The Washington times., 1928-12-04
INA CLAIRE IS
SIGN E D u P
BY PATHE
~ REGINA CREWE
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HOLLYWOOD, Dec. Sit wont
IL long now before Ina Claire
waves . bye.Bye to Broadway ana
boards the train for hollywood.
The New York stage actress, star
of many successes. has signed
with Pathe to appear in talking
pictures bearing the rooster trade
mark. Some time ago she worked
in ! screen version Of The Gold
Diggers,'' hut the picture war
never released. It was reported
1T the time that the negative was
destroyed by fire
No vehicle has been definitely
selected for Miss Claire's first.
audible photograph. althoush one
story II the studio favorite over
two others under considerations.
wouldn't it be odd II, now that
ina comes to Hollywood, Metro
succeeded in borrowing her to-
play the role which she created
81, the stage In THE Last Of Mrs.
Cheyney. Z At present It Is sci1ed-
uled for Norma Shearers although
4 change In plans will cause her
fo star In "The Trial of Mary
Dupanv first. Eonstance Talmadge
was once the choice for the Ina
Claire part.
Negotiations are under way to
SECURE the services of Jetta GOu.
siaI ID play the Menace" role In
i on Chaney's next picture. Ut
q to he directed by Tod Brown
ing, who Is also credited with all-
tl1orship Of the ina ginative story.
The yarn Ii based upon the lie
OF 4 man .wllo lives herTnlt.Iike
existence In the jungles. and cap
lures wild animals tor ZOOS ana
circuses. 1T Is full Of surprises,
and promises to be one Of Ions
most thrilling films. The Jetta
GoudaI part Is q big one, but, Of
course, there ii the other girl.
Maybe this time Lon viii win
her. He says that one of these
days he's going to surprise all
the fans BY marrying the heroine.
4 : - ) = s
And, BY the way, do You know
that one Of Chaney's interests
outside pictures Is ownership Of
1. plant which manufactures heat.
ers? And that Il IL managed iII
part by Ions 21-year-old SOM
Mrs. Chaney is Of Italian parent
age. Although she met and mar.
ried Lon while both were nem-
bers OF d stage stock company,
she isn't especially interested in
movies. The family friends are
mostly recruited from outside the
profession. "
The very latest Hollywood
movie vogue IL to have = talking
picture record OF your marriage.
The first to do 30 were Sam
Katzman, Norman Taurog's 3 as
sistant director, over on the Fox
lot. and Hortense Petra, who plays
in film comedies. The couple
were married in the studio and
"nnovietonep made of the celebra-
ton. al 7-foot 6.inch actor played
the role of hest man. The only
thing that threatens the pOpu-
larfty OF '.movietOnes' marriages
In the film colony Is the problem
Of where to store the re-takes.
Az soon Az Sally O'Neill COM
pletes her vaudeville tour of the
west coast, Tiffany-Stafl wishes
she would hurry over to the studio
to star in circus story as vet
1t has been arranged to
use all the props and
all--of a tent show now winter.
ing near here, and the story gives
Sally plenty OF action. There's
rumor that Sally's little" sister,
Mollie O'Day, is planning the.
atricaI tour of i1er own account,
and will be on the road soon.
With Metro making "Hallelu-
jah" with negro cast, and Fox
producing Heart of Dixie" with
colored players, It remains fer
Pathe to put out a film version Of
'Porgy," presented by the New
York Theater Guild last season.
t.Porgy" is a play of negro life in
the South, and Pathe is said to be
planning to make it into an all
talking photoplay. II arrange
ments are made. r. III. Griffith
viii probably direct.