Exhibitors Herald (1927)

42 EXHIBITORS HERALD March 19, 1927 THE FILM MAKTl “Remember” is Honored COLUMBIA’S “Remember” was chosen by the Marchal theatre in Hollywood to inaugurate its new prerelease policy. It also was the screen offering for the celebration week of FOX’S Savoy in New York. Educationals Titled “Jail Birdies” is the title selected for Bobby Vernon’s new comedy just finished at the Christie studio for EDUCATIONAL release. Walter Graham directed. “Cash and Carry” features Neal Burns under Arvid Gillstrom’s direction. Beranger Given Lead Andre Beranger has been chosen for the lead of “The Small Bachelor,” which William Seiter will make for UNIVERSAL. Two by Mrs. Reid Signed Distribution of “The Satin Woman” and “Hell Ship Bronson,” starring Mrs. Wallace Reid, has been obtained by LUMAS. Cast “Takes Over” College The cast of “The Poor Nut” has “taken over” the campus of the University of Arizona for a fortnight. Jess Smith is producing this for FIRST NATIONAL with Jack Mulhall, Charlie Murray and Jane Winton featured. Work for Lip Readers They say that Lya de Putti in PRODIS-CO’S speaks Hungarian in the long shots, German in the medium shots and English in the closeups. Here They Are Supporting the starred comedians in pictures being made at the Christie studios are Bill Irving, Eddie Baker, Jimmie Ha*rrison, Billy Engel, George Hall, Bill Blaisdell, George French, George Burton, Jack Henderson, Max Asher, Billy Bletcher, Gus Leonard, Tom Dempsey, Kalla Pasha, Bobby Higgins, and others. New for Riesner Charles F. Riesner turns from direction of straight comedy to drama in “What NEWSETTES Production of “The Roughneck Gentleman” Paramount’s next for Richard Dix under Elmer Clifton’s direction, has been abandoned due to the movement to the West Coast from the Long Island studio. * * * Three Chicago firsUruns played a Columbia picture last week. “Wandering Girls” was shown at the Rialto, the new Granada and the Capitol. « * * “Stark Love,” Paramount, was held over a third iveek at the Cameo theatre in New York. “Stark Love” was made by Karl Brown in the Great Smoky Mountain of North Carolina with a mountaineer cast. ^ * Three Warner Brothers productions played Washington simultaneously recently. “Don Juan” was at the Metropolitan, “Private Izzy Murphy” at the Rialto and “Across the Pacific” at the Strand. * * * “Ankles Preferred,” directed by J. G. Blystone, will start at the new Roxy the week of May 15. Blystone now has started his 41st production for FoXi It is “The Grand Flapper.” iff Viola Richard has just had her “baptism” in Hal Roach comedies and it was a complete immersion in the studio pool. A cold day, too. Ray Coffin writes: “Her only sustenance was a bottle of Coca-Cola. Once, midway across, she was attacked by one of the ferocious goldfish which lurk unseen in the dark waters, but nobly battling ahead, kicking cramps out of her neck at every stroke, she made the shore. 7 did it all for my pay check,’ she sobbed.” Every Girl Should Know,” featuring Patsy Ruth Miller. The picture was released by WARNER BROTHERS February 26. Cody Einishes Western Bill Cody has completed “The Arizona Whirlwind,” his latest PATHE long feature. William J. Craft directed. Currier Heads Editors Richard Currier is now film editor-inchief at the HAL ROACH studios. He has just completed editing “No Man’s Law.” Maynard on Location Ken Maynard, FIRST NATIONAL Western star, is on location near Fresno for “The Land Beyond the Law,” which H. J. Brown is directing. It is a Charles R. Rogers production. Tiffany Finishes Two “The Princess from Hoboken” is now being titled for TIFFANY. “The Broken Gate” also has been completed and is a March 15 release. Flobelle Fairbanks Signs Flobelle Fairbanks, niece of Douglas Fairbanks, has the ingenue role in Irene Rich’s ‘"The Climbers” for WARNER BROTHERS. Willat Succeeds Reynolds Irvin Willat has been designated to complete direction of “Back to God’s Country,” started by the late Lynn Reynolds for UNIVERSAL. Grange Back at Work “Red” Grange is back in the grease paint in “The Motor Maniac.” Byron Morgan wrote this auto racing story for F. B. O. and Sam Wood again is directing the gridiron star. Marie Prevost Wins Marie Prevost, METROPOLITAN star, won a number of prizes when she entered six of her Cairn terriers in the San Diego Coronado Dog Show. Kirkland Writes “Teen” Jack Kirkland is writing the adaptation of “Harold Teen,” comic strip, for FIRST Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s “The Show,” starring John Gilbert, opened at the Capitol in New York last Saturday. Tod Browning directed. Left to right: Dorothy Sebastian, Gilbert, Renee Adoree and Lionel Barrymore.