The Film Daily (1927)

^'! WHAT-S GOING ON 1 AND WHO'S WHO FROM STUDIO STAGES AROUND NEW YORK Eastern Studios A WEKKLY DIGEST OF SNAPPY ITEMS COVERING EASTERN PICTURE PRODUCTION Kane Goes to Europe Rol)irt T. Kiuic, the proiluccr, sailttl yesterday for Europe. To Make Two Series Burton King will leave July IS for Hollywood, where he will make a scries of 12 pictures for Excellent and a series of 12 for Pathe. George Walsh will be starred in one of the series. Accompanying King will be B. McEveety. Marcel Lc Picard, cameraman, and Edna Hill, cutter. Adrian Johnson, who will remain in New York, will write the continuities for the Excellent series, while Harry Chandlee will supervise editing. Swenson Given Additional Duties Joel Swenson of the Fox publicity department, who has been handling special assignments, is now handling his company's eastern studio publicity, in addition to his other duties. Beth O'Shea, who has been handling studio and fan magazine publicity, has resigned. Miller in Europe H. L. Miller, co-producer of the Charley Bowers' comedies, who is visiting in Europe, is expected to return about July 20. McQuire Guest of Honor Charles McQuire, casting director of the Robert T. Kane unit, was guest of honor at a party given by the Thespians Saturday night. McDonald Return to Coast J. Farrell McDonald, who has been working in "East Side, West Side" at the Fox studio, left Thursday for Hollywood. JOSEPH C. BOYLE Director "BROADWAY NIGHTS" (Robert T. Kane Prods.) FRANK ZUCKER A. S. C. Cinem atographer 'Phones: Wadsworth 5650 Wisconsin 0610 A Little from ''Lots" B, RALPH WILK TJ .\1. K. SMITH is not going to ^*-* try out for any Notre Dame teams, although he is in South Bend. 'I'he former costume director at the Paramount Long Island studio is visiting relatives. * * * By the tvay, it will look like old tiviea when Lee Burroughs opens the new restaurant at the Paramount sttidio in Hollywood. He was in charge of the Paramount studio dining place on Long Island worrying about menus for the stars, directors, actors, technicians and others. * * * The unkindest cut of all would have been a cut for the cutters, who are important factors in production. Incidentally, it was not a cutter, who wroter "The Face on the BarRoom Floor." * * ♦ "It's a long time between pictures," as the governor of North Carolina might have but did not say to the governor of South Carolina. * * * A thought for today: Showmen claim there are more transients on the East Side of Broadway than on the West Side. i|< * 4: Sam Hellman and Burton Rascoe are among the many credited with having originated the joke that a "motion picture producer is a man who knows what he wants, but does not know how to spell it." The line forms on the right. * * * It's a long step from the corner of Ninth St. and Sixth Ave., Minneapolis, to Broadway, but we knew Herbert Crooker when he played cornerlot baseball and dragged his books to school. Herb has been promoted from press representative to eastern representative for Charles Burr and Johnny Hines. >•> * * From film director to prohibition director was the step taken by Major Maurice Campbell. He will be in charge of dry activities in the New York district. While with Paramount, he directed Bebe Daniels in several pictures. * * * Our Passing Show: Phil Baker munching a sandwich at the B & G; Larry Giffin and manuscript moving north on Broadway ; Jimmy Savo and Willard Robertson heading our hatless club; Harry Osborn on the boardwalk at Atlantic City; Lan-y Harris at "The Second Man." * * * At least five men will follow June "Slollyer's progress under the Fox banner. They are Leland Hayward, Joe Boyle, Bob Haas, Ernest Haller and Wilbur Morse of the Bob Kane unit, who had June under contract. When June was offered better terms and a long contract by Fox, her managers agreed to release her. * * « A charter member of the Hatless club is Dick Weil, Rayart's publicity man. * * <^ The eastern camera colony has been augumented by the return of George Peters, who has been on the Coast . * * * Paul Bern is to join the heavy July exodus to Europe. * * * George O'Brien has been made a member of the Fox Athletic club. At the July meeting of the club, George presented medals to members of the Fox bowling team. * « * Hugh Thomas, crack life insurance salesman, has turned to acting. His initial role was in "Shanghai Bound," starring Richard Dix. His present engagement is in "The Coward," starring Warner Baxter. « * * Charlie Craig, Harry Lee and Harry T. Morey may start the long journey to Hollywood this month. * * * Bertha Karp, eastern representative of the Edward Small Company, is accumulating a fine coat of sunburn on her vacation. * >t< 4i Jack Renault, who was in "Knockout Reilly," returned to the ring July 4, when he battled 10 rounds with Ramon Rojeros in Kansas Citv. * * * The lure of production seems as strong as that of printers' ink. We have several friends, who left pictures, but they are eager to return to production work. Completing Fox Picture Production of "East Side, West Side," directed by Allan Dwan, is about completed. Virginia Valli one of the featured players, plans to leave tomorrow for the Coast. George O'Brien will remain in New York and will leave next month for Paris, to attend the American Legion convention. Hampton Returning West Earle Hampton of the Fox Coast studio publicity department, who has been spending several weeks at the eastern studio, will leave this month for Hollywood. Roach Signs Frank Butler Hal Roach has placed under long term contract Krank Butler, writer and director with the Roach forces. HERE'S GOOD NEWS IF YOU'RE FILMING A PICTURE WITH FOREIGN SETTINGS— THE biggest production MADE Abroad BY any American COMPANY USED the author's EXACT Locations and made IT'S Interiors in the REX INGRAM Cine-Studios. NICE, France. FOR nearly THREE Hundred Thousand DOLLARS ($300,000) LESS Than the HOLLYWOOD figures FOR the same picture. THE Picture voted the BEST in France FOR the year WAS made in the REX INGRAM Cine-Studios NICE, France, FOR What would be HALF A good DIRECTOR'S salary IN Hollywood. THE English hit of the year USING the biggest war sets EVER designed for a BRITISH production was FILMED in the REX INGRAM Cine-Studios NICE, France. FOR half what IT would have cost AT home. YOU can make your NEXT Old World STORY abroad and SAVE MONEY in doing IT if you'll CABLE METROREX. Nice. France, OR write HARRY Lachman REX INGRAM Cine-Studio NICE, France, FOR the inside facts. Hits Recently Made in Rex Ingram Cine Studios, Nice, France Mare Nostrum (Rex Ingram) American The Nude Woman (Leonce Perret) French Roses of Picardy (Maurice Elvey) English Morgane La Sirene (Leonce Perret)) French Passion Island (Manning Haynes) English Unnamed U.F.A. Feature (Dr, Wolf) German The Blind Ship (J. Guarino) French L'EX Voto (Marcel L'Herbicr) French The Garden of Allah (Rex Ingram) American Descriptive matter can be obtained from D. M. Mersereau of Film Daily