Evening star., 1930-11-30
Flashes From the Screen
News and Comment of the Photoplay
By c. E. Nelson.

of the movie ladder again. He
will step into star roles.
THE r. K. o. producing organ
ization is planning quite an
extensive program for the coming
months. For instance, Helen
TwelvetreeS, Lilyan Tashman,
Robert AmeS, Joan Blondell, John
Halliday and James Hall are to
have the leading roles in "Millie, u
which is adapted from a novel by
Donald Henderson Clarke. Then,
one of the Robert Chambers
novels, THE Common Law" which
was a best seller several years ago,
will be turned into a picture. Lily
Damita, who has been appearing
on the New York stage for. some
time, will be starred in French
Love-" which will be an original
story. Other pictures scheduled
are Dark Flame" from the novel
Of that name, and "The Registered
Woman"
Short Flashes.
NATHAN MACHAT, who once
conducted Washington's Little
Theater, has succeeded in placing
Bermuda on the movie map. When
he went to the island, couple of
years ago, Machat found ancient
movie houses and old pictures. He
took q hand in affairs, popped
things up, and now he is the
movie magnate, with several
theaters under his control.
Mrs. H. c. Witwer, widow OF the
short story writer, obtained a
court verdict a few days ago
against Harold Lloyd. She
charged that one of her husbands
stories had been used, in part, for
THE Freshman"
Ronald Colman's new picture,
based upon the first original
screen play by Frederick LonSdale,
has been named THE Devil to
Pay" LonSdale is we'll known as
a writer for the stage, but he has
gone movie.
William Farnum, one Of the
pioneers of the movies, has been
signed by Fox to play a part in
"a Connecticut Yankee" the viii
Rogers starring vehicle.
1t is reported that William
Powell will disappear from gang
pictures for a while. Paramount
has signed Carol Lombard, Martin
Burton and Olive Tell to appear
with the star in Ladies Man"
The Berlin cenSors have finally
passed "All Quiet On the Western
Front" for exhibition in the thea
ters of that city. The picture has
been held up since its production
in this country.
According to word from Holly
wood, Art C"Whataman") Shires,
a member of the Washington base
ball club, plays a big but hori-
zontal part in "The Leather
pushers" for Universal. When the
picture ends in blaze Of glory,
Art is on the fiat of his back, hav-
ing been knocked out by Kid
Roberts, the hero. Then, Jim
JeffrieS, as referee, holds aloft the
arm Of the winning fighter. Art,
from what we know Of him, would
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Genevieve Tobin, well known to
stage audiences, has been given
the leading female role in Seed"
a picture taken from the novel of
Charles G. Norris.
Robert Milton, who directed the
stage production as well as the
screen version Of Outward
Bound" came to Washington for
the first showing of his picture.
Mr.. Milton was given a free hand
in the direction of this remarkable
picture, and he speaks highly Of
the cast selected for the impor-
tant roles. In the motion picture
story 1t was possible to create
many scenes that were entirely
impossible for the stage showing.
All the New York critics when the
picture was given a first showing
praised the screen version.
Richard Cromwell, youthful star
of the sound version Of "Tol' able
David" is visiting Washington
during the coming week. He is
a Californian who is visiting the
East for the first time. and he
plans an extensive sightseeing
trip in and around the Capital.