The Film Daily (1927)

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ILY Tuesday, Novenjber 22, 1927 JLMf^L^StMi^ Meighan Stays with Paramount Non-Theatrical Runs Help Make New Picture Fans, Studio Opinion Believes — "Last Moment" Shows Example of Production Efficiency— Film Editors Form Own Organization HUGHES TO riNANCE MEIGHAN PICTURES Negotiations will be coiilinued this week between Howard Hughes, liead of Caddo Prod., Thomas Meighan and Adolph Ziikor regarding linancing by Hughes of Meighan roductions for release through 'araniount. Both Zukor and Mcit;lian arrived yesterday. H the deal materializes, Lewis Milestone will direct Meighan. Hughes plans to continue to make specials for release through United \rtists. "Two Arabian Knights,"' low changed to "Two Hot Yanks," narked his debut in the picture field. He now is working on "Fallen \ngels." Dramatic Ideals Can't be Screened — Dantchencko Carrying his drama ideas to the creen is impossible, Valdimar, Nennrourtch Dantchenko declared in ddressing the Hollywood Women's k-lub. Stating he once dreamed the ransition possible, the founder of he Mosco Art Theater, declared that uch a step would be like "kissing hrough a veil." "Helen" at Million Dollar "The Private Life of Helen of Troy," adapted from John Erskine's ovel and starring Maria Corda, folows "The Gorilla" at the Million Dollar. Murnau Still Seeking Leads While scores of girls have been iven tests, no selections have been nade for the two feminine leads in W. Murnau's "The Four Devs," the director's next for Fox. Leatherface" Last Co-Starring Film "Leatherface," now in production or Samuel Goldwyn is to be the ist picture co-starring Vilma Banky nd Ronald Colman. Helen Jerome Eddy has been added to the ast. Fred Niblo is directing. Others are Noah Beery, Eugenic lesserer, Nigel de Brulicr. Hilliard Assigned ■ Ernest Hilliard has been assigned I role in the First National picture D-featuring George Sidney and harlie Murray. German Ace in Air Film Lieut. Rudolph Schad, an ace in le German Air service during the ar, has been added to cast of "The egion of the Condemned," Paralount picture now in production. Efficiency An example of efficient production is "The Last Moment," a Samuel Friedman production, which was made at the Fine-Arts studio. Less than 25,000 feet of film was used and foreign and domestic negatives made from that footage. The picture was directed by Paul Fejos, a Hungarian. ASHER, SMALL & ROGERS DISSOLUTION EXPLAINED Asher, Small & Rogers was organized to produce a series of 12 Corinne Griffith pictures, and will be dissolved because the organization has no more pictures to make. In addition to the Griffiths, the firm delivered two specials to First National and is completing the third, "Ladies Night in a Turkish Bath." E. M. Asher will supervise for First National, Charles R. Rogers is making the Ken Maynard pictures and Edward Small plans to take a vacation before announcing future plans. If the occasion arises, the three partners may again produce at a later date, because the association has been a pleasant and profitable one. Tom Moore is Signed for "Anybody Seen Kelly" Universal has signed Tom Moore for the lead opposite Bessie Love in "Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?" Miss Love and William Wyler are in New York making scenes for the production. When the director went East to film preliminary scenes, no "Kelly" iiad been selected, and Miss Love, Wyler and the technical staff, comprised the unit which went East on the picture. Hedda Hopper Working in Two llcdda Hopper now is working in two pictures, "The Whip Woman'" at I-"irst National and Esther Ralston's new pictures as yet untitled. Vincenti Making Translation Paul \'incenti is making a translation of "The Incomparable Pierre." French novel, and hopes to play the lead in an adaptation of it. Jackson Titling "Little Snob" Joseph Jackson is titling "The Little Snob." NON-THEATRICALS HELD AID TO NEW BUSINESS A new slant on non-theatrical competition is offered by observers in tiie film colony. They contend that churches, showing pictures, are making new fans and that individuals who formerly remained away from pictures, are now patrons of first-run and neighborhood houses. It is estimated that there arc more than 8,000 churches in the United .States in the country which exhibit films at least once a week. In Southern California, 300 of the 500 churches are equipped to present pictures. The observers believe that fraternal orders, women's club, schools and other organizations that show fihns are important factors in making new fans. Film Editors Plan to Form Organization Film editors are discussing the advisabilit)' of forming an organization along the lines of the American Society of Cincmatographcrs. The screen writers also have an organization, but the editors have never been organized. Claire Alexander Funeral Today Funeral services are to be held today for Claire Alexander (Mrs. Richard '''ollins). who died Saturday from pneumonia. She retired from pictures in 1925, after appearing in (ieorge Ovey comedies following her earlier work in Griffith pictures. Astrid Nilsson on Coast Astrid Nilsson, 15 year old niece of Anna Q. Nilsson has arrived in Hollywood from Sweden to seek film work. Tyler Completes Film "When the Law Rides," has just been completed at FBO. Tom Tyler directed; Oliver Drake wrote the scenario. Boylan Titling Greene Film Malcolm Stuart Boylan is titling 'Come to My House." Alfred E. Greetie production for Fox with Olive Borden and .Antonio Moreno featured. Paramount Dismantling Old Ranch Paramount is dismantling the old Lasky ranch, taking the equipment to the new ranch near Calaliasas. Beaumont to Direct Gilbert Harrv Beaumont will dircrt John Gilbert's next picture for M-G-M. It is tentatively titled "Dead Game." A Little from ** Lots'' By RALPH WILK PRINCE William of Sweden is a picture fan. While here he visited Emil Jannings, Nils Asther and other members of the film colony. Prince William was accompanied by Count Lindstroni and Baron von Elvestadt. * if tf Arnold Kent is one of the busiest players on the Para'mount lot. He appeared in "Beau Sabreur" and "The World at Her Feet" atid now is working in "Wildcat". * * * A British director and an allBritish cast will make "Beyond London Lights", which Tom Terriss is directing for FBO. Tom also adopted the story. The cast includes Holmes Herbert, Lillian Rich, Templar Saxe, Cissy Fitzgerald and others. * * * Our Passing Show: HarryT. Morey and Tom Terriss discussing the "good old days at Vitagraph; Jane Murfin giving an automobile ride to an appreciative passenger. ~~ * * * William Wellman, the director, is superstitious. He always insists on playing a small part in his own pictures. He will be seen as a spy in "The Legion of the Condemned", which he has just finished directing. * * ♦ When Ernst Lubitsch was a juvenile in Emil Jannings' theater in Berlin, he urged Jannings to go into pictures. Emil likes to tell of the early days when Robert Wiene, the director, dragged him off a street car and made him return to a projection room, where Emil was forced to look at "rushes" he did not like. Emil was threatened with arrest if he did not finish his part in the picture. * * * Did you know that Jesse L. Lasky attended Santa Clara college, California: Walter Wanger, Darmouth: B. P. Schulberg, College of the City of .New York; Erwin Gelsey, Columbia; E. Lloyd Sheldon, Harvard; .Milton Hoffman, Western Reserve; Benjamin Glazer, University of Pennsylvania; Julian Johnson, University of Southern California; Lawrence W. Hitt, Cornell; Harvey Pugh, University of Colorado; Arch Reeve, Occidental College; Harold Hurley, University of London.