Evening star., 1928-02-05

small Pennsylvania town. 1t is said to
be highly dramatic in character.
/ The Warmers faith in the popular
acceptance OF the sound picture is evil
denced in the fact that they have three
more ready-"Glorious Betsy" starring
! Dolores Costello: "TCnderlon" with the
same star and The Lion and the
Mouse starring May McAvoy anc
Lionel Barrymore.
For the first time. a motion picture
star has signed contract which pro-
vides for the sharing of his services by
two different companies, Jack l..
Warner Of the Warner Studios has an
nounced completion of negotiations
with o-Goldwyn-Mayer whereby
! the two organizations will both carry
Conrad Nagcl on their lists OF contract
players
Ralph Lewis claims to be the first
actor ever To glorify the American cop
or the screen. Lewis played the star
role several years ago in the FBO
production In the Name Of the Law
which. he states. is the first picture
that featured policeman as the hero
of the story.
The airplane used in filming "A Hero
for a Night" starring Glenn Tryon.
which will be shown here in the near
future. caught fire in the air and was
completely destroyed while the cameras
were grinding on the last sequence OF
the picture. The scenes were incor-
porated in the story and are said to
have furnsheid thrilling climax.
Edward Lebegott. the metropolitan
choral master. is back at the Fox The
ater again drilling the choral ensemble
that has been a fixture of the stage
presentations there for the last FIVE
weeks Mr.. Lebegott trained the Fox
singers on their first appearances here
in the Victor Herbert operettas. but WAS
called to Canada TO finish contract
there with the Montreal Opera Co.
Emil Jannings in The Last Com
mand." his latest picture. is said to be a
consistent defer of traditions. The
general American idea is to have a
happy ending Jannings pictures in al
most every instance have tragic end
ing
William T. Big Bib Tilden. ex-na-
tional singles tennis champion. has
been secured by the De Mile Studio
TO appear in Gallagher" under the
direction Of Elmer Clifton, enacting the
role Of the assistant city editor in this
Richard Harding Davis newspaper story.
Word from Hollywood states that
Richard Dix's new Paramount picture
is to be Easy Come, Easy Go" from
the play by Owen Davis. Gregory La
Cava will direct Dix only recently
completed Sporting Goods"
Metro-G -Goldwyn- Mayer has acquired
the motion picture rights 10 the play
Her Cardboard Lover" produced by
Charles Frohrlan at the Empire The
ater. New York. last season. with
Jeanne Eagles in the starring role. The
play IS by Jacques Deval and the origi-
nal French title is Dams sa Candeur
Naive"
Belle Bennett will star in The
Devil Skipper" suggested by a Jack
London story and now in the course Of
production at the TiEany-Stahl West
Coast studios. 1t is hoped 70 make this
picture one Of the outstanding produc-
tions OF the companys output for the
wear.
The tentative title for Adolphe Men
jous Paramount picture to follow
Captain Ferreol," which he Is now
dong under the direction of Lotfar
Mendes. it has been announced. viii
be "A Question of Honor" Hobart
Henley Will direct.
John Boles, leading man In Pathe-
Bray's The Bride OF the Colorado"
sang his way into the silent drama.
Gloria Swanson discovered him in the
musical comedy. "Kitty's Kisses" and
selected him as her leading man.
We'll Dressed Ears" Is a novelty In
a new Pathe Review which reveals goh-
stick earrings for the golfer. foot ball
earrings for the gridiron enthusiast
and locket earrings for photos of the
boy friend" or miiady's political choices
Henry Fords much-ciscussed 1929
car is TO go into the movies. making
an auspicious screen debut. for no less
a director than Cecil B. De Mile in
the forthcoming screen drama OF mod
ern youth The Goddess Girl" The
Of transportation for a high school
youngster and his gang.
The Showdown has been selected
for the title Of George Bancrofts Para
mount picture. originally known as
''Eonky Ionk. story OF the struggle
for supremacy among a quartet OF
men in the Tsmpico oil fields and
widcatter's sacrifice for the woman he
loved.
Louis King brother Of the famous
Henry King. is one OF the six assist
ant directors whom r. B. O. has raised
10 full cirectorlai dignity during the
past year.
His first picture vas also the first one
starring l3-ycar-old BuU Barton, the
freckle-faced yoangSter who scored a
signal Success Eg q Western star. OF
the seven productions on BuzZ's 1929
schedule, King directed six, and II Is
the remarkable success Of this series
that won for him the direction Of
r. b. Os crack" Western unit