Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (Oct-Dec 1928)

October 27, 1928 EXHIBITORS HERALD and MOVING PICTURE WORLD 39 w THE STUDIO Incorporated in this department of Exhibitors Herald is the Moving Picture World department, "Hollywood." Movietone Comedy Made Aboard Boat (Special to the Herald-World) HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 23. — "The Diplomat," a Fox-Movietone comedy, is being made on a boat en route to San Francisco. Norman Taurog is directing this burlesque on modern politics. Green All Set to Start "The Five o'Clock Girl" (Special to the Herald-World) HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 23.— Alfred E. Green lis preparing to start work immediately on J "The Five O'Clock Girl" for Metro-GoldwynI Mayer. Marion Davies will be the star. The I continuity and adaptation has been written by I Frank Butler and Sylvia Thalberg. Green ■ recently returned from the East where he ■ viewed the stage version of "The Five O'Clock Girl." Long Synthetic Snowfall Sets Lubitsch for Winter (Special to the Herald-World) HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 23.— The huge set built for the Ernest Lubitsch production, "King of the Mountains," has been transi formed into a dazzling winter scene by a fiveday synthetic snowfall. Technicians have icovered the set with tons of "snow," covering the picturesque houses, church, town hall and other buildings of a village in the Swiss Alps. Paramounfs First Talker At Carthay Circle Nov. 5 (Special to the Herald-World) HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 23.— "Mother Knows Best," will end its run at Carthay Circle next week when Paramount's first 100 per cent talking picture will open. "Interference," the Paramount film, opens November 5. Evelyn Brent Doris Kenyon and Clive Brook head the cast. Stone on Script of Next Bellamy Picture for Fox (Special to the Herald-World) ' HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 23.— John Stone and Roland Brown are now engaged in preparing the script and "gags" for Madge Bellamy's next picture for Fox. It is called "Exiles" 'and will be directed by William Beaudine. N ewmeyer Back to U (Special to the Herald-World) HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 23.— Upon the completion of the Fox production, "Calamity," which he has been directing for that organization, Fred Newmeyer will probably return to Universal to direct another feature picture. "Barker" to Be First Talking Picture for FN; Work Is Begun King Vidor in Dixie Making "Hallelujah" for M GM; Jack Ford Completes "Napoleon's Barber," Fox Movietone; Badger Finishes Clara Bow Film (Special to the Herald-World) HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 23.— First National began work on "The Barker" yesterday. More properly, Movietone work on "The Barker" began yesterday. The picture had been completed several weeks ago. Jack L. Warner, with other representatives of his company, made a brief survey of recent product made by First National and immediately decided that the Mackaill-Sills picture would be first to have talking sequences. It is from the stage play that had a great run in the East last year and was brought to the screen as a vehicle for Dorothy Mackaill and Milton Sills. Vidor at Work at Tennessee Production was started on two MetroGoldwyn-Mayer vehicles during the past week. King Vidor is in Memphis, Tenn., where he will make "Hallelujah," his dramatic opus of the colored race. After weeks of search in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, Vidor has assembled one of the greatest casts of Negro players ever Drought together ipr the stage or screen. Daniel Haynes and Honey Brown have been selected for the principal roles. The picture will be made as both a voice and sound production through the use of M G M Movietone. The other picture to go into production on the MGM lot was "The Broadway Melody." Anita Page and Bessie Love have the leading feminine roles, portraying a sister team on Broadway's famous "Tin-pan alley." It is a story of the stage and stage people. Charles King, a musical comedy star, has been signed to play the leading male role, that of a song-and-dance artist. This will also be a Movietone production. Harry Beaumont is directing. Paramount started three during the week. "The Case of Lena Smith," a colorful Austrian story, has Esther Ralston and James Hall in the leading roles. Gustav von Seyffertitz is also in the cast and Josef von Sternberg is handling the megaphone. William Wellman began the Paramount production, "Tong War," featuring Florence Vidor and Wallace Beery. Beery plays the role of an underworld character in New York's Chinatown. An untitled Bebe Daniels picture went into production on the Paramount lot during the week. Edward Sutherland is directing. Dorothy Reid Directing Baxter On the Metropolitan lot, Mrs. Wallace Reid is directing a production entitled "Linda." Helen Foster has the leading feminine role with Warner Baxter playing opposite. The F B O production, "Blockade," went into production with George Seitz directing Anna Q. Nilsson. "College Coquette," which Christy Cabanne started for Columbia during the past week, features Marceline Day and Ralph Forbes. Norman Trevor and Robert Ellis will also be seen in the cast. On the Tiffany-Stahl lot, George Archainbaud is directing "Squads Right," a (Continued on next page) JOHN STONE Scenarist of "The Play Girl" "Homesick" "Road House" "Nobody's Children" "Western Romance" "Captain Lash" "Prep and Pep" SINCE JANUARY 1, 1928 AND NOW "SUBWAY" Fox Production