Exhibitors Herald World (Jan-Mar 1929)

January 12, 1929 EXHIBITORS HERALD-WORLD 47 1929 Baby Stars Of Wampas Named; List Kept Secret (Special to the Herald-Worli) HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 8.— The Wampas elected 13 Baby stars for 1929 Monday night. Chester Vanderlip of Bank of Italy and Reverend Neal Dodd were in charge of counting the votes. Their counts will be kept secret for several days. Meantime an accurate checkup of voters shows the following people will be among the honored ones : Raquel Torres, Josephine Dunn and Anita Page of Metro ; Caryl Lincoln, and Betty Boyd ; Helen Twelvetrees of Fox, Jeanette Loff of Pathe; Doris Hill and Jean Arthur of Paramount; Sally Blane of F B O, Helen Foster and Doris Dawson and Loretta Young of First National. — D. H. May McA voy Leaves Warners; Achieved B O Distinction (Special to the Herald-World) HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 8— May McAvoy declares she will leave Warner Brothers at the end of her three-year contract, which expires this week. Miss McAvoy, who is known as "the Vitaphone girl," has recently received unusual honors as a box office name. She rated well on in e Herald-World list of box office leaders and was also voted the most popular film star in talking pictures when a contest was conducted by a Los Angeles daily paper. Rosabelle Laemmle and Stanley Bergerman Wed At Beverly Hills Home (Special to the Herald-World) HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 8. — Rosabelle Laemmle, daughter of Carl Laemmle, president of Universal, was married last Wednesday to Stanley Bergerman, a business man, at the Laemmle home in Beverly Hills. Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin read the ritual. Following the ceremony, a wedding reception attended by many film notables was held. Among those present were Rod La Rocque, Reginald Denny, Rudolph Sclrildkraut, Glenn Tryon, Carmel Myers, B. F. Schulberg, Wesley Ruggles and Yilma Banky. Carl Laemmle, Jr., was best man. The ceremony took place in a bower of palms, orange blossoms and growing blooms. Miss Laemmle wore a crown of pearls, a cap with a long tulle veil, and a moyenage gown of brocade with rosecolored lace. "Fleet's In" and Out Of 'Frisco in Bow Suit (Special to the Herald-World) HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 8.— San Francisco after all is not going to hear the fight for $100,000 damage suit against Clara Bow et al because Clara's film, "The Fleet's In," has scenes taken in Los Angeles which were labelled "San Francisco." Nate Schmulowitz, attorney for Miss Bow, today filed suit in Judge George Cavanish's court asking change in venue because most of his clients lived in Los Angeles. Attorney Harry Stafford, appearing for Pavilion Ice Rink Company, proprietors of the Roseland Dance Hall, who :ire claiming compensation, agreed to the nearing of the case in the South. PFL Starts 4 in Post-Holiday Rush to Schedules; Lots Busy Fox-Movietone Studios Actually in Operation with Installation of Stoloff's "Speakeasy" Company; Fairbanks Feeds Extras by Generous Budget (Special to the Herald-World) HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 8. — With producers eager to counteract the depression felt since before Christmas practically all studios have launched new pictures. Adolph Zukor's presence on the West Coast showed its influence when Paramount stepped ahead of the other studios by beginning production on four stories this week. B. P. Schulberg states there will be three more next week. One already begun is "Innocents of Paris," which is being directed by Richard Wallace. Ethel Doherty has completed the scenario. Maurice Chevalier is the star. Another is "The Wild Party," which Dorothy Arzner is directing, starring Clara Bow. Clara will be heard for the first time in a speaking role. An untitled picture being directed by Lewis Milestone stars Emil Jannings. Victor Schertzinger wrote the story. The fourth is "Close Harmony," with Buddy Rogers in the lead role and with John Cromwell directing. Fox-Movietone Lot Opens Although the formal dedication of the Fox-Movietone studios was a flourishing event several weeks ago, the lot was not actually opened for production until this week. Its debut was quiet and unimposing. To Benjamin Stoloff, Fox Films director, went the honor of making the initial scene for a feature length production in one of the sound proof studios in this "miracle city" that came into being in 90 days at a cost of $10,000,000. This did not mark initial production on the Stoloff picture, but just a resumption of camera work that began in New York some time ago. The picture is "Speakeasy," a Fox-Movietone adaptation of the stage play of the same name, and has a number of notables in the cast — three of whom Stoloff recruited from the New York stage, and they were put under contract to Fox Films. Two of these — Paul Page and Lola Lane — are cast in the leading roles, and the third — Warren Hymer — has a supporting role. Laemmle Working on "Broadway" Carl Laemmle is spending most of his efforts on "Broadway," which is all audien picture. He is also spending considerable money on the production. Following completion of the picture the new "Broadway" sound stage will be used in filming eight 100 per cent talking pictures. Of these "The Climax" is from the play by Edward Locke. Jean Hersholt and Kathryn Crawford are to be in it. It goes into production this month. "The Minstrel Man" will be directed by Harry Pollard. "The King of Jazz" will be directed by Wesley Ruggles. Eddie Sloman resigned this week after having been slated to direct "A Bargain in Kremlin." Wesley Ruggles will also direct "The Shannons of Broadway." The youngster, Glenn Tryon, will be his facetious self in "Barnum Was Right." There will be murders talked about in "The Great Microphone Murder", and the "Drake Murder Case." Eddie Laemmle will direct the latter. Victor Schertzinger, noted as a composer as well as a director has just completed a song for "The Climax." It is "You Are My Melody of Love." Fairbanks Helps "Eleven Thousand" Douglas Fairbanks is conceded to be a philanthropist by the 11,000 film extras who are proverbially starving in Hollywood. At least by part of them. Before completing "The Iron Mask" this week he had used several hundreds of screen players each day for several weeks. It is a season when there is a premium on a day's work. Dozens of technical experts also profited by the generosity of the Fairbanks company policy. The picture was made under the general supervision of Maurice Leloir. It was directed by Allan Dwan. Henry Sharp photographed it. Robert Fairbanks was general manager for the production. He was aided by Willard M. Reineck as technical director and Charles Lewis as his assistant. The staff of technicians consisted of Paul Burns as master of wardrobe, S. L. Chalif as his assistant, Paul Roberts as master of properties, Burgess Beall as interior decorater, Walter Pallman as director of technical effects, J. W. Montgomery as chief electrician and William Xolan as film cutter. Mr. Fairbanks surrounded himself with a cast of brilliant and capable actors. Leon Bary as Athos, Stanley J. Sanford as Porthos and Gino Corrado as Aramis played the three musketeer companions of Mr. Fairbanks' D'Artagnan. The other players were Rolfe Sedan as Louis XIII, William Bakewell as Louis XIV, Nigel de Brulier as Cardinal Richelieu, Belle Bennett as Anne of Austria, Marguerite de la Motte as constance, Dorothy Revier as Milady de Winter, Vera Lewis as Madame Per'onne, Ulrich Haupt as de Rochefort, Lon Poff as Father Joseph, Charles Stevens as Planchet and Henry Otto as master of the king's wardrobe. Other pictures on the United Artists' lot star the famous Mary Pickford; Vilma Banky, Mae Busch and Gloria Swanson. Sam Taylor is directing in 'Coquette." Al Santell is directing Banky in "Childs Fifth Avenue." Roland West is directing Miss Busch in "Nightstick." Von Stroheim is directing Swanson in "Queen Kelly." While the first sequences of "Queen Kelly" are laid in an imaginary kingdom of the German Empire, "Cobourg-Nassau," the royal domicile revealed in the picture is in reality a composite reproduction of a number of continental palaces. Months were spent in preparation of the sets under supervision of Von Stroheim whose Teutonic thoroughness is a by-word. The marble hallways provided the background of one of the most dramatic sequences of the picture, in which Miss Swanson as Patricia Kelly, a convent girl, who has become involved in a romance with a prince is horsewhipped and driven from the palace by the mad queen. The German sequences are almost complete and preparations are made to transfer production activities figuratively to German East Africa, the locale of the final portion. Santell to Direct Dove (Special to the Herald-World) HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 8— First National called Al Santell back to the lot yesterday when it was decided that he will direct Billie Dove's next picture. The story is yet to be named. Santell's contract recently expired and he left the lot to join Sam Goldwyn on a Vilma Banky picture.