Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-07
Flashes From the Screen
By c. E. Nelson.

for American films. According to
the Department Of Commerce, To-
Gated here in Washington, the
producers of this country did not
do so we'll during the past year
with their exports. In fact, their
income dropped $4,000, 900. On
the other hand, the income from
foreign pictures shipped to this
country increased to the extent OF
100000.
Many of the foreign nations,
with France as an outstanding eX-
ample, are attempting to curtail
the business In American pictures
with q view to developing their
own Aim industries. In the par
ticular case of France, this is pro-
vided for by the quota system,
which, under the four-to-one
quota recently proposed, would
materially increase the $4,000, 900
paid for foreign Aims last year.
The efforts of foreig1. countries to
reduce the American business In
pictures, therefore, have decided
effect, not only upon the balance
of trade of the motion picture in
dustry, but In the larger field
of international payments as a
whole.
ONE of the real novelties of the
coming season will be the re-
lease of the new Charlie Chaplin
picture, "City Lights" The come
dian has insisted that he will
never make a talking picture, and,
of course, city Lights" will be
silent to q certain extent. Word
from the studio has 1t that there
will be music and sound, but no
talking" Virginia Cherrill has
the leading feminine role.
CEVEN weeks will be required in
- filming the Doug Fairbanks
Mary Pickford production OF
Tanning of the Shrew." One OF
the first sets is a view of Padua,
the fifteenth century Italian city,
and cameras and recording de-
vices 60 up and down a street,
recording even "the chatter of
housewives and the cackling of
geese" Among those who have
Important roles in the support Of
Mary and Doug are Clyde Cook,
Dorothy Jordan, Edwin Maxwell,
Joseph Cawthorn and Geo1rey
Wardwell.
Short Flashes.
T OIS WILSON recently signed
- contract with First National
to appear in THE Dark Swan"
picture version of the novel by
Ernest Pascal. Jack Mulhall will
have the leading male role. The
same company announces that
Leatrice Joy will have the leading
part in 1.-THE Furies," adapted
from the stage play of Zoe Atkins.
Marion Nixon will have the
leading feminine role, playing OPP
posite Richard Barthelmess, in
young NowhereS." These two
played together once before, in
"Out of the Ruins" a silent Aim
of several seasons ago. The new
picture Is based upon a magazine
story by I. A. r. Wylie, and 1t Is
said to afford BarthelmeSS an
other of his dreaming youth char
acterizatioaS.
The screen edition Of sally"
starring Marilyn Miller, will have
a chorus of 100 girls. Among
those in the cast are Julia Swayne
Gordon. T. Roy Barnes and Ford
Sterling.
GIVE the Little Girl a Hand"
based upon a story by Fannie
Hurst, will be the next starring
vehicle for Billie Dove. The star
has just completed work in Her
Private Life"
Both Adolphe Meniou and Fay
Compton sing in Fashions in
Love"
broadway Melody" has made a
hit in Rio de Janeiro, the Presi-
dent, his cabinet and diplomats
attending the opening perform
ance.
John Barrymore will sing In the
film version of General Crack"
Pearl Eaton, one of the sisters,
is creating original dances for the
Aim story of Rio Rita"
Nora Lane plays opposite Regi-
maid Denny In 'No, No, Napoleon"
And the star wrote his own story.