Pictures and the Picturegoer (Jan-Dec 1925)

JANUARY 1925 ?£R Pictures and PichweVve' «iS 11 PICTURES AND TH& PICTURErCOE-R T M E S C R E E M N/1 XK I M VOL. 9. No. 49. JANUARY, 1925. Editorial Of fun 93. Long Acre, London. Hrgtitertd for Trammiimon hy Canadian Magaxtnt Pott Pictwre&oer Pi iv Pricks All the stars are allowing them ••' I ' he blowing selves to be modelled in wax of the nose.'' for window tammies. Are says George they waxing because they're wan Fitzmaurice, offers excellent me L 4 Colleen Moore ove," says Colleen Moore, "is a Song!" She does 'not go into details, but she means, I take it, " £ove's Old $weet $ong !" Sylvia Breamer is to marry and retire from the screen. There are several stars for whom I could wish the same happiness. Carl Laemmle, President of Universal Pictures Corporation, wants to see the adoption of a universal language. But it I was very unkind L ^'t?* of his publicity W& man to spell uni f|^ *^Lr versal with a capital " U." Rude people might misunderstand. Carl Laemnue In answer to the person who wants to know how many actors and actresses there are in Hollywood, the truthful reply is " About one of each." Unless somebody's telling lies — which is more than likely — Mary Pickford's nesit film is going to be " Cinderella." The rumour that Valentino and Novarro are going to play the Ugly Sisters is, however, definitely untrue. opportunity for the use of a handkerchief." Isn't it nice to think t'.'at his stars don't use the back of the hand? Fitzmaurice Norma Talmadge thinks all her good fortune springs from a diamond and sapphire pendant, Joseph Schenk's first gift to her. Dear, dear ! And I had always attributed it to genius. Little Farina has been kicking his director on the shins. There is a strong feeling among the stars in Hollywood that Farina has taken an unfair advantage of his being only four years old. Says a press agent : " Rest assured we have got a worthwhile entertainment, or else I would not be asking you to waste your time." Contradictory, perhaps, but singularly truthful ! The scenario writer is a gentleman who spends his time informing the public how successfully the novelist has pulled their legs. Speaking of A Society Scandal a writer says that Gloria Swanson is resplendent in dinner frocks and the last word in sports clothes. And "last word" just aboutdescribes them. 1 believe me ! Gloria Szvanson Doris Kenyon wears the loveliest gowns ever seen on the screen in Lend Me Your Husband. I can't think why she needs a husband when she's got all those clothes. Producers are unanimous that with every picture they make they progress. There are two ways of progressing, of course, but unfortunately none of them specifies the direction. Thomas Meighan believes above all things in the power of x coin he picked up in the Toboga Islands. And I know other stars and producers who believe above all things in the power of coins. -j^^^^ ^ A n t o n i o t^P^^^^ A\ M o r e n o ^ is to star in 4V M arc Nostrum. «l <*j£ 1), There is no truth ^ in the rumour that he has been persuaded to spell his name Mareno for box-office purposes. Tony Moreno <>T think the way Peter Pan praises his own cleverness is the most delightful thing about him," says Betty Bronson. Yes, Betty's a star all right. She knows the important things in the game ! Alma Ruben has expressed a desire to play in a pirate picture. That shouldn't be difficult. Once Peter Pan is finished no picture will be anything but. THE WASP. Alma Rubens