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December 11, 1926
"The Music
MOVING PICTURE WORLD
Master^^ Nears
Five Pictures Finished
In First National List
Gorman Cast As Sergeant In "A. O. L."
Charles Gorman has been added to the cast of "A. W. O. L.," Fox Films feature war comedy, now in production at the West Coast Studios under the direction of Ben Stoloff. Gorman will play the heavy role, that of a tough top-sergeant. Gene Cameron, Betty Francisco, Judy King, Sammy Cohen, Holmes Herbert, Ted McNaniara and Jerry "The Giant" complete the cast.
"Pal," one of the best known of the screen's canine actors, is also cast in this "Jerry, The Giant" war comedy "A.W.O.L."
Flint on Coast
Motley Flint, capitalist, is back on the Coast. He is quoted as stating that the manner in which the big finances of the day are handled relegates truly bad times to the pages of history.
M.-G.-M. Holds
Renee Adoree
Renoe Adoree, who made an instant hit in ''The BiK Parade," and has taken prominent parts in other Metro-froldwyn-^Iayer features of the pmst year, ha.s been sisrned to a nen Ionsterm contraet l>y lii;»t company, according to :in announcement l>y Louis It. Mayer.
Miss Adoree eon.sidereil one of the outstaudin^ actresses in filnidoni. lias been under contract to Metro-Gold \vyn-I>I ay er tor the pa.'it two years, and has jnst tinislied an import;int role opposite .lolin Gilbert starring; in "The Day of Souls."
Slang Comes Eas\'
Rudolph Schildkraiit, the actor, now appearing in De Millc pictures, has, in twenty-three weeks, acquired such a good working knowledge of the English language that he even uses American slang. When he went to Hollywood he spoke no English. , 1
FINIS was written to five First National productions the week ending December 11, it was annoimced by General and Production Manager Richard A. Rowland.
The five productions, representing early spring releases, are "Orchids and Ermine," a John McCormick production starring Colleen Moore; "Long Pants," starring Harry Langdon ; "The Song of the Dragon" (tentative), a Robert Kane all-star production ; "Easy Pickings," featuring Anna Q. Nilsson ; and "McFadden's Flats," featuring Charlie Murray and Chester Conklin.
Made at Burbank
Except for "The Song of the Dragon" (a tentative title), the new group was made at Burbank, being the most important production unit to date to come out of First National's new West Coast studies.
At the same time that the fiveproductions were completed, shooting was .started on five others. These include "The River" (tentative), a Sam Rork oroduction : an original story by Frank Griffin, as yet without a title, which John McCormick is producing with Charlie Murray and George Sidney in the featured roles ; an untitled original by William H. Clifford featuring Dorothy Mackaill and Jack Mulhall, under the production management of Ray Rockett; "All Aboard," starring Johnny Hines, and "The Duke of Ladies," a Robert Kane production with a cast including Ben Lyon, Mary Brian, Sam Hardy and Andre Beranger.
As rapidly as First National pictures are completed, new productions go into work. There is no let-down in spite of the approaching holidays.