The Washington times., 1928-05-09
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Copyright, 1898, King Features

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LOS ANGELES, May with
''The Four Devils" completed,
Murnau, Fox's German genius OF
the megaphone, is already plan.
ming his next movie epic" 1T is
said that it will be ''Our Daily
Bread" In any event this title
explains the story. Tt deals with
a waitress who has been serving
stacks Of Wheats" off the arm
for years, but who has never seen
the glories of a field laden with
the golden grain. This. then.
looks like Murnau's next. But
how may we account for the fact
that at this very moment Murnau
has cameramen in Alaska shoot
ing stuff that he is to use in a
photoplay? And how may we
account for the news that he will
shortly spend months vacation
in that land of glaciers and gold?
Perhaps he is figuring far ahead.
and has planned the picture he
will make after sour Daily
Bread" or maybe the bread Will
await the direction Of roles in
the Alaskan SHOWS.
Here's d secret we're not sup.
posed to know. Out at Para
mount the stars are having life
masks made. Experts mold some
very thin substance over their
features. and the result, properly
colored, is that the property de-
partment is in possession or the
faces of all stars. / understand
that these are to be used by the
doubles Of the players so that
the stars themselves may be
further relieved of the tedium OF
acting in long and medium dis
lance shots. The first of the
masks was nodded over Esther
Ralston,s face. and the result
proved so successful that the idea
was enlarged to include al. the
Paramount luminaries.
Gwen Lee. the Blonde scene.
stealer frona Metro. has the repu-
tation of appearing In more photo
plays than any player in Holly
wood. And the further repute OF
stealing many u sequence from
right under the nose Of the star.
Now Gwen has been loaned to
Tiffany for a. role in George
aJessel's super-super "The Schle'
niehI." / wish they'd change the
title to ''The Sap 1t would be
easier to spell
One of the most pathetic of re-
cent Hollywood happenings is the
mental breakdown. OF that fine
actor. Norman Trevor. Norman
recently surprised hts friends by
insisting that he had money to
burn and proceeding to burn 1T.
His pal, H. B. Warner, came to
his assistance, and had Trevor
declared insane. He would have
been sent to some English insti-
tuition, but for the fact that
Warner, Herbert Brenon, Monta-
que Love and several other Brit
ish motion picture people had
themselves appointed committee
to care for MIN. Now Trevor Is
having the best possible attention,
and the physicians say there Is a
chance for his recovery. Trevor
was scheduled for one Of the inn
portant roles in Corinne Griffith's
photoplay, "The Divine Lady"
II. B. Warner took his place.
When Jack Holt makes that
one of his pictures which Is to
be beautified with technicolored
sequences, you will have an OPP
portunity to see Nancy Carroll
if not exactly "in the flesh"-at
least in natural colors. Nancy.
you recall, made a big hit in
"Abie's Irish Rose" and the part
opposite Holt is one of the re-
wards she will reap. The film
will be directed by +. Richard
Jones. IT will be called THE
Water Hole" and the background
will be the open spaces of Ari-
IONA.
Marion Davies begins work on
"Her Cardboard Lover" today,
with Nils Asther as her leading
man. The picture is an adoption
of the stage play in which Jeanne
Eagles scored so heavily. 1t Is
an ideal role for Marion, whose
previous release, 1.-The Patsy"
is one of the funniest comedies OF
the season. And il you're inter-
ested in movie stars you mustn't
miss the film Marion has just
completed. 1t is called Break
ing Into the Movies" and every
celluloid celebrity in Hollywood
is introduced. Robert II. Leonard.
who used to he Mae Murray's hus-
trude Olmsted. will direct Marion's