Evening star., 1930-03-30
Flashes From the Screen
By c. E. Nelson.

LII AppAdhoC, AAAA 0OAOSAAJ ACS
appeared in Rio Rita" and Syn
copation." Miss Seeger is claimed
to have exhibited special ability
in Fashions in Love" and 1.-THE
Love Doctor" Mr.. Watts says her
work will bear watching.
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THE Universal company is hav-
ing trouble with some of its
stars. Jack Oakie, on the pay roll
at $3.50 per week, is said to have
an objection to being loaned out
to other companies at $1,000 and
$2,500 a week.
And Mary Nolan stopped her
work as star in What Men
Want" the role being later given
to Pauline Starke. This is the
first break in luck for Miss Starke
in some years. Not so many
months ago, she was whiSked from
HOLLYWOOD to New York to take
the leading role in the Won Stro-
helm picture, THE Great Gabbo." 3"
Then she was released on the
charge that she could not remem-
ber her lines.
Miss Nolan, once known to the
stage world as Imogene Wilson,
was taken on as an extra player
by Universal company. Then she
rose to featured player and star
within a very few months. 1t may
be that she is one of the victims
of the "farming-out" scheme of
the studios, but this is ON pf the
things that most players in the
various studios are forced to
suffer.
Short Flashes.
ELSIE FERGUSON'S first talking
picture for Warner Brothers
will be Scarlet Pages" a screen
version of the Samuel Shipman
play. The star appeared in this
play on Broadway, and her return
to the screen is her first picture
venture in the past 10 years. In
Miss FerguSon'S supporting cast
will be John Halliday, Marion
Nixon and Grant WitherS.
Harry Langdon, the comedian,
is to have a featured role in a
full-length sound picture, Come
Easy" which will star Lotti Loder
and Ben Lyon. The story was
written by Vina Delmar.
Lew Cody, instead OF Ian Keith,
will play opposite Gloria Swanson
in What a Widow" Owen Moore
is also in the cast, which includes
Margaret Livingston and Arthur
Hoyt. Allan Dwan is directing.
Polly Moran, on account OF her
especially good work in the sound
pictures, has been signed to a
new contract by Metro-G -Goldwyn-
Mayer. She will appear soon with
Marie DresSler in a new comedy.
Olive Borden plays with Jack
Oakie in High Society,"" Mary
Brian has also been assigned a
role in the same picture.
Florence Lake and Lewis Stone
have prominent parts in the new
Greta Garbo picture, Romance"
P. G. WodehouSe, the English
humoriSt, goes to the Metro
Goldwyn- Mayer organization as
writer of original dialogue pic
lures. He has written several sue
cesSful stage comedies, but he is
better known for his novels and
short stories.
Gus Edwards of School Days"
fame is new scout for the NOV
les. He is travelling in the East
in a search for undiscovered tai
ent for the Hollywood studios.
Paris detectives are now using
the sound pictures for the record
ing of criminal confessions. This
move was started by American
police in several of the larger
cities.
Yola D'avril, who gave a cred
liable performance in "The Love
Parade" has been assigned to a
role in "The Right of Way" be-
ing made at the First National
studios.
The Paramount offices an
nounce that IL new pictures are
being made at the present time.
George Bancroft is to be starred
in "The Caveman." Maurice Chew
alier appears in TOO Much Luck. u
"The Devils Holiday" has Nancy
Carroll in the leading role. Clara
Bow. is starred in "True to the
Navy" and Jack Okie is featured
in High Society"
Because it would be in violation
of the Hays producers agreement
that no company shall make OF
show a picture which has beer
banned, unless a certain formula
of changes is complied with, the
RKO houses will be unable tt
show white Cargo" which wa;
made in England.
Galsworthy's play, Escape,
goes to the sound screen by way
of an English company. Sir Ger.
aid du Maurier has been engaged
to play the leading role. BaSi
Dean is the producer.
Mary Nolan is starred in a pic.
ture called Young Desires" ThC
title was recently changed from
"BarbarV Coast"