Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16
Flashes From the Screen
BY c. E. Nelson.


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4 TRIP around the Hollywood
- studios reveals the fact that
the producing companies are now
turning out So pictures. Of this
number only six are silent. First
National is completing Her Pri-
vate Life" starring Billie Dove
and Alexander Korda directing
Norma Talmadge is starting work
in her first all-talking picture,
Tin Pan Alley" Gilbert Roland
will have the male lead, and
others in the cast are Lilyan
Tashman, Fay Wray, Mary Do
ran and Roscoe Harms. Constance
Bennett is starting work in THE
Racketeer," an all-dialogue at
traction which Robert Armstrong
will direct.
A PRE-VIEW at the Fox Theater
- last Tuesday night reveals
the fact that this Paul NUM-, star
of THE Valiant" will possibly be-
come one of the really great mo-
ton picture actors. And yet he is
not the motion picture idea of a
handsome man. Up to the advent
of the sound films there was little
use for the actor of the MUM type.
His type lacked the saccharine
pictorialness which the industry
considered indispensable. But the
young actor travels to success in
"The Valiant" whatever else you
may say regarding the picture.
MUM is not newcomer to the
sock and buSkin profession. His
first stage appearance took place
when he was 4 years old: he
knows his audience, and he is not
at all interested in exploiting his
own personality; he lives the
character of the moment, the part
he is playing in the picture. For
a man who is still in his 20s.
this may seem little short of
genius. He has no easy role in
THE Valiant" and yet he plays
it in a fashion which never per-
nitS grin1ness to become mo-
notonous. The audience can for
get many shortcomings of a pic
ture when Mum plays the prin-
cipal role.
Short Flashes.
John GILBERT, Norma Shearer
and Marion Davies have been
added to the cast of 1.-THE Holly
wood Revue of 1929" The musi-
cal extravaganza is to be pat
termed after the more ambitious
of the New York revues." Others
in the cast are Buster Keaton,
Nils Aster. Bessie Love, Charles
King, Anita Page, Joan Crawford,
William Haines, Marie Dressler,
Polly Moran, the Brox Sisters,
Cliff Edwards, the Albertina Rach
ballet, the Biltmore Trio and
Natacha Natova.
THE Broadway Melody" is re-
ported to have scored a decided
hit in London, drawing $4,000
patrons to the New Empire
Theater during the first week of
its run.
Ernest Terrence plays the part
of the mysterious Dr. Ballou in
the Metro-G oldwyn- Mayer Aim,
"The Green Ghost"
Crane Wilbur, who was one of
the first matinee idols of the
screen, is now writing plays, his
latest effort being talking pic
ture for Metro-G oldwyn Mayer.
Did you know that Charles
Brabin, director of "The Bridge of
San Luis Rey," is the husband of
Theda Bara, who at one time was
considered the screens leading
actress? Or that Joan Crawford's
real name, that is, before she
married Douglas Fairbanks, jr.,
was Lucille LeSeure?
It is said that one of the dane
ing Dooley family doubles for
Glenn Tryon in Broadway"
Glenn has the part of a "hoofer,"
but when he starts to step the
camera Is taken afar off, and
that you really would not know
Dooley was the real dancer
Tryon, by the way, will next ap-
pear in the Universal production,
"Barnum Was Right"
The name of the Eddie Leonard
picture has been changed from
Harmony Lane" to Melody
Lane" Josephine Dunn is the
featured player.
THE Third Party" which was
announced as the Reginald Den
ny picture for next year, has been
replaced by mo, No, Napoleon"
Morton Downey's next picture
will be Lucky in Love-" and he
has already started work in the
Pathe studio. Betty Lawford has
the leading feminine role and
Kenneth Webb is directing.
Theodore Won Eltz has been
added to the cast of Ina Claire's
first talking picture. Henry
Daniel Is the leading man and
Marshall Neilan is directing.
1t is understood that Eddie
Cantor will make "Whoopee" for
Paramount, but the contract has
not yet been signed.
William Powell has been select
ed by Paramount to replace Sam
Hardy for the leading role in
Behind the Makeup" Hal Skel-
ly and Esther RalSton have i'm
portant roles.
Bessie Love is the star of EVA
the Fifth" and Raymond Hackett
has been signed to play the lead
ing male role. Edgar Selwyn is
directing.
Joseph Schildkraut will appear
in three pictures during the next
year-"The Mississippi Gambler"
THE Man About Town" and 1.-THE
Bachelor Husband"
OF course, you have heard that
Doug Fairbanks and his wife,
Mary Pickford, are to appear In