The Moving picture world (November 1926-December 1926)

150 MOVING PICTURE WORLD November 20, 1926 Mornau Now Rushing Work On "Sunrise Reports from Hollywood indicate F. W. Murnau. celebrated German director of "The Last Laugh," is making excellent progress on "Sunrise," his first American production for Fox Films. After a month on location at Lake Arrowhead, California, in the San Bernardino Mountains, he has take his company back to Hollywood to begin work on interiors and outdoor sets constructed at Fox Hills. He Has Techniaue Murnau is making effective use of his original technique with American facilities in creating a vivid love story, wrought from Dr. Carl Mayer's adaptation of an idea from Hermann Sudermann's "Trip to Tilsit." By effective makeup and direction, Murnau has converted George O'Brien into elemental man, the virile hero of the story. Janet Gaynor, as his wife, is all heart, and Margaret Livingston is a new type of vampire. Oh, To Be Sure— 'It Floats" Veidt Will Star in "The Man Who Laughs" Conrad Veidt. one of Europe's greatest screen stars, who recently came to this country at the persuasion of John Barrymore to play in a forthcoming Barrymore picture, has been signed by Carl Laemmle, president of the Universal Pictures Corporation, under a three-year contract. It is expected that Veidt's first big Universal production will be "The Man Who Laughs." Dorothy Revier, in the Columbia picture, "When the Wife's Away," enjoys herself and she doesn't seem to care who knows it. Rowland Returns With Noted European Stars First National's General Manager Signs Natalie Barrache, Russian Beauty, and German Director and Wife RICHARD A. ROWLAND, vice-president and general manager of First National Pictures, returned from Europe aboard the Olympic this week bringing with him what may prove to be three of the most notable and distinguished additions to the American screen yet brought to these shores by American initiative and persuasion. Natalie Barrache, caled Rus Natalie Barrache, new Russian star with First National. sia's "most beautiful woman," headed the incoming triumverate of foreign talent. This dark, exotic and highly emotional actress is the darling of the steppes. This is literally so, as last December she was voted the most beautiful Russian by a committee of celebrated S1a\ ic artists, authors and producers interested in the Russian stage and screen. Mario Corda, famed German stage and screen star, and her husband, Alexander Korda, one of the foremost Ufa directors, complete the distinguished contingent brought over by Mr. Rowland. After a brief svay m New York, Natalie Barrache will go to California to start work on a picture Mr. Rowland met the Russiai actress in Paris, where she had ijone to consider a contract for leading roles. Impressed by her extraordinary beauty and obviher a contract to come to Amer ica, which was accepted. In Berlin he found Korda and likewise signed him. Mile. Barrache, a flashing black-eyed, dark-haired Russian, will, it is predicted, prove a sensation in America. Her family was of the aristocracy and it was in an atmovphere of wealth and breeding that Mile. Barrache was reared. After the revolution, she took u,. dancing as a means of a livelihood, winning the hearts of the Russians immediately. Her triumphs were even greater when she embarked upon an acting career before the motion picture camera and on the stage of Moscow, Petrograd Paris. Alexander Korda is the ner of the International Exposition prize of 1920. was awarded the Ufa director foi two brilliant pictures, "The Sunken World" and "Rulers of the Sea." Syd Chaplin Is Now Working "Missing Link" Having completed liilarious sequences a palatial ocean liner, Syd Chaplin and the company supporting him in "The Missing Link," his next road show attraction for Warner Bros., have for the past ten days been at work in the African jungles, which sequences will form an equally ludicrous part of this picture. Laud Ruth Hiatt The Warner forces are particularly pleased with the work of Ruth Hiatt in this attraction. Miss Hiatt in the past has confined her screen appearances to two-reel comedies. An exceptionally good cast is supporting the comedian. It includes Tom McGuire, Theodore Lorch, Crauford Kent, Sam Baker, Kewpie Morgan, Otto Fries, William Steele, George Lyardelli, Nick Cogley, Louise Carver and Fay Holderness. Charles F. ("Chuck") Reisner, who directed Chaplin in "The Better 'Ole" and his other biggest hits, is again directing in "PoUsh Blood" to Be Universal Picture Edna Hibbard has been selected by Carl Laemmle to make the adaptation of "Polish Blood," Europe's most successful operetta, which Universal will screen. The Vienna success was purchased by Carl Laemmle while he was in Europe last summer. .Announcement of Miss Hibbard's selection was made by Edward Montaggue, scenario writer, this week. There's Money in It For You! ^ locoTnv A Greater Gotham Production