The Washington times., 1928-11-08
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SHINES AS
TALKER
BY REGINA CREWE
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HOLLYWOOD, Nov. Para
mount enjoyed real big night
at the premiere OF the first all
audible picture made At the
Iasky studios, 1T II 'Interfer-
ence," with Evelyn Brent, Doris
Kenyon. olive Brook and William
Powell in the cast. Hollywood
from A to q was present. The A
being represented by Robert Arm
strong, the y by Daryl zanuck;
and there being the entire roster
Of Paramount stars and celebrities
beside. The production does great
credit to all concerned in or with
1t. This Is especially true Of Roy
Pomeroy. who directed the sound
version Of the story. There is
also silent version, you know,
which was directed by Lothar
Mendez.
The recording is done through
the Western Electric method and
il most impressive in its clarity.
The value Of stage training seems
again apparent in the fine manner
in which the voices Of William
Powell and Doris Kenyon repro
duce. PowelPs voice Is one of
the best yet to be heard, and his
acting is the best in the picture,
which is saying a lot. Brook
and Brent deserve honorable men.
ton. The hard-boiled professional
audience was sincerely enthus.
iastic. Congratulations to Mr..
Lasky on Paramount's talkie
triumph.
1t was only a question of time
before one of the producing com.
panies would do 1t. Fox is the
one. Within month or SO
camera work will begin on the
first edition of the Fox Follies.
There will be an edition each
year, just as there is of Iiegs
fields stage "foIlies." The show
will be patterned more or less
after those staged in the theater.
There will be sketches, black
outs. and, of course. Movie
tone" Dave Stamper and Budda
Silva, who have given many
stage shows a helping hand, are
at present whipping the Fox
Follies" into shape for shooting.
This will be the first instance
of show, original songs and so
on being written for the screen
rather than adapted to the screen
from a stage presentation.
Director George Hill slipped
quietly out of Hollywood some
time ago, and has just slipped
quietly in again with several
thousand feet of atmospheric
shots taken in far-off Morocco.
cit develops, that these will be
inter-cut in Lon Chaney's' new
picture 1.-THE Bugle Sounds, a
yarn of the foreign legion from
the pen of Major Petchkoff. The
major, son of the world-famous
Maxim Gorky, is in Hollywood to
aid with the translation of the
story to the screen. He himself
is a hero, having lost an arm in
the service of his country during
the terrible dark days in Holy
Russia" The Bugle Sounds"
will he one of Metros most
important productions.
Our hint of Metros tie.up with
the University OF Southern Cali
fornia for college film seems
justified, for Sam Wood was
Hpied the other day on the
campus making a lot of shots OF
the student rally. the band, a
flag.raising and so forth. Also,
incidentally. tests of a number OF
pretty college girls, whom you
will doubtless see in the picture.
Lois Wilson and Gloria Swan
son are the closest pals. Which
may have something to do with
the fact that Gloria Is very seri-
ously considering a stage engage
ment with Edward Everett Hor-
ton in his local stock company.
Lois appeared with Horton in a
number Of plays. and found the
experience most valuable in max
ing sound.