Exhibitors Herald (1927)

40 EXHIBITORS HERALD November 12, 1927 of theatres in Greater New York during November. “The Gorilla,” F. N.’s special, was previewed by the home office force at the Bronxville theatre recently. Edward Small, producer of “The Gorilla” and “Ladies Night in a Turkish Bath,” will have as his next production a feature starring Fannie Brice. Camera work on “Louisiana” has been completed. “Down Went McGinty” was started two weeks ago under the direction of Mervyn LeRoy. “The Shepherd of the Hills” is now being cut and edited. Harry J. Brown, who has directed two of the most recent Ken Maynard pictures, is on a brief business trip to New York. Contracts were closed two weeks ago for all F. N. new season product with two prominent chain theatre operators ; F. R. Durkee who has a chain of Baltimore theatres, and W. Cadoret, general manager of the Comerford Amusement Co., operating 75 or more theatres in Eastern Pennsylvania. Script for the new Ken Maynard picture which is tentatively called “The Royal American” was written by Marion Jackson. M-G-M" s Quality Street” Has World Premiere at Embassy M-G-M is launching on one of its biggest winter production schedules, with eleven companies either shooting or preparing, and ten pictures in the process of printing and editing. “His Night” with Ramon Novarro is nearing completion. Five M-G-M short subjects have been selected for mention in the October issue of the National Board of Review Magazine. Four of these are “The Lion Hunt,” The Parasol Ant,” “Soaring Wings” and “Winged Death.” “Under the Black Eagle” has been selected as the final title for the picture in which Flash, the dog star, appears, formerly known as “The Dog of War.” James Murray has been cast opposite Joan Crawford in “ Rose Marie.” The original musical score will be presented with the film. “Quality Street” had its world premiere at the Embassy recently. This play in its original form was given by Charles Frohman at the Knickerbocker theatre in 1901 with Maude Adams. “The Big Top,” co-starring Dane and Arthur, is scheduled to get under way soon. “Baby Mine,” directed by Robert Z. Leonard is nearing completion. “The Big City” with Lon Chaney, went into production two weeks ago. Paul Hurst has been added to the cast of “The Cossacks,” to play the comedy part of “Na^rka,” crony of the Cossack chieftan played by Ernest Torrence. Jean Be Briac, French character actor has been assigned the role of stage director in Greta Garbo’s next picture, “The Divine Woman.” Tiffany Finishes “ Wild Geese ” “Wild Geese” with Belle Bennett has been completed by Tiffany Productions. The screen version is from the novel of the same name. Pauline Starke has been signed for the feature role in “Streets of Shanghai” which is being supervised by John M. Stahl. The supporting cast will include Kenneth Harlan, Margaret Livingston, Eddie Gribbon, Jason Robard and Matliilde Comment. The cast is being directed by Louis J. Gasnier. United Artists Show “My Best Girl ” at Rialto “My Best Girl” with America’s Sweetheart, Mary Pickford is now showing at the Rialto in New York. The story was written serially for “Colliers” by Kathleen Norris, was adopted by Allen McNeil and Tim Whelan, and was scenarized by Hope Loring. The picture was directed by Sam Taylor. Senor Jaime Martinez Del Rio, husband of Dolores Del Rio is a writer of screen and stage plays, and it is reported, has been offered a leading role in a motion picture. Last year he wrote three stories for the screen, the last one having been purchased by Edwin Carewe. “A Woman Disputed” will be the title for Norma Talmadge’s second United Artists picture. M. C. Levee and Agnes Christine Johnson adopted the play for the films from Dennison Clift’s story of the same name. Levee will also supervise production, which will be started Christmas week. Lionel Barrymore is featured with Mary Philbin and Don Alvarado in D. W Griffith’s “Drums of Love.” George Fawcett, veteran of hundreds of pictures and stage plays, has one of the important parts in John Barrymore’s “Tempest.” Camera work on “Drums of Love” has been Completed at the United Artists Studio. The title of this picture was originally “A Romance of Old Spain.” It is a drama of the tropics and tells the story of the mutual love of two brothers. Dorothy Sabastian has replaced Vera Veronina as John Barrymore’s leading lady in “The Tempest.” Miss Sabastian has been loaned by M-G-M. She has recently been featured in the M-G-M pictures “On Ze Boulevard” and “Tea for Three.” Buddy Rogers, of “Wings” plays opposite Mary Pickford in “My Best Girl.” Fox Announces Moran for “The Girl Down Stairs ” “The Girl Down Stairs” will soon be started at the Fox West Coast Studios, featuring George O’Brien and Lois Moran, with J. G. Blystone directing. Lois Moran will be remembered for her work in “Stella Dallas” and “The Music Master.” The cast of “Woman Wise,” which includes William Russell, June Collyer and Walter Pidgeon, will be increased by the addition of Theodore Kosloff. Albert Ray will direct the production. The company making “Lady Cristilinda,” with Frank Borzage directing and Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor in the leading dramatic roles, has gone to Catalina for a week’s shooting of exteriors. The Fox News cameramen covered ten football games of sectional interest last Saturday, as is shown by the Volume IX, No. 9, issue of Fox News. Maude Fulton will make her second screen appearance in the Fox picture “Free and Easy” in support of Madge Bellamy. Miss Fulton also acts in stage plays of her own composition which have included “The Brat,” “The Humming Bird” and “Sonny.” Fox News cameraman photographed the actual execution of General Quijano, by a Mexican firing squad. So far as is known it was the first time a motion picture camera has recorded the tragic fade-out of a military court martial in time of war or rebellion. F B O’s “ The Harvester” At Hippodrome This Week During December F B O will issue six features and four short subjects. The features are : “The Slingshot Kid” with Buzz Barton, “South Sea Love” with Patsy Ruth Miller, “The Swift Shadow” showing the dog, Ranger, “Aflame in the Sky” with Sharon Lynn and Jack Luden, “The Desert Pirate” with Tom Tyler and “Legionnaries in Paris” with Cooke and Guard. The short subjects are: “Mickey’s Battle” number four of the Mickey McGuire series. “Three Missing Links” a fat man comedy and two one-reel “Newlaffs,” a travesty of the news events of the day. "The Harvester” will be shown in New York at the Hippodrome this week. “ Mickey’s Parade” will be another of the Mickey McGuire series. Robert De Lacy has been selected to direct Tom Tyler in his next Western picture for F B O , entitled “When the Law Rides.” The “Breed of the Sunset” cast is on a ten-day location at Newhall, Cal., filming exteriors. The director is Wallace Fox. “Wallflowers,” Temple Bailey’s new novel, which leaped into a best seller class shortly after the first edition was off press, will be pieturized and will give two newcomers in the screen world, Hugh Trevor and Mabel Julienne Scott opportunities for stardom. Sterling Announces Date For “Burning Up Broadway ” “Outcast. Souls” will star Priscilla Bonner, youthful lead in the third Sterling production for the new season. Others in the cast are Charles Delaney, Ralph Lewis, Lucy Beaumont and Tom O’Brien. The story is from the original John Peter Toohey novel which ran in “Colliers” under the title of “On the Back Seat.” Chet Withey is handling the megaphone. The adaptation is by Norman Houston and the continuity by Jean Plannette. “Burning Up Broadway” is the title of the fourth production of Sterling’s schedule. It is due to be released January 13. “Marry the Girl” will be next on the Sterling program. This is a comedy from the pen of Norman Houston. Capital Financing for Chain Theatre Expansion tJhieatre 'financing CORPORATION of AMERICA 1/ 162 North State Street CHICAGO