Evening star., 1928-04-01
FILMOGRAMS
Bits From the Studios and Theater.

day In filming her First National pic
| turc. The yellow Lily" an adaptation
of the play by Lajos Biro.
Harry Langdon. First Nationals COM
edy ace, has fallen for Alma Bennett
his new leading lady, in his new untitled
comedy. His fall was into a 5-foot
rocks and boxed reposed. It was done
for picture purposes, OF course
Louis Wolheim of what Price Glory
will be Tom Meighan's principal sup
port In THE Racket" Meighan has the
role OF police captain. and Wolheim will
be. the outstanding crook.
Funeral Wagon, said to be one of the
meanest bucking horses In the West,
has lust been signed" for a part In
motion pictures. Paramount arranged
for the use Of the horse for the next
Zane Grey picture, THE Vanishing
Pioneer" in which Jack Holt has the
star role. Sally Blame Is the leading
woman.
Two more Christie production people
have left on vacation jaunts In search
of comic ideas while the studios are to
be closed in preparation for the new
land, director. and Al Martin. title
writer. have left for Honolulu OH the
City of Honolulu. Directors Beaudine
and Cillstrom are already OH their way
to Europe Frank Conklin, scenario
head, is in Tahiti. and Mr.. and Mrs
Bobby Vernon leave this week for New
York. AL Christie is remaining In Hol-
lywood for the vacation season, prepar-
ing production plans for the new year.
Sally Blanc, Paramount featured
PLAYER, has been assigned the leading
feminine role In The Vanishing Pio-
neer,". a Zane Grey Western special
which will be Jack Hollis first picture
under his new contract with Paramount.
Colleen Moore's production. following
Lilac Time" will be Heart to Heart" ="
according to announcement of John
Mccormick Heart to Heart" replaces
che tentative title. Here Is, My Heart. ;"
and was adapted by Benjamin Glazer
from the original story by Edmund
Goulding. who will direct the picture.
Because of Its unique character II has
been placed ahead OF other pictures.
In a Music Shoppe" is the title of
the special Movietone short feature
subject directed BY James A. Fitz-
Patrick at the Fox Studios in New
York. It was written by Fitzpatrick
and is based upon the life and music
of Stephen Foster. whose compositions
were. played and sung before the
Movietone camera,
Herman j. Mankiewiez. former
New York dramatic editor. and Benja-
min Glazer, former lawyer and
author. have renewed their contracts
with Paramount. Mankiewicz, a title
writer, has just been assigned to the
new Adolphe Menjou picture, "A Night
of Mystery" Glazer is writer-super-
visor.
Chet Thomas. a former base ball
catcher with the Boston Red Sox, has
Joined Mike Donlin, former Giants
star outfelder, and other base ball
notatles. for the new Richard Dix pic
-ture, Knocking En- Over" Beans
Reardon will play the role OF umpire.
Ernest Howard Culbertson. John
Kirkland and Harlan Thompson. all
former newspaper men with play-writ-
ing experience have been signed 70
write stories for Paramount pictures.
TITLES Punctured Romance" the big
new Paramount Christie comedy under
the old name, was selected for the Pho
tonlay Guide Of Popular Entertainment
Films for listing In the March issue OF
the National Board Of Review Magazine.
Greta Nissen. Norwegian star. may
pack her trunks soon and journey
for an indefinite stay. The Viking
beauty is said 70 be entertaining offers
from British film companies. and after
completing her assignment in "Hells
Angels" she may accept one and desert
Hollywood for few months. Miss MIS-
sen came to this country from Norway
four years ago.
Harold Lloyd is now cutting and ed
iting his new picture, SPEEDY" Nearly
half million feet Of film-f1egative and
positiye--was used In the picture.
Lloyd pointed out that 1t was q picture
involving peculiar difficulties In Shoot
Ing" He used $4,000 feet of negative
Aim alone, from which only about 5000
feet win be exhibited.
Esther Ralston will have two leading
men in her newest picture. as yet un-
titled, but which Paramount is TO film
from q story by Arthur Stringer Rich
ard Arfen will play the principal Lead.
Gregory La Cava will direct.
Word from Paramount's Hollywood
studio says Anne Nichols has chosen
tentative name for the sequel 10 her
play which she plans 10 open at the
Republic Theater late In April