Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
Pringle, and "Morgafl's Last Raid" a
frontier feature, starring Tim Mccoy.

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frontier feature, starring Tim Mccoy.
Milton Sills' first star picture for First
National Pictures is to be The Wreck
ing Boss" by Frank L. Packard, the
story OF the chief of wrecking crew on
a big railroad, and filled with intense
dramatic action, train wrecks and
charming romance, so the report states.
Charlie Murray will be cop in do
Your Duty" an original story Of a big
city policeman, by Julian JoSephson
Murray has just finished THE Head
Man, adapted from Harry Leon VIII
sons political story, THE Boss Of Little
Already" and is now on vacation in the
East with Mrs. Murray.
More than 20 tons of giant powder
and 500 pounds of dynamite will be used
in the last shot" of Harry Langdon's'
latest picture, in which he discovers a
plot against the government and blows
up the rendezvous of the conspirators.'
"Redskin," listed as Richard Dix's
next Paramount picture, has been post
poned to conform to revised produc-
ton schedule at the West Coast STU
dios. Moran Of the Marines" replaces
the Indian film in time order. Moran
OF the Marines is based on an original
screen story by Ray Harris.
An even hundred dancers. all doing
the varsity drag" at once and with all =
the vigor that Malcolm st. Glars .
megaphone could pull out of them.
opened production activities recently on
Clara Bows next Paramount picture.
1.-THE Fleets In" James Hall and Jack .
Oakie support Miss Bow in the new
picture. -
| One of the most impressive sets built
| at First National studio in some time
| shows the French battlefields in Out
of the Ruins in which Richard Bar
! thickness is starred. John Francis d.
| Ion is directing.
THE Glorious Trail" declared to be
/ the biggest production that Charles r.
/ Rogers, producer of the Maynard fea-
| stringing of the first telegraph wires and
the hardships encountered in ACCOM-
/ plishing this gigantic feat.
| Betty Compson will appear opposite
| George Bancroft in The Docks Of New
I York" an original soyeen story by Jules
| Furthman of the Paramount writing
| staff. Furthman and Josef Won Stern
| berg, who will direct. recently made a
waterfront sequences. Bancroft plays
steyedore.
A French military court-martial is the
| unusual scene now engroSsing the atten-
| ton of the First National unit filming
His Wife's Affair with Billie Dove as
the star. The ceremony of the court
| Is said to be reproduced with even the
| slightest detail absolutely authenti-
| Gated. -
d. w. Griffith, whose Way Down
! East is scheduled to make its second
world tour" is TO arrange for sound ef-
/ fectS to accompany the picture. 1t will
| be remembered that Griffith pioneered
/ atmospheric accompaniment" with the
! first showing of Way Down East"
eight years ago. g.
Louise Brooks has been named by
Paramount to play the Canary IN the
film version of S. s. Van Dimes The
Canary Murder Mystery" now almost
ready for production. William Powell
| viii play Philo Vance, Van Dimes diet
| tante detective. Ruth Taylor has the
/ role Of Alice, chorus girl pal of the muir
dered Canary. Malcolm st. Clair is, 70
/ direct 49,.
Robert Edeson. for five years De
Mile player. has Joined Columbia,s
lineup of prominent stars. Since leav-
| ing the legitimate for the screen. in
| 1910, Mr. Edeson has been featured BY
most Of the big companies, and is con-
| sidered today one of the screens most
important character actors. -,
| Alberta Vaughn. the petite star of
| The Telephone Girl series and half
dozen other H c. Witwer Shoft-Subtect
productions for FBO. has been signed to
play the leading feminine role in Rae
ing Blood a series of IL two-reel pro-
auctions for Standard Cinema Corpora
ton, 70 be released by FBO. Alberta is
one Of the best known condolences on
the screen, who has played leads for
Lasky-Famous Players. Metro oldwyn,
Pathe and several independent COM
panieS.