The Moving picture world (November 1925-December 1925)

November 7, 1925 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 51 It has come to a point where we laugh, alm 0 s t unconsciously, at almost anything Raymond Griffith does. Here we see him, the prince in a Baltic kingdom, perched on the arm of the sumptuous chair in which his father, the king {Tyrone Power) is seated. In Param ount's "A Regular F e llow," Griffith cinches his claim to stardom. New Production Plan to Rival Program Completed This Summer "For Heaven's Sake " Harold Lloyd's First Picture for Paramount Has Working Title "For Heaven's Sake" has been selected as the working title of Harold Lloyd's first production for Paramount, according to an announcement by John L. Murphy, production manager for Lloyd. The story deals in part with missionary endeavors in the slums. Lloyd has been working on the picture for some time, and is now engaged in one of his most important sequences, scenes for which are being shot in the most congested districts of Los Angeles. The Ambassador and Biltmore hotels have furnished locations. Lloyd's supporting cast in what is aimed to be one of his fastest moving comedies, is headed again by Jobyna Ralston. * "For Heavan's Sake" is an original story conceived by Lloyd and developed by Ted Wilde, John Grey, Clyde Bruckman and Tim Whelan, with Sam Taylor directing it. Exhibitor Praises "Don Q" 'T believe it is the common opinion that Douglas Fairbanks' 'The Mark of Zorro' was one of the best — if not the best — box-office attraction he ever made," said J. M. Heffner, manager of the A. H. Blank Palace Theatre, Mason City, Iowa, during the run of this United Artists Corporation release. "In my opinion 'Don Q' has everything that 'The Mark of Zorro' had and more besides, and should be considered the better. The picture gave absolute satisfaction to my patrons in a five day showing, and I wish to state that I believe in this picture exhibitors have a real box-office attraction." Evelyn Brent's Next "A Broadway Lady," a drama of the New York show world, will be Evelyn Brent's next starring vehicle for F. B. O. it is announced by B. P. Fineman, general manager of the studios. It is an original story by Fred Kennedy Myton, who also prepared the scenario. The production will be Miss Brent's ninth for F. B. O. Maurice Costello, first of screen idols, who has been engaged by J. Stuart Blackton, his "discoverer," to direct his own daughter, Dolores, in "Maryland, My Maryland," a Warner Brothers picture. A PRODUCTION boom that threatens to rival the big picture making schedule completed early this summer is well under way at the Paramount Hollywood studio. Seven producing units, each busily engaged in making a feature length picture, are now working at the studio or on location. In addition to these, three other companies are busy in preparation and will be "shooting" within the next few weeks. "The Woman of Mystery" is the tentative title of Pola Negri's next starring vehicle on which she is working under the direction of Malcolm St. Clair. Supporting Miss Negri are Charles Emmett Mack, Holmes Herbert, Blanche Mehaflfey and Chester Conklin. The Mojave Desert, California, has claimed Raymond Griffith and his large company under the direction of Clarence Badger for the early scenes of "Hands Up," his current picture. William de Mille is well under way with the production of his original story, "The Splendid Crime" which features Bebc Daniels, Neil Hamilton, Anne Cornwall and Anthony Jowitt. Preparations for the war sequences of "Behind the Front" are going rapidly forward while Victor Fleming films interior scenes with a cast featuring Mildred Davis, Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton. Scenes for "Mannequin," Fannie Hurst's $50,000 prize magazine story, ' are being rapidly put into film by James Cruze with a featured cast headed by Alice Joyce, Warner Baxter, ZaSu Pitts, Dolores Costello and Walter Pidgeon. Bagdad has been reconstructed for "The Golden Journey," Raoul Walsh's production for Paramount which features Ernest Torrencc, William Collier, Jr., Greta Nissen and Louise Fazenda. "The Enchanted Hill," one of Peter B. Kyne's best sellers is keeping the Irvin Willat company busy both in and out of the studio, as it is a Western picture with a modern trend. Jack Holt, Florence Vidor, Noah Beery, Mary Brian and Richard Arlen are featured. The productions under preparation for filming in the next few weeks are "Miss Brewster's Millions," starring Bebe Daniels under the direction of Edward Sutherland ; and "Sea Horses," which Alan Dwan will come to the West Coast to produce. "Dance Madness" Robert Z. Leonard has begun work on "Dance Madness" at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, announces Harry Rapf, associate executive under whose supervision the film is being made. Conrad Nagel and Claire Windsor have the leading roles in this original screen story by S. Jay Kaufman, which has been adapted to the screen by Max Marcin. Bert Roach has a prominent role in this elaborate production, an ultra modern story dealing with modern foibles such as the craze for jazz in hilarious and exceedingly dramatic fashion.