Exhibitors Herald (1927)

March 26, 1927 EXHIBITORS HERALD 9 Sun Returns; Many on Location; All Leave East But Kane Company Paramount, Pathe Lots to Close at Once F. N. Producer Prepares “Dance Magic” By JOHN S. SPARGO NEW YORK, March 22.— The two pictures now in the final stages of production will conclude film activities at the Paramount Long Island studio. For the last two weeks executives, players, directors, cameramen and technicians have been moving out, many of them with Hollywood as their destination. In the future, as announced recently, all Paramount feature production will be confined to the West Coast. The laboratory of the Long Island plant will continue in use, and the studio proper will be used at intervals by the short feature department. The two pictures on which only a few days work remains are Ed Wynn’s first screen attraction, “Rubber Heels,” and the new W. C. Fields picture, which is not yet titled. When Wynn and his company went to Niagara Falls for spectacular exteriors there remained a few interiors to be made and it is these that the company is now working on. Victor Heerman is directing the noted stage comedian, who has in his support Chester Conklin, John Harrington, Bradley Barker, Thelma Todd, Armand Cortez, Ruth Donnelly, Robert Andrews, Mario Majeroni and Truly Shattuck. Assisting Heerman is David Todd, with J. Roy Hunt at the camera. Tom Crizer, Sam Mintz, Ray H. Harris and J. Clarkson Miller were responsible for the story and scenario. Fields’ new picture is from an original story developed by the director, Gregory La Cava. Mary Brian, Claud Buchanan, Hattie Delano and Barnett Raskin are playing in support of the star. Assisting La Cava is Joe Pasternak; Paul Vogel is at the camera and the adaptation of the La Cava story was done by Roy Briant and Sam Forrest. Kane Will Continue in East Robert Kane, the only producer who says he is going to continue to make pictures in the East, is providing oneman competition to California right now with the quality of his picture and is, in fact, bringing quite a large hunk of the Mountain of the Movies to Mahomet. “Broadway Nights,’’ Kane’s phantasy of Manhattan’s mad pursuit of the Great God Jazz, was finished Saturday last and gives considerable celluloid testimony as to the rights of this producer to his (Continued on page 34) What the Pictures Did to Me By George E. Marshall (Supervisor of Fox Film Comedies) Owing to the fact that we are preparing our new Season’s Product, which will be the greatest series of two-reel comedies ever produced by any concern, we have not time for any smart cracks this month. Watch for Trade Paper A nnouncementsl 20 to Be Under Way April 1 at Lasky Studios Colleen Moore Production Started in March By RAY MURRAY HOLLYWOOD, Mar. 22.— The winter tourist who in his sightseeing rambles takes in the various studios has been rather disappointed at the lack of activity around the picture making plants since the rainy season has passed. This is because many companies are taking advantage of clear weather and have gone on location. Five Universal units are at present on location while six are working at the studio at Universal City. Henry MacRae with June Marlowe and Hugh Allen are at Safford, Ariz., filming “Untamed,” which is Rex’s starring vehicle. This is the King of Wild Horse’s initial Universal production. Emory Johnson is directing Raymond Keane and Barbara Kent in “The American Eagle” at Clover Fields, and two Western companies are shooting at Newhall, Cal., a favorite location for Western companies. Director Edward Sloman is making “The Crimson Hour,” starring Mary Philbin and Ivan Moskine, at Santa Paula, Cal. Seven on U. Stages The studio stages are being used by “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” which Harry Pollard is directing; “Nine Points of the Law,” starring Hoot Gibson, with Reeves Eason directing; “The Chinese Parrot,” with Marian Nixon and Edmund Burns, directed by Paul Leni ; “Back to God’s Country,’' starring Renee Adoree, which was started by the late Lynn Reynolds and is now being directed by Irvin Willat ; “Blake of Scotland Yard,” chapter play being directed by Robert Hill ; “The Small Bachelor,” with Andre Beranger and Barbara Kent, directed by William A. Seiter, and “Spurs and Spark Plugs,” directed by William Wyler, starring Fred Humes. Barthelmess Unit in Washington March was also a busy month at First National studios, Burbank. Colleen Moore began work on “Naughty But Nice,” which John McCormick is producing with Millard Webb directing. It is a story of a girl’s college days. Richard Barthelmess is well into “The Patent Leather Kid,” million dollar production built around the World war. The company is now on location at Camp Lewis, Wash., for the war scenes. A1 Santell is directing. Milton Sills has started on “Diamonds in the Rough” with Charles Brabin at the (Continued on page 28)