The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-24
BEN LYON MAY
GET CHANCE
TO STAR
By REGINA CREWE
1928, by King Features

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HOLLYWOOD. Sept. 24.-Ben
Lyon so pleased F. B. o. with his
work in 1.-THE Air Legion that
negotiations are under way for
Rem TO star in a series for Jo'
seph p. Kennedy's organization.
No papers have been signed as
vet. They couldn't well be, as
Ben is on location at Helse'
Idaho, making the Mormon Tim
which is called 1.-THE EXODUS.
Ben retains his long-distance tele-
nhone habit from the days when
no used to phone New York and
MariIyn Miller daily. He spent
a lot of toll money to call up from
Heise wherever that may bel to
report progress on his picture and
to announce the glad tidings that
he'll be back in Hollywood within
another 10 days.
Considering his stage experience
and the quality of his voice, 1t
wouldn't be a bit surprising il
Ben appeared in one OF f. B. O.'s
first sound films. Ben has become
such a familiar IigureT Of the
screen, that people almost forget
the hit he made in the stage show,
Mary, the Third" from which he
graduated to the movies.
"Helen Of London"-not of
T. ~ hA
Star film which will star Eve
Southern. Eve, perhaps best
known by her work in 1.-THE
Gaucho," has played many roles
in a highly creditable manner.
This one will be directed by
George Archambaud, who turned
out fine film for Tiffany in THE
Grain of Dust"
Colleen Moore is still having
difficulty in locating leading
man. The youth who seems to
have the best chance at present
is Charlie Delaney. Several tests
have been made of Charles. and
have apparent been viewed with
approval. But he has rivals, and
nobody knows who will eventually
get the role. Meantime, Gertrude
Aston, Edyth Chapman and
Katherine Mcclure have been
signed for the photoplay.
Evenlyn Brent. one of Holly.
woods most fascinating starss
will twinkle soon in Tahiti
Nights" The picture is scheduled
to go into production October ],
so it won't be long now before
Evelyn comes to the screen as a
South Seas charmer.
Carmel Myers has written
song called Everything That's
Nice To Me-" Moreover it will
be published. And again more
over. she will sing it herself in
''The Girl From Argentine"
Gotham production which will be
done in color. Watch for
Carmel's red hair.
Whatever Director Elmer Gle.
ton may accomplish in his mo-
ton picture career, he will prob
ably be most frequently remem-
DeFSO as the hKbdH WHO gave 1AdEd
Bow her first chance in the
movies. Clara. was just p fan
magazine beauty contest winner
when Director Clifton cast her
in the second leading role in his
sea picture, Down To The Sea
in Ships" OF course she was an
instantaneous success. 1t is in
teresting to remember that the
same fan publications ran an.
other beauty contest in which
Corliss Palmer emerged victorious.
Corliss consequently married the
publisher OF the magazines. Cliff
ton is at present directing 1.-THE
Devils Apple Tree" over at the
Tiffany-Stahl studios
John Barrymore and Director
Ernst Lubiton, together with the
rest of the king of the Noun.
tains" company. have returned
from two-mile high location in
the Canadian Rockies. There will
be at least two months more work
on the picture before it is ready
to be shown. 1t is to have sound.
Hobart Bosworth will appear in
the sequences to be made here
in HOLLYWOOD,