The Film Daily (1923)

THE Laaacs -c&a . DAILY Sunday, August 5, Among the Stars and Directoi Coast Brevities (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Hollywood — Bryant Washburn has completed work in "Other Men's Daughters" for Grand-Asher. Jerry Looney, continuity writer, has severed his connections with F. B. O. Monty Banks has completed "It's a Bear." "Husbands Wanted" is the title of Archie Mayo's latest. Charles Whittaker, scenarist will make his permanent quarters here. Fred Caldwell has started work on "Hogan in Hollywood." Roland West has completed "The Unknown Purple." F. B. O. will soon start work on 'Druscilla With a Million." "Stephen Steps Out" is the title of Douglas Fairbank's, Jr.'s first starring picture for Famous. King Baggott is badly preparing the script for a production featuring Baby Peggy. Elaine Hammerstein will be starred in "The Drums of Jeopardy" by Truart. Edward Dillon will direct. Jane Novak will play the feminine lead in Maurice Tourneur's "Jealous Fools" to be produced by M. C. Levee at United. Waldemar Young has begun preparation of the screen version of "Poisoned Paradise." Gasnier will direct. Warner Baxter has been selected to play the lead opposite Viola Dana in "The Knight of the Road." Oscar Apfel will direct. Clara Bow will probably be given a role in ."The Boomerang," the Belasco play chosen as Victor Schertzinger's first production for Preferred. Eddie Hearn, who signed recently to appear in a series of six outdoor pictures for F. B. O., will soon begin on his, "Flaming Waters." GREENE. / Mabel Normand May Go Abroad (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Mack Sennett has a story for Mabel Normand with English locale and it is quite likely that Miss Normand will go to London to film it. PRODUCTION NOTES "Ashes of Desire" Finished (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Director Frank Borzage has just finished his new picture, "The Age of Desire." First Seltzer Film Finished (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Betzwood, Pa. — The first of a series of 26 one-reel comedies has been finished by Frank Seltzer Prod. Seltzer is directing. Cruze Completes "Ruggles" (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — James Cruze has completed "Ruggles of Red Gap," his next production for Paramount. Normand's Next, "Extra Girl" (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Mabel Normand, under the direction of F. Richard Jones, has just completed "The Extra Girl." Mae Marsh in the West (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Mae Marsh, who is to play the stellar role in "Daddies," has arrived on the West Coast and will immediately start work. Xydias Plans Two Series A. J. Xydias of the Sunset Prod. who is here from the Coast will make a series of eight J. B. Warner westerns and six Kenneth McDonald stunt pictures. Ryan Transferred to Coast James Ryan has been appointed as chief casting director of the Fox studio at Hollywood. For the past two years Ryan has been the casting director for Fox in New York. New Dean Film Started (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Priscilla Dean is at work on "The Storm Daughter," a sea romance. George Archainbaud is the director. First Wright Novel Filmed (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — The first of the series of Harold Bell Wright books to be screened by Principal "When a Man's a Man," has been finished. "Pioneer Trails" Completed (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — "Pioneer Trails," a David Smith production for Vitagraph, has been finished and is on its way East. It is a story of the early West. New Coast Casting Agents (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Hollywood — Warner & Muller, casting agents, have opened offices in the Hollywood Security Bldg. Warner formerly managed the Warner exchange in Detroit. Another New Unit on the Coast (Special to THE FILM DAILY) San Francisco — The newest producing company to be started here has been launched by H. B. Mattern and H. A. Mitchell. The unit plans from four to six pictures a year. Mattern is head of the Screen Authors Service. "The Near Lady," Walton's Next (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Gladys Walton's next vehicle will be "The Near Lady." The story appeared in Cosmopolitan. Herbert Blache is directing. Warners Engage Millhauser (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Harry Rapf has engaged Bertram Millhauser to adapt "Lucretia Lombard." As reported in THE FILM DAILY Jack Conway will direct. Millhauser is now working on the continuity. Fleming's Next (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Director Victor Fleming and Zane Grcv. author of "The Call of the Canyon," which the former will direct for Paramount, plan to start work on it shortly. Sid Chaplin Engaged (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Production is under way by First National on "Her Temporary Husband." Sidney Chaplin is to play the leading role and John McDermott is to direct. Grey Joins Principal (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — John Grey, who has edited and titled the major portion of the Sennett comedies the past three years, has assumed the head of the comedy department of Principal. At Work on Rhodes' Vehicle (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Arthur F. Statter has been engaged to write the continuity for "Leave it to Gerry," the first feature to be produced by Ben Wilson, in which Billie Rhodes will star. Forman's Next "White Man" (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Following the completion of "The Virginian," Tom Forman is scheduled to direct "White Man" for Preferred. Ince Signs Wm. Russell 'Special to THE FILM DAILY) I. os Angeles — William Russell has been signed by Thomas H. Ince to play the role of Matt Burke in "Anna Christie," to he directed by John Griffith Wray. In Eastern Stud! Regina Quinn will appear I Children's Children." Elinor Fair, who is at pre the coast, will shortly return York for a vacation. Charles Giblyn, engaged t> "The Leavenworth Case," has production at the Whitman studios in Yonkers. Zazu Pitts and Anne have been added to the cast c Hunter's first Paramount "West of the Water Tower." Elliott Roth, juvenile, has to New York from the Coas he completed work in "Hu of Notre Dame." News comes from abro Pedro de Cordoba is to be si "I Will Repay," a Henry production being made ir Britain. George Beban is engaging for his next production. He ^ working early in Septembei East. Holbrook Blinn has con work in "The Bad Man" onl and has been engaged to al "Yolanda," the new Marion) film. Fred Waller is again acti\ nected with the Waller making art titles. He has ju| ed the photography and direction on a series of Hunter pictures released Hodkinson. Jack Schrieber Back He (Special to THE FILM D/ Detroit — Jake Schrieber, Blackstone, is back from a I sojourn in Wyoming.