Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1924-Mar 1925)

68 EXHIBITORS HERALD March 7, 1925 {Continued from page 65) FIVE SCENES AT ONE time were being run off last week in the Coast studios. Leatrice Joy was enacting a scene in “The Dressmaker from Paris,” with Ernest Torrence; William K. Howard was conducting a thousand Indians in a war dance in “The Thundering Herd,” in which Lois Wilson and Jack Holt are featured; 200 cannibals were charging the house of Pauline Starke and Tom Moore in “Adventure”; while cameras also focussed on “The Charmer” and “The Night Club.” XXX CHARM, GRACE and individuality are said to be combined in Greta Nissen, “discovered” recently by Mr. Lasky. He is enthused highly with this dancer who attracted comment during the winter months by her work in “The Beggar on Horseback.” She will be featured in “In the Name of Love.” . . . Raymond Griffith, Louise Fazenda, Wallace Beery and Vera Reynolds are working in “The Night Club.” Universal NOW ON ITS WAY to New York to be released the “Phantom of the Opera” has been completed with color scheme said to surpass that used in “The Hunchback.” . . . Madge Bellamy and James Kirkwood have leading roles in “Secrets of the Night,” which will be released this week by Universal. . . . It was adapted from “The Nightcap,” a stage production. . . . Aside from the above characters the work of Zasu Pitts has been commended also. XXX THE GERMAN COMPANY, UFA, has released, through Universal, “The Last Laugh” to the American market. Among other pictures coming from this company is “Siegfried,” drawn from the original Norse legend. ... A sensation followed the announcement last week of the marriage of Hugo Mayer, of the Wilbar Engraving Company, to Mab Gaily, daughter of Isabel Rae, one time leading woman for the Imp company. XXX COLLINS’ CAVE i mprisonment has been recorded in the International Newsreel issue. Number 15. . . . J. K, Burleigh, Universal art director, has resigned his position to take charge of all art work in connection with the Experimenter Publishing company of New York. . . . Lola Todd, 1925 Wampas Baby star, has been cast opposite Jack Hoxie in “The Demon,” which will be shot this week. Vitagraph IN SIGNING WITH Vitagraph to play in “Baree, Son of Kazan,” Anita Stew art is going back to the company for which she worked when her name first became common to theatregoers. . . . Donald Keith, playing opposite her, was cast with her and Bert Lytell in “The Boomerang.” . . . Albert E. Smith, president, has again entrained for Hollywood where he will supervise several productions. XXX A CHANGE OF TITLE has been announced for “In the Garden of Charity.” It will be released under the name, “Tides of Passion,” now being produced by J. Stuart Blackton from the novel of Basil King. Mae Marsh is in the leading role. . . . Victor Hugo Halperin is soon to start on “The L^nknown Soldier” in one of the Brooklyn studios. Aileen Pringle is featured by Distinctive Pictures Corporation making “Wildfire” in a Vitagraph studio. PrincipeJ Pictures A MILLION DOLLARS is said to have been set out by the McCall Publishing company on publicity for “His Father’s Son,” a new story recently sold by Harold Bell Wright to be run serially. . . . The writer’s popularity is expect ed to asset the showing of “The Mine With the Iron Door,” the first of a series of Wright stories released by the Principal Pictures Corporation. XXX “BRIAN KENT” is the name under which “The Re-creation of Brian Kent” will be billed. . . . Helene Chadwick and Kenneth Harlan head the cast. Work has been started on the fourth of the series, “The Winning of Barbara Worth,” which Sol Lesser believes is one of Wright’s most widely read stories. Warner Brothers THE GROWING LIST of plays and novels to be taken by Warner Brothers for picturization now includes “The Inevitable Millionaires,” by E. Phillips Oppenheim, and “The Wife Who Wasn’t Wanted,” by Gertie Wentworth James. The former will serve as a vehicle for Willard Louis. The latter will exploit the talents of Irene Rich. . . . Others just bought are “The Passionate Quest,” and “The Prince of Sinners.” XXX JUNE FIRST Lowell Sherman will make his re-entry in the motion picture industry, starring in subjects for Warner Brothers in their recent stock company arrangement. He was signed last week in the midst of a successful run of “High Stakes,” in Chicago, where he is filling an important role in the cast. He has formerly appeared in “Way Down East,” and “Monsieur Beaucaire.” B. P. Schilberg OWEN MOORE and Madge Bellamy appear in the screen version of “The Parasite,” B. P. Schulberg production, now showing at the Picadilly theatre. . . . J. G. Bachman has received the first print of “The Boomerang.” . . . Alyce Mills left for the Coast last week to begin work under a long term contract starting with “Faint Perfume.” Pathe CHIEF AMONG EVENTS on the Hal Roach lot last week was the signing of Fay Wary, considerably prominent among screen beauties, as leading woman for Glenn Tryon in his latest comedy. . . . Charlie Chase and his director, Leo McCarey, have returned from a brief trip to San Francisco where the next story for the comedian was written. . . . The title finally selected for the latest Spat family comedy completed last week is “A Royal Flush.” XXX A MULTIPLE REEL feature with Rex, King of Wild Horses, has been completed, and F. Richard Jones, supervising director of the Roach studios, is helping Director Jackman with the final editorial revising. . . Free radio maps are being distributed by Pathe in connection with the tieup between the News and broadcasting stations. . . “Idaho” in ten chapters is released this week. XXX STUDIO INTERIORS of “Sunken Silver,” were objectives of the camera last week at Florida under the direction of George B. Seitz. . . . Two Hal Roach comedies for release this week are “The Haunted Honeymoon,” a Glenn Tryon two reeler, and “Plain and Fancy Girls,” featuring Charley Chase. Harry Langdon’s comedy is “His Marriage Vow.” The title of the Ben Turpin subiect for the week is “His Raspberry Romance.” Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer THE SIGNATURE OF Alf Goulding who directed “Excuse Me” has been affixed to a long term contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. . . . Publicity letters indicate that “Greed” is shattering records in larger cities. . . . Many exhibitors are reported to have asked for “Janice Meredith” for special Washington’s Birthday showing. . . . Irving G. Thalberg has returned to the Coast with scripts for several new productions. XXX DRAMA OF THE HILLS is enfolded in “Sun Up” recently accepted for production in pictures after its success on the stage. . . . Conway Tearle’s new contract seems to have resulted from his triumph in “The Great Divide.” . In Von Sternberg’s coming production, “Escape,” will appear Frank Currier as Colonel, following his return from the “Ben Hur” trip. ... “A Man’s World,” Zoe Atkins’ play, called “Daddy’s Gone .^’Hunting,” will be produced soon. XXX FERVENT ARDOR is said to characterize the romantic situations portrayed in “In His Arms,” the stage play bought for screen production. This week final shots are being taken of “Man and Maid,” Elinor Glyn’s third screen production. . . . Monta Bell has just completed “Lady of the Night,” from Adela Rogers St. Johns’ story, with Malcolm McGregor in one of the leading roles. 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