The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-20
MISS DAVIES
COLLEGIATE
SOON
BY REGINA CREWE
ICopyright. 1928, by King Features
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HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 19.-Metro
has certainly gone full speed
ahead with plans for Marion
Davies. ace coincidence of the
cinema. Although Marion is not
expected back in Hollywood for
another day or two. everything
Is in readiness for her next star
ring vehicle. 1.-The Five O'Clock
Girl" to be filmed with sound and
dialogue.
Not only this. but as soon as
''The Five O'Clock Girl is com.
pleted. the star will begin work
in another photoplay tentatively
titled, MARY of Vassar," which is
the name of the original story by
Sarah Z. Mason from which the
screen play will be adapted.
Obviously, the yarn will provide
Miss Davies with another oppor-
tunity at the rollicking varsity
type of role with which she
romped away in 1.-THE Fair COED. .
Before it reaches the screen. how
ever. Metro genius will doubtless
give it a more ellphonious and
attractive title.
Francis Marion is busy on her
first assignment since she re-
turned from Europe. 1t is the
adaptation for the screen of the
novel, "Tatterly," which will be
used as a vehicle for Lon Clancy
after the completion of The
Bugle Calls" which is the work.
ing title of a picture based on a
story OF the Foreign Legion from
the pen Of Maxim Gorky's son.
That's q Bad Girl'' is the pres
ent title of Colleen Moore's next
photoplay. It is a tale of the
latest model American flapper
written by Carey Wilson. and the
Colleen will make it just as soon
as William A. Setter is through
directing her in Synthetic Sin.
Both Colleen and John McCor-
mick, her husband, are unusually
enthusiastic over its possibilities.
The broad-shouldered Victor
MacLaglen is receiving the con-
dolences of Hollywood today over
the death of his father in London.
The Rt. Rev. MacLaglen had
reached the ripe old age OF II,
and is survived by nine sons and
q daughter, every one of whom
did a good share for King and
Country in the British army DUR /
ing the war.
The first OF Pathe's all-talking
pictures win be THE Missing
Man. It is the product of John
Posner, the European playwright,
and Benjamin Glazer. Glazer
will also direct the drama. The
leads haven't yer been selected.
but important roles will be played
by Robert st. Angelo, Clark King,
Mary Forbes and George Barraud,
all stage players with screen ex-
perience. 1t viii be produced with
the aid of 'Photophone" sound de-
vice.
Ruth Elder will probably move
her makeup box over TO the Uni
versaI lot In the near future.
For 1t is understood that Ruth is
TO appear as Hoot Gibson's lead
ing lady in the picture to follow
his present production, THE Hell
wrecker," in which Ann Christy
plays opposite him.
Little Sue Carol. who has won
the heart of Hollywood by re-
manning modest and unspoiled by
her movie success, is overjoyed
because her pal, Virginia Cherrill,
will be Chaplin's leading lady in
City Lights" Virginia came out
from Chicago to visit Sue. The
kids saw their first boxing match
together, and met Charlie in a
ringside seat. A screen test fol-
lowed, and Virginia got the job.
She is a twenty-year-old blonde,
cute, and went to school at
Kemper Hall, Kenosha. Wis, and
the Starrett School in Chicago.