Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1924-Mar 1925)

112 EXHIBITORS HERALD December 27, 1924 «••• jWerrp Christmas— ^appj> iSeto |9ear DAN MASON Pops Shendorf in Sally First National Production ' Wti HAROLD SINTZENICH Photographing for D. W. GRIFFITH “America” “The White Rose” “ISN’T UFE WONDERFUL?” Christmas Holiday at Coast Studios (Continued from page 110) at F. B. O. Earl Kenton is making another of the “Go-Getter” series which feature George O’Hara and Alberta Vaughan as well as several of the players that were prominent in the “Telephone Girl” series. Harry Garson is directing Maurice “Lefty” Flynn in “Breed of the Border;” Lloyd Ingraham is handling the megaphone for “Midnight Molly,” Evelyn Brent’s second starring vehicle for Gothic Pictures Corporation; Emory Johnson is making an untitled production with an all-star cast; Louis Gasnier is directing “The Triflers,” for B. P. Schulberg, working with an allstar cast headed by Mae Busch; James P. Hogan is about ready to send “Capital Punishment,” another B. P. Schulberg production, to the cutting room, and A1 Santell is directing Elaine Hammerstein and Lou Tellegen in “Parisian Nights.” Two units are working in the Berwilla studios — Del Henderson directing Franklyn Farnum and Helen Holmes in serial episodes, and Ben Wilson, who has just returned from New York, has begun directing Yakima Canutt in a Western special as yet untitled. Bertram Braken is directing Naldo Morelli in “The Son of Cain,” using the. old Grand-Astor Studio, which has been rechristened the California Studio. Century’s quartet of comedy films include Charles Lament directing Darlington and Late, Jack Robbins handling Eddie Gordon, Edward 1. Luddy piloting Wanda Wiley and A1 Herman holding the megaphone for the Carr and Engle team. Charles Chaplin’s United Artist comedy on which he has been working since last spring was scheduled to be finished by November, but indications point now toward a finishing date some time next year, nothing definite being obtainable. November came and found the picture about one-third completed, according to a studio authority. ♦ ♦ * Christie has three companies active with a fourth just about to call curtain on its effort. Harold Beaudine is directing Bobby Vernon; Archie Mayo is piloting Neal Burns, and Gil Pratt has charge of the Jimmy Adams comedy. Scott Sidney has about irised out “Charley’s Aunt,” the A1 Christie feature in which Sidney Chaplin plays a leading role. Just when the next special will go into production is not known at present, but when it does it will be “Stop Flirting,” an English play that has run two years in London. This is a musical comedy in its stage clothes, and the Christies have just acquired it for film use. Buster Keaton is out of the city just now, but will return shortly to put the finishing touches on his first of six comedies he is to make for Joseph M. Schenck, “Seven Chances.” Three comedy companies contribute to the activity at the Fine Arts Studio — George Fay directing Lloyd Hamilton, Norman Taurog directing Lige Conley, and A1 Ray piloting the Bowler-Vance comedy team in a Cameo production. Harold Lloyd is the only company now working in the Hollywood Studios, although several independent productions are scheduled to begin there within the month. L.loyd’s present vehicle is a college play and this will be his last picture to be issued through Pathe, the bespectacled comedian having arranged for Paramount release for future films he makes. Considerable uncertainty exists con(Continued on page 114)