Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31
Flashes I rom the Screen
BY c. 3. Nelson.

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was expected that other produc-
ing companies would make like
announcements, but they have
been wary Of following the Fox
lead. Representatives Of Para
mount, Metro Goldwyn : Mayer
and the Warner Brothers have re-
fused to state that they will make
only sound pictures.
The Fox organization has spent
upward Of SIC, 000,0 900 in prepare
ton Of studios for sound pictures,
In special machinery and in the
perfection Of mechanical devices,
The change In the company's
policies Is expected to affect
thousands Of actors, writer's, d.
rectorS and supervisors. Among
the plans for the future, the COM
pany announces that 1.-THE Fox
Movietone Follies," now in the
editing stage, Is being produced
as the first Of q series OF annual
revues. Other productions will
be 1.-THE Passing OF the Third
Floor Back" by Jerome K. Jerome;
Comedy Kirby" by Booth Tark-
ington and Harry Leon Wilson,
with Warner Baxter in the title
role; Behind That Curtain" by
Earl Derr BiggerS, and 1.-THE Cock
Eyed World, based upon story
by Laurence Stallings and Max
well Anderson. Plays now In pro-
duction or soon to be produced
are "King Of the Khyber Rifles,
by Talbot Mundy; 1.-THE Man Who
Came Back" "Conquisador," THE
Mad Song" and Frozen Justice.
Short Flashes.
THE Aim censors of Czechoslo-
vakia have barred the German
Ufa Aim, Hungarian Rhapsody"
from the entire territory Of the
war-born republic. This has
aroused much adverse comment
by the Central European press,
their claim being that the pic
ture Is not propaganda.
England Is entering the sound
movie field with "Mumming
Birds" a new picture starring
Sydney Chaplin. The British-1n-
ternational Co. is producing.
Warner Brothers will release
five new pictures during April.
They are mo Defense" Sonny
Boy" 1.-THE Madonna Of Avenue
A." Zone Stolen Night" and kid
Gloves" Monte Blue appears in
mo Defense" Little Davey Lee is
the star of Sonny Boy" William
Collier, jr., and Betty Bronson are
featured in zone Stolen Night"
Conrad Nagel and Lois Wilson In
kid Gloves" and Dolores Costello
in 1.-THE Madonna of Avenue A."
"The Desert Song" is said to be
the first light opera ever filmed.
The cast includes John Boles,
Carlotta King, Louise Fazenda,
Myrna 10y, John MILAN, Marie
Wells and Otto Hoffman.
white Shadows in the South
Seas" is rated the most popular
American picture now showing in
London.
Anthony Bushnell has been
signed by Paramount to play op-
,posite Jeanne Eagles in Jealousy"
The picture is now in production.
A Palm Beach audience paid
81 per seat to see and hear the
premiere of Show Boat It is
said that Helen Morgan clicks
in the Movietone, while Laura
LaPlante and Joseph, Schildkraut
are the outstanding players Of
"Coquette," the new picture
starring Mary Pickford, will
follow 1.-THE Iron Mask" the Doug
Fairbanks picture, In a New York
theater.
"The Trial Of Mary Dugan"
film verSion) is scheduled for an
early New York premiere. The
picture has an all-star cast,
headed by Norma Shearer, Lewis
Stone and H. B. Warner. It Is
the second all-dialogue produc-
ton Of Metro Goldwyn- Mayer,
the first being "The Broadway
A large company left New York
for Africa Friday to produce
Trader Horn Edwina Booth
and Harry Carey have the lead
ing parts.