Exhibitors Herald (1927)

December 31, 1927 EXHIBITORS HERALD 41 “The Leopard Lady” made for De MillePathe release, she appeared with several leopards. * H= * Cornelius Keefe has signed to play the lead opposite Lila Lee in Trem Carr’s production “You Can’t Beat the Law.” * * * Clara Bow, the red head from Brooklyn, is to have a red haired giant from Montana playing opposite her in “Red Hair,” her forthcoming Paramount production. Lane Chandler, a former Yellowstone Park ranger, is the leading man. * * * Richard Wallace, First National’s young directorial genius, who sponsored “Syncopating Sue,” “McFadden’s Flats” and “A Texas Steer,” has been selected by Richard Rowland, general manager of First National, to direct “Lady Be Good,” adapted from the successful musical comedy. Dorothy Mackaill and Jack Mulhall are to co-star in the production. * * * Bobby Vernon Makes New Year Bow Bobby Vernon, Christie comedy star, will make his first bow this year in an architectural frenzy called “Save the Pieces,” with Frances Lee and Eddie Baker assisting. * * * Marie Prevost has just finished the featured role in “A Blonde for a Night.” E. Mason Hopper directed the PatheDe Mille opus, with Harrison Ford and Franklin Pangborn playing opposite the petite comedienne. * * First National officials have signed Mervyn LeRoy to direct the film version of the noted comic strip, “Harold Teen.” Alan Dwan will supervise the production and a search for a “Harold” is now going on. * * * Curtiz Re-signs With Warners Warner Brothers have re-signed two directors who wielded megaphones on that lot during the past year. They are Michael Curtiz and Howard Bretherton. Curtiz is now finishing “Tenderloin,” a drama of New York underworld. Bretherton recently directed Monte Blue in “Across the Atlantic.” * * * Leo Meehan, who finished directing “The Devil’s Trademark” Christmas week, will direct “The Little Yellow House” next for F B O. Dorothy Yost, now on the F B O scenario staff, adapted both stories. * * * Howard Green TV rites for First National Howard J. Green and Bernard McConville are busily engaged writing and adapting “It’s All Greek to Me” which Eddie Cline will direct for First National. Charlie Murray and Louise Fazenda are co-featured. * * * Sandrich Joins Fox Staff Mark Sandrich, who directed many of the Mermaid comedies for Educational during the past year, has joined the Fox staff of comedy directors under George Marshall. Zion Meyers and Harry Sweet, also former Educational directors, have joined Fox. * * * William Nigh will direct Ramon Novarro, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer star, in a stirring tale of the sea, written by Laurence Stallings. The picture will be lavishly produced and will go into production this week. * * * John Ford has completed preparations for filming “Hangman’s House,” which he will produce for William Fox, with William Farnum in an important role. Farnum is returning to the screen after an absence of five years. t * * Elizabeth Pickett, who first won fame through he short feature, “Fox Varieties,” has written an original story for a new star, “Sultan,” a pure white Arabian stallion, discovered by Director Lambert Hillyer. The horse talks with his feet, laughs, and can do all kinds of stunts. Miss Pickett wrote “Fleetwings,” now in production at Yuma, Ariz., with Ben Bard and Barry Norton, male leads, and “Sultan” starred. ^ ^ ^ Harry Langdon, who has just finished “The Chaser” for First National, thinks Hollywood needs a lot of things. But most of all, the following (as per a list posted in his dressing room): “More gag men who work studios and fewer who work bank tellers. “A few girls who have won Ugly Contests. “Suppression of Joe Miller joke books among title writers. “Auction sale of white horses owned by Western stars. “Fund to raise Western story mortgages off our Community Chest. “Ike Walton as Hollywood’s Central Casting Director.” GERTRUDE SHORT Free Lance PHONE: GLADSTONE 1913 GEORGE SIDNEY Says — “Merry Xmas and a New Flock of Fun for 1928” Eastern Representative C. C. Wilkening 475 5th Avenue New York, N. Y. Tel. Ashland 5337-S338 PHILIP BARTHOLOMAE First National Western Representative Maxine Alton 443 North Harper Avenue Los Angeles, Cal. Tel. Whitley 8289