Exhibitors Herald (1927)

22 STUDIO SECTION OF November 5, 1927 WHEN YOU LAUGH WITH Marion Davies in “The Fair Co-ed” THINK OF AL BOASBERG, who did the comedy construction. NOW AT M'G-M FOR ANOTHER MARIE PREVOST DeMille Star Now Appearing in “A BLONDE FOR A NIGHT” DIRECTED BY E. MASON HOPPER — PATHE-DEMILLE AL MARTIN JUST FINISHED TITLING “ Jake the Plumber ” — F B O “ Devil Dogs” — State Rights ALSO NUMEROUS SHORT REEL COMEDIES LOCATION CAMPS DE LUXE EVERY CONVENIENCE OF A MODERN APARTMENT W. L. ANDERSON ANDERSON BOARDING AND SUPPLY CO. 1041 McCADDEN PLACE LOS ANGELES NEW PHONE — GLADSTONE 0782 Expenditure of Four Million Dollars Planned By uBig Four” Firms ( Continued from page 7) Western, and “Abie’s Irish Rose” are scheduled to start. Jannings Completes “Road to Glory” Emil Jannings is about through with “The Road to Glory” and Paramount is seeking a better title for the picture. Work was held up on the Fields-Conklin comedy, due to an accident to W. C. Fields. F B O has a heavy production schedule to meet in November, with six pictures in work. Leo Meehan has started filming Temple Bailey’s new novel, “Wall Flowers,” with Hugh Trevor and Mabel Julienne Scott featured; Ralph Ince is producing “Chicago After Midnight”; Buzz Barton is starred in “The Fighting Red Head”; Robert DeLacy is directing Tom Tyler in a Western; “Fangs of the Wild,” with Ranger the Dog starred, and “Alexander the Great,” a screen play from H. C. Witwer’s short story, are others being filmed. The six productions now in work at Warner Brothers represent the last half of that company’s 1927-28 program. Archie Mayo is directing Irene Rich in “Beware of Married Men”; May McAvoy is appearing in “The Little Snob,” a John Adolphi production; Ross Lederman is handling the megaphone on “A Race for Life” with Rin-Tin-Tin. Henry Lehrman is directing “In Name Only” with an all star cast; Monte Blue is starred in “Across the Atlantic,” an aviation story directed by Howard Bretherton, while Lloyd Bacon started directing this week “The Lion and the Mouse,” a Vitaphone production. At the DeMille plant four pictures are being filmed and others in preparation for winter release. “Chicago,” adapted from the stage play, is nearing completion under Frank Urson’s direction. “Stand and Deliver” is the name of Donald Crisp’s newest opus starring Rod LaRocque. Rupert Julian is directing “The Leopard Lady,” which will present Jacqueline Logan on the screen in the stellar role, and “The Blue Danube,” starring Leatrice Joy, is Paul Sloane’s latest. Alfred Green Back from Catalina The Fox stages are once more busy with seven companies hitting on all six cylinders. Alfred Green and his company have returned from Catalina Island and are now working on interiors for “Come to My House.” Olive Borden, Antonio Moreno and Cornelius Keefe are the principals in the cast. Frank Borzage is shooting “Lady Cristilinda” with Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell teamed again. “Silk Legs” is the unique title of Arthur Rosson’s latest, starring Madge Bellamy, a story by Frances Agnew. Benny Stoloff is directing Tom Mix in “Horseman of the Plains”; Dave Butler’s next Fox feature will be “Pig Skin” another college story; and Jack Blystone is directing a “Maizie” story as yet untitled, with George O’Brien and Lois Moran. Charles Clark is cameraman. Griffith Completing Film Two unusual productions are being filmed at United Artists studios. — D. W. Griffith’s first with that organization, “The Drums of Love,” and “Tempest” with John Barrymore. Griffith expects to finish his picture within a few days. “Tempest” is a story of the Russian revolution and Barrymore has 150 Cos