The Washington times., 1928-07-20

downright. 1928, Nv King Features
syndicate. Inc.
HOLLYWOOD, July is. Bigger
and better premiers seem to be
the rule In Hollywood. Each out
does all its predecessors. Most
splendid of ali to date was that oL
Lilac Time, AZ which the great
est crowd Of Al celebrities ever
assembled under one roof almost
lifted the rafters with saivos OF
well.wOn applause for Colleen
Moore. its star.
Although Colleen has long been
one of the biggest box-office dyaW vs.
iii pictures, oddly enough this -
her first swanxy opening. Con-
rad NageI was master Of cere-
monies, and To make II perfect
the Honorable James u. Walker
appeared as guest Of honor. And
appeared promptly, too. The only
thing to mar marvellous eve
ming was the too lengthy prOlog
For what with .'squea Sies and 2
little Of this and little Of that,
ii was after q when the first se-
quence reached the screen.
f. at
As picture IT Is an utter tri+
,lnlpl for Colleen. 1t gives her
ample opportunity to indulge her
genius for comedy. But y Is also
packed fun az dramatic pathOs.
ii proves that CoIIeeT,s histrionic
range far exceeds any Of the We
lsicIes that have as vet been &C.
corded her. And that includes
e. - ,fss..1 49, fege.s trssslIan 4, Il finer
than the film
As lis expected In a George h'lIA-
maurice production, the pictorial
composition is Joy forever. But
there fl no surfeit Of beauty, Tor
the fOwery sequences are broken
with staccato thrills. or little
lyrics Of laughter which provide
that variety which is the spice
Of cinematics.
III is distinctly Colleen's show
all the way through. But Gary
Cooper offers excellent support
as an ace OF the air. and 2
youngster named Jack Stone does
So wen that / don't doubt but
what ne III right now taking his
choice Of contracts.
The sound effects could have
been better. But the usual alibt
ii. offered. The apparatus At Z
rived late and there was little
time for proper adjustment.
However. so far. as the picture
itself is concerned its silence is
golden, and ii there are any
movie patrons left who are not
already Colleen's fans, they surely
win be after Lilac Time.
'Hard,BoiIed Rose will be the
next ali-star vehicle emanating
from the Warner lot. The yarn
IL even better than the title, lild
those selected for the various
roles are sure Of good break.
All the parts are fat. The first
to be actually cast in the film IS
Myrna 10y, the sloe-eyed varnp
of the screen who needs no intro
duction to the customers.
Pauline starke has been per-
shaded to turn blonde to play the
ture. "The ThralI OF Left the
Lucky" There win be sound.
too. AS you remember, House
#ITGlRTS% pay ItGtA t4tS AtANtSs
and Leroy Mason is his Thrall. or
slave.
Joe Kennedy. president of FBO,
and Heap Big Sachem of both
Pathe and First National, Is COR
railing lots of first magnitude
stars for his pictures.
One of the latest to succumb to
the Establishments of William lie
Baron, Kennedy's ace, is Tom
Moore. Tom has signed on the
dotted line for two pictures. The
first is a Marshall Neilan pro-
duction titled The Last Haul.
With an Irish star and an Irish
director this one should be a
Shamrock OF entertainment.
Seena Owen is the leading lady.
Seena isn't a Hibernian as her
last name sounds, for she changed
1t from Sigma Auen.
After THE Last Haul Is
safely slowed away. Tom will
star in The Yellowback." a James
Oliver Curwood story. Another
big timer who has affixed his
John Hancock" to an FRO con-
tract is Noah Berry. Noah will
do two. The first will be The
Red Sword" And this will be
followed by Love in the Desert
Rig DAVIS hie stars hip DictIlras