The Film Daily (1928)

THE [Friday, August 10, 1928 L Coast Wire Service Five Under Way at Fox SIXTH PICTURE BEING FILMED IN EUROPE Five pictures are under way at the Fox studios, while a sixth is being made in Europe. Director John Ford is making "Riley the Cop." with Farrell Macdonald, Louise Fazenda, David Rollins. Nancy Drexel and Mildred Boyd. Mary Astor, John Boles, Ben Bard and Lia Tora are appearing in "The Woman." Others in the cast are Oscar Apfel and Helen Lynch. I Charles Klein has launched his first Fox picture, "Fog" from a story by Charles Francis Coe. The cast is headed by Lois Moran. George O'Brien, Earle Foxe, Don Terry and Maria Alba. Henry Lehrman is directing "Homesick," featuring Sammy Cohen and Marjorie Beebe. Frank Borzage is midway in production of ^ "Backwash," from Tristram Tupper's novel, "The River." This will be a Movietone special featuring Charles Farrell, Mary Dun ! can, Ivan Linow and Margaret Mann. David Butler is taking Nick Stuart through the big cities of the Continent for "Chasing Through Europe." In addition, Fox has in preparation "Our Daily Bread," which will be F. VV. Murnau's next production. Pictures now undergoing editorial polishing and Movietone synchronization are "Mother Knows Best," with Madge Bellamy. Louise Dresser and Barry Norton; "Me, Gangster," with Don Terry, June Collyer and Farrell Macdonald; "Making the Grade," which features Edmund Lowe and Lois Moran; "Dry Martini" with Mary Astor, Albert Gran. Matt Moore, Jocelyn Lee and Sally Eilers; and "Prep and Pep," with David Rollins, Nancy Drexel and John Darrow. Louise Brooks in "Redskin" With "Redskin" and "The Canarv Murder Case" scheduled to begin at the same time. Paramount has found It necessary to withdraw Louise Brooks from the cast of the latter. She will have the lead with Richard Dix in "Redskin." Mary Brian has been assigned the role left vacant by Miss Brooks. William Powell and Ruth Taylor are in the cast. Malcolm St. Clair will direct. Clyde Cook Cast Clyde Cook, who recently completed a role with George Bancroft in "The Docks of New York," has been given a part in "Interference," now in production. Evelyn Brent, Doris Kenyon, Clive Brook and William Powell are principals. Lothar Mendes is directing. Ruth Chatterton Making Debut Ruth Chatterton, for many years a star on the Broadway stage, has the feminine role with Emil Jannings in "Sins of the Fathers." Chinese Player in Fox Talker Paul Fung. Chinese player, is to have^ a role in "Behind That Curtain," talkmg picture for Fox. Frazier in McCoy Film Robert Frazier has been cast in "Sioux Blood," in support of Tim McCoy. Josephine Dunn appears in the feminine lead. John Waters is directing. Novarro in "The Pagan" "The Pagan," John Russell's story of the tropics, with Ramon Novarro as star, will be Edmund Goulding's first production since his return from New York to M-G-M. Keefe in "Cohens" Cast Cornelius Keefe has been signed by Universal for the juvenile lead in "The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City," which William J. Craft will direct. ■ Ssmchronizing Comedy Synchronization is being added to the new Stan Laurel-Oliver Hardy comedy recently completed at the Hal Roach studios. Jones to Direct Rogers F. Richard Jones has again been signed to direct Charles Rogers in his neX(t starring vehicle. BERT GLENNON DIRECTOR 44 THE PERFECT CRIME ff i NOW at the Rivoli Theatre, New York City I "Labor Problem" to Be Meeting Highlight (Continued from Page 1) that there are five applicants for every four jobs." Woodhull said. "No particular interest or set of individuals is responsible for this. It is the result of labor saving devices, efficiency programs for speeding up in industry and kindred causes form an integral part of our present dav life. "We are due for radical economic changes and many who must become a part of this evolution are groping in the dark. "I.abor cannot now logically demand more than it has and those of its members engaged ill and about our business must yield to the economic pressure of the new condi tion. They are not responsible for the present situation. Neither are the theater (,wn ers. Therefore the reasonable thing to do l^ to face this problem of natural progres:. honestly and arrive at conclusions of mutual benefit. "Some elements seem inclined to rush Mindly on without considering these changed conditions. It is needless to say that a', the wheels of progress turn the theatei owner who carelessly increases his ovcrheao or the craftsman who demands more than the traffic will bear, will lie forced out of the picture." Radio Pictures Planned for Regular Broadcasting (Continued from Page 1) eral Electric and the Radio Corp. of America, is developing Photophone. made the announcement after a private demonstration of radio pictures. Special radio receiving equipment will be necessary. Dr. Frank Conrad is carrying on e.xperimental work. RCA Reported In Control of 3 Firms (Continued from Page 1) ident of FBO and chairman of the board of K-A-O, said the report was "a lot of boloney." Colvin Brown at Pathe had no comment to make. Elisha Walker, of Blair and Co. Pathe bankers, was likewise noncommittal. J. J. Murdock could not be reached at K-A-O. "Nothing to it," was the comment made by E. E. Boucher, vice president of RCA-Photophone, when questioned. RCA already secured a large, but minority interest in FBO. K-A-O likewise owns a substantial interest in FBO and has, for some time, owned a minority interest in Pathe. The three organizations, are, therefore, interlocked. Claims Meistertone Is Interchangeable (Continued from Page 1) says a statement issued. "The only important difference between the Meistertone sound-band on the film and that of Movietone and Phonofilm is the position occupied by the sound-band on the film. In fact Mr. Kuchenmeister has a simple piece of equipment which makes this adjustment easy." The apparatus will be available to British exhibitors in September, when the first Meistertone pictures will be ready, according to Meyerhoff. It is planned to make a series of shorts. A FULL HOUSE IS IMPOSSIBLE UNLESS YOU BILL THE ACE OF CARTOONS OSWALD THE LUCKY RABBIT DRAWS THE KITTY EVERY TIME PRODUCED BY WINKLER PICTURES INCORPORATED SUPERVISION GEORGE WINKLER friM I UniversczmmiE^ Cartoons