Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-14
FOX FILM DIRECTORS ARRIVE
IN DOUGLAS TO GET LOCATION
FOR PICTURE WITH new STAR

Coming for the purpose of searching
out location for the first film to be
produced with their newest star, Rex
King, an Oklahoma boy who is said
to give much promise in the roles
usually connected with such names as
Tom Mix and hat class of players r.
Lee Hough and Ed O'Fearing, both
directors On the staff of the William
Fox Picture corporation, arrived in
Douglas yesterday The search of the
field here will be under the direction
Of Hough as this is his assignment,
O'Fearing being with him on this trip
IS a consIltant
1--WE expect 10 pass a week or 10
days going over the field carefully,
said Hough, "and we feel sure we are
going to find an ideal location for the
new picture featuring our latest star,
Rex King. The film to be taken will
be presented under the title Wild
West Romance and there will also be
some Cher new faces. among hem
quite likely the leading lady. The COM
pany will include between Is and 35
and it will require some time to COM
plete what we have in mind
MAY / not say, in this connection,
that the Fox Picture corporation has
not forgot en- the cordial reception and
friendly interest the people of Douglas
accorded it's people some four years ago
when John Ford came down here to
film the scenes for the Iron Horse"
We found the locations around here
SO satisfactory and the people SO court
eous and helpful that we wanted 10
resurn and it is our inclination to
come here often if, as we now expect
satisfactory locations can be found for
work in hand"
Hough and O'Fearing both worked
here as assistants to Ford when he
was filming the Iron Horse" -Four
Sons" the last picture to. be made by
Ford has just been released to the
Carthay theatre in Hollywood to fol-
low Sunrise" the picture now play
ing that house. -Four Sons" is said by
Hough to be one of the outstanding
features that the Fox corporation has
made. Most of the scenes were made
in the studio but among the scenes
are some that required a trip to Ba-
varia by Director Ford and people
needed for the scenes made there. 1t
is the forecast of Hough that it will be
available to Douglas picture patrons
about so to 90 days from now.
The coming of the Fox directors was
announced in telegram to DR.. j. j..
P. Armstrong and local business peo-
pie Immediately arranged to see to it
that they were accorded every possible
attention. They were invited by the
chamber of commerce to make their
desires known as to anything that it
could do and what, if any, assistance
could be rendered. AS result Of the
conference yesterday, it was arranged
that SecretaryX1 George B. Doubleday will
accompany them, today, on journey
to Rhyolite park and other possible
locations so that they may make
personal survey and select what they
believe to be suited to their new pic
ture
There is no doubt about finding q
good location here" said Hough
''There are numerous good locations
about that have never been used and
there is another favorable factor here
your atmosphere. We propose to take
all the time necessary to carefully can
vas the country for just what we need
for this picture. AS we do that, we
shall keep check on what we noe as
we travel along with a view to using