The Moving picture world (November 1926-December 1926)

December 18, 1926 Scenes MOVING PICTURE WORLD From A Sophisticated 505 Success -DEBE DANIELS ^ take:, the count as a counterfeit countess in the scintillating series of situations of a stranded shopgirl m "Stranded in Paris" for Paramount. Lieber Congratulates His Buffalo Exchange THERE WAS JUBILATION in First National's Buffalo office this week when it was officially announced that the Buffalo exchange had come off first in the Lieber Month Drive, held during October as a mark of tribute to Robert Lieber, president of First National Pictures, Inc. Other winners were the exchanges at Seattle, Louisville and Toronto. F. J. A. McCarthy is the manager of the winning Buffalo exchange. J. G. Bower, Paul E. Krieger and J. I. Foy are managers of the exchanges at Seattle, Louisville and Toronto, respectively. Of the thirty-eight First National exchanges in the Lieber Drive, ten succeeded in passing their quota. Buffalo went 12 per cent, above its quota, with the other three winners trailing close. In commenting on the exceedingly successful outcome of the drive in his honor. President Lieber said : "It is with a deep sense of gratitude that I wish to thank every member of the First National field personnel for the spectacular results achieved during October, which was designated by the sales executives as Lieber Month. "In extending my congratulations to the winners in the four Irving Cummings Finishes Another "Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl," in the person of clever Madge Bellamy, made her debut on the screen this week when Irving Cummings completed the screen version of that celebrated old melodrama at Fox Filtn= West Coast Studios. The picture was started in New York in the sweat shop district of the lower East Side with which the story deals in part. The company returned to Hollywood a month ago to complete interiors. Others in the cast besides Miss Bellamy, are Allan Simpson, Sally Phipps, a new Fox discovery, Paul Nicholson, J. Farrell MacDonald, Arthur Housman, and Harry Bailey. districts I want to say that I have been thrilled during the course of the battle as the weekly reports reached me, and I know that you had to fight mighty hard to reach the top because you had no other First National branches as opponents, and none can fight as they can. "And, as I promised at the beginning of this drive, Buffalo will be singled out for a special honor which I shall announce Uter." Gloria Stumbles Across An Actor Gloria Swanson, an inveterate theatregoer, dropped in to see Cecile Sorel in one of her performances several evenings ago without dreaming that the visit would result in an actor for her picture, "Sunya." A few moments after the curtain had risen, however, the man who had played the role of Foucho in Miss Swanson's French production of "Madame Sans Gene" walked on the stage. After the performance, Gloria and her husband, the Marquis de la Falaise, waited at the stage door for Favieres' departure. The three had dinner together, recalling the experiences they had in the making of Madame Sans Gene, and yesterday Favieres, with Cecile Sorel's permission, was at the Swanson studio playing in one of the French scenes of "Sunya." Miss Compson Signs Betty Compson's first picture in a series which she will make for Chadwick Pictures Corporation will be a film version of William Pelley's "Lady Bird." Malcolm MacGregor, it is said, will be her leading man. Murnau Has Big Players in "Sunrise*' F. W. Murnau, celebrated European motion picture director, has added several wellknown American character actors to the cast of "Sunrise," which is his first picture in this country for Fox Films. George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor and Margaret Livingston have the three principal roles. For supporting parts Murnau has selected J. Farrell MacDonald, Ralph Sipperly, Bodil Rosing, Arthur Housman, Barry Norton, Jane Winton and Leo White. Murnau is now filming the city sequence on the huge set constructed at Fox Hills from plans drawn by Rochus Gliese. Jacques Lerner Back to Paris Jacques Lerner, noted Parisian delineator of animal roles, having completed the featured role in "The Monkey Talks," which he created on the stage, has departed for his beloved France. "The Monkey Talks" was directed by Raoul Walsh at Fox Films West Coast Studios and Olive Borden is starred in the production. Others in the cast are Raymond Hitchcock, Ted McNamara and Malcolm Waite.