Evening star., 1928-02-12
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BY G. e. NELSON.


a record for having successfully
written, directed. produced. dis
tributed and exhibited motion
pictures.
TIE German government re-
Gently attempted to promote
and manage film production, but
the effort has resulted in a loss
of six million marks. Naturally,
this opens up the age-old PROPOSE
tion of government ownership
but 1t might mean anything
THE motion picture exhibitors of
Ohio, after long legal battle,
have won a decision regarding
the Dempsey-Tunney fight pic
lures. It has been decided that
the picture may be censored in
order that it can be screened in
the photoplay houses of the
State. State Director of Educa-
ton. John L. Clifton, who is also
at the head of the Ohio Depart
ment of Censorship. was ordered
by the Ohio sSupreme Court to
view the films. This he did. and
then he passed them as suitable
for showing. Following this
move. they are being exhibited
in a number of picture houses
throughout the State. 1t was
first ruled by Director Clifton
that as the fight pictures wele
in the State as the result of a
violation of Federal law, he would
refuse to review them. In this
manner the censorship was held
up until the decision of the court.
MILTON, Mass, town of a.
T 900 inhabitants. has never
had a theater, movie or other
| wise. in its 233 years. An effort
was made to open photoplay
theater recently. but the board
of selectmen refused a license.
"I"HE Man Who Laughs" with
Paul Leni directing. has been
completed. and reports from the
West Coast say it is a big pic
ture." The stars are Mary Phil
bin, whose work is reported to be
the best of her screen career, and
the German, Conrad Veidt.
First National has completed
The Heart of a Follies Girl"
which is also said to rank among
the high-class productions of the
year. George Sidney and Jean
HerSholt and stars of Give and
Take" and Ralph Ince is direct
ing the last scenes of Crooks
Can't Win" Margaret Livingston
has the leading role in "A Wom-
ans Way" and Dorothy Sebastian
and John Harron are featured in
THE DEVILS Skipper" Sue Car
roll. one of the finds" of the past
season. has the big part in the
De Mile production, Walking
Back" while Belle Bennett is being
starred in "The Sporting Age"
First National will make sequel
to the A. Conan Doyle picture,
The Lost World"
DOLORES DEL RIO is to have
~ the leading role in a picture
called THE Bear Tanners Daugh-
ter" produced by United Artists.
The setting is the Carpathian
Mountains.
Titles are being written for the
Jack London story, Burning Day.
light" The picture, produced by
First National, is a starring
vehicle for Milton Sills.
Universal has employed another
wonder director" His name Is
Paul Fejos, and he halls from
Hungary.
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Is
being especially fixed" for British
exhibition. Notice was served that
the British object strenuously TO
the sort of English nobleman por-
trayed by Mack Swain, and this
character will probably be Ger
man when the picture is exhibited
in London. When the picture gets
| TO Paris, another character will he
substituted for "Robaire."
! The John Golden play, Pigs
has been turned into a photo.
| play by the Fox company. 1t Is
| now ready for exhibition.
Billie Rhodes, one-time actress
! In short comedies, will head new
/ production company, the Billie
Rhodes Productions.
! Frank Capra has been signed by
Columbia Pictures TO direct
Broadway Daddies."
! Paris Is in somewhat OF an up
| roar over the announcement that
motion pictures are to be ex-
hibited In the famous Cathedral
Of NOtre Dame. The elaborate
! French production, Joan OF Arc,
will have special audience OF
church and civil dignitarics.
| Mrs Rose c. Douras, mother Of
Marion Davies, screen star, was
buried recently at Beverley Hills.
Fox has leased the largest the
atcr in Atlanta. He also plans an
So, 900 900 thcater In Philadelphia,
with work 10 be started In the
Spring.
/ II would seem that this lis to be-
Mary Philbin year" The star
has been cast in roles which arc
! said 10 bring her 10 the top rung
Of the movie ladder. She has the
leading role In the ID. w. Grifilth
picture. Drums of Love" and also
plays the important role Of Dea,
the blind girl. In THE Man Who
Laughs" with Conrad Veidt.
Mary's first big picture was
Merry Round"
Harry Pollard announces that
he Will produce "ghow Boat" and
that work will start within a short
time At Universal City.
Norman Kerry, Marian Nixon,
Pauline Gtarke and Kenneth Har-
Ian will be the featured players
in the Arthur SOmers Roche story,