Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-08
FILMOGRAMS
Bits From the Studios and Theaters.

steals" by which well known classi
jazz hits.
George Melford, director Of "a
| Mans Past" first came into promi.
| hence as the director OF the late Ru'
dolph Valentino. one OF the pictures
| being. THE Sheik," which many be.
iieve the greatest role in which the
lamented Rudy ever appeared.
Beginning yesterday the Fox The.
| alter fell In line with most OF the other
theaters in Washington by opening
| It's new show Saturday instead of Sun.
day, as has been its policy. The new
policy win continue indefinitely, &C
cording to announcement by the man.
agement.
The classics, SO prolific In song and
story, are having their innings in the
| fllins, and the latest screen favorite Ia
reach back into the ages for them as
| film material Is Charlie Murray. In
. his next Aim Murray will be seen as a
! New York political boss who gets
knocked out in a cabaret brawl. Dur
| ing his period of Inconsistencies he
is transported TO ancient Greece. and
the action that follows is said to be
highly entertaining.
Ladies' of the Mob" Clara BOWS
next picture for Paramount is said to
he an actual story of the underworld
written by a prisoner of Folsom
Prison. in California. Ernest William
Booth. The screen adaptation was
written by Oliver II. y. Garrett. VIII
liam Wellman. director OF Wings
and The Legion Of the Condemned -
will handle the megaphone.
Estelle Taylor. whose husband Is
Jack Dempsey, will play opposite
George 0'Brien in Honor Bound,
which Alfred f. Green will direct for
Fox Films. Miss Taylor has signed
her contract and will start after the
first of the year. Tom Santschi and
Sam De Grasse also will be in the
cast. Honor Bound" is a dramatic
story OF the penal system, based upon
novel by Jack Bethea, Birming
ham. Ala. newspaper man.
Harold Lloyd will celebrate the fifth
anniversary of his advent into the
field of Independent motion picture
producers with Speedy" a story OF
New York. with most of 1t laid in the
Sheridan Square section of the big
city. Ann Christy is Lloyd's new lead
ing lady.
SNOWFALL Henry. one of the few
negro actors in moving pictures. has
part in support of Bobby Vernon in
the Paramount Christie two.reeler en-.
titled Save the Pieces" It is a com.
edy. role in which Henry is a boarding
house janitor.
In Wallace Berry and Raymond
Hatton's new Paramount picture,
Partners in Crime" Jack Luden Is
to replace Richard Arlen in the no.
mantle lead opposite Mary Brian. The
| change is due to the fact that Arlen
is engaged in filming Feel Ny Pulse. Z"
Moran and Mack. known In vaude,
vile as the famous Two Black
Crows 1t is rumored. are to make a
series OF picture comedies for Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer.
Ludwig Berger, German director.
will not make n picture for Fox Film
Corporation. 1t is explained at the
Fox studio that the executives did not
like Berger's ideas OF story and that
rather than proceed with the produc
ton OF a picture upon which the
studio and director could not agree, II
was decided best TO make q cash set.
tlement with Berger and cancel his
contract.
That this is an age OF specialization
was proved again by John Ford when
he ordered the casting Office to provide
twins instead of one child to All a role
| in Grandmother Bernie Learns He,
Letters" "One In for crying and one
for laughing" explained the director
The Flying Codonas," daring
aerialists OF Ringing Brothers Circus
are on their way to the Fox lot In
Hollywood TO make their screen de.
but in r. W. Murnau's 1.-THE 4 Dew.
ils." Heading the quartet In Alfredo
Codona. the only aerialist In the world
who performs triple somersault.
Murnau first made their acquaintance
last October when he toured with
Ringing Brothers Circus through the
South.
CASTOR Glass, featured romantic lead
I'm James Cruces Pathe picture 1.-THE
Red Mark" first won honors by his
Characterization In "Humoresque."