that Is being banned right and left as
| q peace disturber, will have its Ameri-
| can premiere at the Times Square
Theater, New York, May 30.
John Cromwell, who went to the Pa
cific Coast in The Racket" the play,
is to be featured in talking" movie
for Paramount. The report states that
he has been signed by B. p. Schulberg
for several important parts"
Barbara Kent has been loaned" by
Universal to British Canadian Picture,
Ltd, for the leading part in 'Retrihu-
tion," with Neal Hart as male lead and
director. Most Of the film will be
made on the Prince of Wales ranch
In Alberta, but scenes will be made
also in Calgary and Banff.
"Our Daily Bread" which r. w. Muir
nau Is to make next for Fox. Is de-
scribed as a combination OF THE Mud
Turtle" and an idea Of Murnau's own.
Mary Duncan is expected to play the
leading role.
willow Walk" by Sinclair Lewis. is
soon to go into production at the Me-
ro-Goldwyn-M Mayer studies. Bradley
King made the script for 1t.
Fox has Joined with vitaphone In
testing the right Of the State Board OF
Censors in Pennsylvania to censor
talking" pictures.
Cecil B. De Mile, at the premier of
Drums of Love" which also was
testimonial for David Wark Griffith,
declared Grifiith to be the greatest
founder of the greatest art" This on
the Pacific Coast.
After a four-year cruise In the Navy.
Carroll r. Winchester decided he
wanted once again to be on the pay
roll of theater. Landing in Washing
ton he asked for q job ct the Fox.
The only Job open was that OF door
man, and winchester took 1t. Now he
is assistant manager, making that ad~
vance in less than six months.
Lydia Yeamans Titus. who plays the
mother" role In while the City
Sleeps" with Lon Chaney. q Metro
Goldwyn Mayer picture. was famous on
the stage. and was decorated by King
Edward VII in London for her singing
of sally in Our Alley" when she
popularized that famous song.
"Tide OF Empire" the adaptation Of
Peter B. Kynes new novel OF the
Northwest, has gone into production at
the Metro -0oldwyn-Mayer studios un-
der the direction Of Allan Dwan. Renee
Adoree has the feminine lead and
George Duryea, young English stage
actor. plays opposite. The cast in
cludes George Fawcett. William Collier,
jr.: Harry Gribbon and Paul Hurst.
Among Dwan's directorial efforts are
Robin Hood" "Zaza," and Man
handled"
A clash of production schedules will
prevent Richard Arlen from taking a
lead role opposite Clara Bow in THE
Fleets In James Hall will probably
get the assignment The Fleets In"
will follow Ladies of the Mob" In
which Arlen and Miss Bow hold the
leads,
Richard Barthelmess must work
hard TO catch up upon his return from
Honolulu with his bride.
He is scheduled TO start work soon
on "Out OF the Ruins" from the short
story by Sir Philip Gibbs. Following
this he viii do "Mutiny." an original
screen story by Scott Darling, and
lastly q screen version OF Diversion"
the stage play.
Anita Stewart CASTOR Glass and
Huntly Gordon are featured players in
Columbiag Name the Woman" which
was adapted from the story Bridge"
A courtroom sequence serves as the
background 10 the climax OF the story.
Flfty-four stories including many big
stage hits and important novels, with
several outstanding short stories and
original screen stories. have been ac.
uulred by First National Pictures. Inc,
for It production program for l028-e.
Fourteen of these Will be specials, and
forty feature pictures.
Olga Baclanova, Moscow Art Thea
ter importation, has signed Paramount
contract. She was brought 10 this
country by Morris Gest, and worked
With Pola Negri In Three Sinners" and
with Emil Jannings in Street of Sin"
She appeared also as the duchess in
'The Man Who Laughs"
Three European successes will be re-
leased by First National in iD2a-D:
''Dancing Vienna" with Lya Mara and
Ben Lyon; '"Thc Strange Case OF Cap
tain Hamper" and The Ware Case"