Exhibitors Herald (1927)

44 EXHIBITORS HERALD October 8, 1927 THE FILM MART (Special to the Herald) LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4. — Universal is forging ahead rapidly towards production of the current program with three pictures of more than commonplace proportions under way. One is “The Foreign Legion,” which Edward Sloman is making with Norman Kerry. The company is spending two weeks on location at Guadalupe, Cal. Paul Leni is in the second week of production on “The Man Who Laughs,” rushes of which remind you of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” Of course Universal does not plan to spend such an enormous amount of money on it as “The Hunchback” but the company hopes to make it a big film. William Beaudine will soon bring another “Cohens and Kellys” to the cutting rooms. This is the “In Paris” edition in which George Sidney is again the big laugh hit. Paramount Releases 10 Features in October Paramount will release, during the month of October, 10 feature pictures, three of which are exceptionally fine. They are as follows : “The Rough Riders,” Oct. 1 ; “The Way of All Flesh,” Oct., 1 ; “Figures Don’t Lie,” Oct., 8; “Shootin’ Irons,” Oct., 8; “Shanghai Bound,” Oct., 15; “A Gentleman of Paris,” Oct., 15; “Jesse James,” Oct., 22; “Now We’re in the Air,” Oct., 22; “Underworld,” Oct., 29 and “Woman on Trial,” Oct., 29. Paramount has withdrawn William Powell from the cast of "The Legion of the Condemned sequel to "Wings,” which entered production last week, in order that he may play a more important part in the next Emil Jannings picture, as yet untitled. Charles Barton, who had a small part in “Wings,” has been added to the cast of “The Legion of the Condemned,” and will have a much more importnat role. Jannings’ next picture, to be directed by Josef von Sternberg, goes into production this week. It deals with the life of a military man, famous in contemporary Europe, it is said. Martha Franklin has been added to the cast of “Serenade,” Adolphe Menjou’s next picture in which Kathryn Carver plays opposite the suave Menjou. We will be glad to see Menjou as a musician, the part he plays in this picture, rather than as another of those head waiters. We ar« fed up on head waiters. But even as such, Menjou is just about our idea of a perfect screen actor. Richard Arlen has been assigned his sixth role of the season, the male lead in “Under the Tonto Rim,” a Paramount-Zane Grey production, which John Waters will direct. Six F B O Units Break Location Record F B O broke all records for location trips ever made by the company last week when six units scattered to various parts of California to shoot scenes for as many pictures. Ralph Ince took Lois Wilson, Lucila Mendez, Rudolph Cameron and others to Venice to get scenes for “Coney Island.” Bob Steele went to Kornville with a score of Indians to make “The Renegade” under the direction of Wallace Fox. Jerome Storm and a company of players to support Ranger, the dog star, traveled up the Big Cahunga river for scenes in “The Swift Shadow.” Tom Tyler loaded his gang in busses and trucks and dashed off to Warner’s Hot Springs where the exteriors for “When the Law Rides” will be made ; and Robert DeLacy is still in the High Sierras making scenes for “Red Riders of Canada.” John Fox, Gene Stratton and Hobart Bosworth have been cast for “Freckles,” the Gene StrattonPorter story which Leo Meehan will produce for F B O. Gene Stratton is the granddaughter of the late Mrs. Porter. Preliminary preparations were started last week on “Legionnaires in Paris,” a feature comedy to be produced by F B O with A1 Cooke and Kit Guard in the featured roles The picture will have a background of the Legion convention now in Paris. Brothers of famous film stars still continue to crash into the motion picture studios. Cleve Moore, brother of the famous Colleen, has been cast for an important role in “Her Summer Hero,” an F B O picture with Duane Thompson and Hugh Trevor cast in the leading roles. Pathe Co-Stars Joy and LaRocque Again For the first time since “The Ten Commandments,” Rod LaRocque and Le atrice Joy will be co-starred again when Pathe-DeMille begins its special, “The Blue Danube.” It is to be one of the most pretentious productions made at the DeMille studio this year. The film version is from the story by an Australian poet, John Farrow, and Paul Sloane will handle the megaphone on the production. It is said that the marine photography in “The Wreck of the Hesperus” is of unusual beauty, and the credit goes to John Mescall, the chief photographer. Virginia Bradford and Frank Marion are featured in the romantic leads and the cast includes such players as Alan Hale, Sam DeGrasse, Ethel Wales and others. Katherine Dale Owen, who made her last stage appearance in New York in “The Play’s the Thing,” has been added to the cast of “The Wise Wife,” which E. Mason Hopper is directing for Pathe-DeMille, with Phyllis Haver featured. Vera Reynolds is now busy in the Pathe-DeMille studio, being starred in “Almost Human,” which Frank Urson is directing. Robert Edeson has been cast for the part of Flynn, the attorney, in “Chicago,” the picture that Pathe-DeMille is making from the stage play of the same name. The part is said to be next in importance to that of Roxy, the character portrayed by Phyllis Haver. Upon completion of this role, Edeson will begin work in “The Blue Danube.” Fox Makes Changes in “ Balaoo ” Cast The following revisions have been made in the cast of “Balaoo,” the Fox picture which Richard Rosson is directing: Norman Trevor replaces William Turner and Barry Norton, recalled for his work in “What Price Glory,” takes over the role formerly assigned to Lloyd Pantages. Maude Turner Gordon has been added to the cast. The leading characters of “Balaoo” are played by Edmund Lowe, who just finished work in “Publicity Madness,” and Leila Hyams. Gustav von Seyffertitz portrays an important role in the picture. “Balaoo” is a mystery picture concerning a mysterious ape-like man who stalks ominously through the action of the picture. Capital Financing for Chain Theatre Expansion Theatre Unancinq CORPORATION qf’AMERICA i/ 162 North State Street CHICAGO