Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
Flashes From the Screen
News and Comment of the Photoplay.
Bv c. E. Nelson
By c. E. Nelson.

| plant is not serious. I do not re-
call that either Trader Horn" or
'Ingagi" was billed as authentic,
although the cash-paying public
was given a certain understand
ing that the stories were true.
They were pretty good entertain
ment, whether they were filmed
in Africa or Hollywood. The COM
plant of Will Rogers regarding
the flaming Autographs Is well
Substantiated; some Of the lobby
advertising resembles the colored
/ pictures in front Of the circus
sideshow-and it can be consid-
cred in about the same way.
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THIS being the season of an
nouncements by producers,
With vde fH ts sch9any for rpi the co
ing year. This organization plans
a list of 48 feature productions,
among them being Janet Gaynor
and Charles Farrell in Delicious"
Sally Eilers in bad Girl" ELISA
Landi in yellow Ticket" Charles
Farrell and Linda Watkins in
Sob Sister," Victor McLaglen,
Edmund Lowe and Greta Nissen
in "Disorderly Conduct" Mae
March in "Over the HILL" Janet
Gaynor in Heart Free" Will
Rogers in young AS You Feel"
'The Plutocrat" and "AmbaSSa-
dor from u. s. AZ; Edmund Lowe
in Transatlantic" Gaynor and
Farrell in Merely Mary Ann" and
"Salomy Jane" Victor McLaglen
and Joan Bennett in "While Paris
Sleeps" Victor McLaglen and
Elisa Landi in Wicked" Thomas
Meighan and Maureen O'Sullivan
in Skyline" Warner Baxter in
Silver City," I'm Her Arms" and
"Alimony Queens; Ell Brendel in
Sink or SWIM" Charles Farrell
and Joan Bennett in Surrender"
Edmund Lowe in Moonlight
Cruise" Warner GLAND in Char
lie CHAINS Chance" George
O'Brien in Royal Road to Ro-
nance" Joan Bennett in Lip
stick" Spencer Tracy in Swim
die" and Fiji Dorsay Ca featured
player, but not starr in Cham
payne" 1.-THE Great Air Robbery
and Panama"
THE way things are shaping up
around Hollywood there is
more chance for college students
to enter the writing end of the
movie game than in the player
department. There is a tendency
at the present time to pay par
ticular attention to story ma
terial-and some Of the new pic
lures show how this attention is
needed. The future will recog-
nize the Importance of screen
writing, and it will become one of
the best paying branches of writ
ing. However, the number of
those who are striving for sue
cess as actors will always be far
In excess Of the demand for their
services. The field of writing is
always open to trained and tai
ented men and women. At pres
ent the studios are accepting
very few, If any, outside ma
terial-that Is, manuscripts sub
mitted to them unsolicited. The
sound screen has almost done
away with the old-time free
lance scenario writer, and nearly
all OF the new scripts are prepared
by studio STATS.
Short Flashes.
II OBERT MONTGOMERY made
his film debut two years ago in
picture called go This Is Col
lege." His newest picture Is taken
from the stage play, Man in
Possession"
James Todd, a juvenile player
OF the Theater Guild, has been
signed to a contract by the
Fox Co.
Adolphe Menjou, Irene Dunno,
Olga Baclanova, Lillian Bond, Hale
Hamilton, Ernest Terrence and
Cliff Edwards are to have promi-
nent roles in THE Great lover"
which is taken from the stage play
Of Leo Dietrichstein.
Monta Bell is to direct 'Per-
sonal Maid" starring Nancy Car
roll.
Vicky Baum, novelist and play
wright from Germany, has Joined
the eastern studio staff of Para
mount. She will prepare plays for
the screen.
In making the new John Barry
more picture, "Svengali," $50 600
feet OF MIN was exposed. This is
being cut to $500 feet.
Doris Kenyon plays the part of
Mrs. Hamilton in the George
Arliss starring vehicle, Alexander
Hamilton" Gwendolyn Logan is
to be Martha Washington.
Dolores Costello has completed
work in Expensive Women"
Samuel Goldwyn has dispatched
J. w. Crosby, once manager of
Ronald Colman, on a Nationwide
hunt Tor screen talent. Crosby will
visit all the large cities, looking
over little theaters, dramatic
schools, stock companies and all
sorts OF amateur productions.
The general opinion of reviewers
Is that Talullah Bankhead is a
splendid screen actress, but that
her first vehicle, "Tarnished
Lady" was not all that it should
be for new players debut.
Our Social Whirl" has been
decided upon as the next picture
for Marilyn Miller. The picture
will be taken from an original
story.
Frances Starr and Chic Sale
have been cast for two of the
leading roles in THE Star Wit
ness" based upon a story by
Lucien Hubbard.