The Washington times., 1928-11-17
BEBE DANIELS
W OULD QUIT
PARAMOUNT
By REGINA CREWE
copyright, 1928, by King Features
syndicate. Inc.)

Syndicate, Incl
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 1.-THE
principle topic Of conversation in
Hollywood today is the severing Of
relations between Paramount and
Bebe Daniels after nine-year as
sociation during which Bebe has
appeared in more than SO photo.
dramas for Messrs. Zukor and
Lasky. The reasons for the split
seem shrouded in mystery. The
best information obtainable being
that Bebe is desirious of making
sound pictures, ard that the Para
mount schedule has no spot Tor
more audibles.
In addition to a rI1mor that the
star has already come to an uni
derstanding with Fox regarding
her future activities, there Is one
that q number of other prominent
Paramount players are due to get
their walking papers within the
next few weeks. If this is so, 1t
NAV presage a great influx of
stage actors, possessing screenable
faces and figures, plus the vocal
qualities so essential in the
talkies.
Having served his apprent -eship
as director by making the Metro
two-reeI aIl.taIking picture, Com
fession,'' Lionel Barrymore emerges
ais d full-fledged megaphone i'm
presario. He has been given the
~ Ire =
length, audible screen version of
Madame x,'' and will begin work
before the end of the month. The
cast has not yet been selected in
full, but Douglas Fairbanks, jr.,
will probably play the important
role OF the son. With Barrymore's
great experience on both stage and
screen, he should develop into one
of the finest talking picture direc-
tors possessed by Hollywood.
Following Lima Basquette's lead.
it won't be long now before there
is an announcement from Janet
Gaynor regarding her approaching
marriage. Janet's friends know
that she Is planning a very quiet
wedding to take place before the
first of the year. The boy friend,
I,ydell Peck, OF San Francisco, is
engaged principally in the manage
ment of his fathers estate. He is
not unfamiliar with the picture
business, however. A couple of
wears ago he spent some time al
the De Mile studios with view
to learning the ramifications of the
film industry. So when the future
Mrs. Peck talks about movies, her
hubby win know what it is all
about.
1t has been decided not to use
the musical score of Ziegfeld $
''Show Boat" for UniVerSals
movie version. 1t is said that the
show is too much OF a light
opera, while the screen version is
much more dramatic. Therefore
it has been arranged to have. the
best obtainable composers create
some special music for the movie.
Among other numbers there will
be a negro love song, and one
similar in character to "Old Man
River"
Kathryn Crawford has been
selected as the lucky girl to play
opposite Jean Hersholt in The
Climax" which is to be one OF
UniversaPs very big photoplays.
Before Lon CLANCY begins on
his foreign legion picture, THE
Bugle Sounds" written by Major
Petchkoff, SON of Maxim Gorky,
he will star in the film version OF
an original from the pen OF Tod
Browning. Tod has directed a
number OF CLANCY pictures and is
no novice at spinning yarns for
them. He knows the type Of
material best suited to the Metro
star, and from what he tells folks
about this new one, it is a
thriller par excellence. Tod has
taken tropical jungle for his
background, and has put CLANCY
in a character as surprising as
any he has thus far portrayed.
Part of the First National
Studios was converted into a
gruesome bit of war time France
by the mysterious explosion which
killed one and injured a number
of workmen. The French village
which you saw in Colleen Moore's
picture, Lilac Time" was totally
destroyed. Only a heavy rain,
most unusual in California, pre-
vented the flames from spreading
and doing vastly more damage
than was actually sustained.