The Film Mercury (1926-27)

Hollywood, Calif. THE FILM MERCURY, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1926 Page Seven Great Garbo, if properly handled, will rise to great heights. Barring Dolores Costello, she is the find of the year. She has the combination of beauty, charm, “it,” ability and youth. She is very tall, but with men like Ricardo Cortez it does not matter. The contracts of our movie players appear to call for everything but talent. The contract is nullified if the actor becomes fat, or marries, or loses his or her beauty. If the exhibitor wishes to find a way of packing his theatre he need not trouble about which films he books, nor worry about his music. Let him get comfortable seats in which his patrons can easily go to sleep. He will be surprised at the increase in business. Apropos of Greta Garbo there is a strong resemblance between Barbara Worth and Miss Garbo. Miss worth is another actress who will bear watching. The most abused and used words in the picture industry were “conference” and “beautiful.” But lately my ears have buzzed with a new one, I think Michael Arlen is responsible for it — any way everyone I meet uses it at least fifteen times during our conversation — the word is “gesture.” Now that the first edition of “The Vanishing American,” representing the Indian has been made, I am anticipating a second film of vanishing Americans, dealing with the Brown Gets $5,000 Offer From Fox Five thousand a week is the offer that Clarence Brown has received from Fox, who is still endeavoring to sign up as many big directors as possible. The Fox bid for Brown’s services is said to top the offers from other companies by one thousand a week. It is understood, however, that Brown favors signing with Paramount or Schenk. * * * B RABIN TO DIRECT DORIS KENYON FOR F. N. Charles Brabin will direct Doris Kenyon in “Mismates” for First National. Brabin is now in the East and “Mismates” will probably be produced there. * * * MEIGHAN’S LATEST The next Paramount starring vehicle for Thomas Meighan will be “Prosperity,” an original story by Herman Mankiewiecz, who is also doing the screen adaptation. * * * F. B. O. BUYS COMEDY The screen rights to “Kosher Kitty Kelly,” the Broadway stage comedy, has been pur chased by F. B. 0. disappearance of the very people who killed off the red man. One reviewer wrote that the only screen star who would be suitable to play the part of Iris in “The Green Hat,” is Blanche Sweet. As my mental picture of the girl was totally different, it made me realize why the filming of any popular novel or poem is disappointing. We visualize and idealize the protagonists, each person differently. No matter how well played the part is, or how lovely the person, if it is not our conception of the character we are disappointed. DORIS SCHROEDER $ and I GEORGE GREEN j Originals, Adaptations, Continuities, Titles i FOX BUYS NEW STORIES Fox Films have purchased the screen rights to “The Great K. and A. Train Robbery,” by Paul Leicester Ford and “The Story of Mother Machree,” by Rita Johnson Young, who also wrote the song, “Mother Machree.” * * * Can’t Show “Birth of Nation” Columbus, 0. — A request by the Ku Klux Klan for permission to give private showings of “The Birth of a Nation,” which was barred in the state, was refused by Attorney-General C. C. Crabbe. * « * JAFFE AND GRIFFITH APPOINTED TO POSTS Sam Jaffe and Wm. Griffith have been elevated to new posts at the Paramount studio. Griffith has been named production manager for the units handled by Turnbull, while Jaffe will act in the same capacity for the units supervised by Schulberg. * * * FLORENCE RYERSON LOANED TO COOGAN Florence Ryerson, fiction author, recently added to the writing staff of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, has been loaned to the Coogan productions, to work on the next story to star Jackie Coogan. * * * CHANGE TITLE OF “VIENNESE MEDLEY” June Mathis’ First National production, “The Viennese Medley,” is to have its name changed to “The Greater Glory.” * * * FRANK TUTTLE ILL New York. — Frank Tuttle is ill of influenza at his home in Greenwich, Conn. Lewis Milestone has been assigned by William LeBaron to assume direction of Gloria Swanson’s “Fine Manners,” pending the recovery of Tuttle. Famous Statement Shows Big Increase The Famous Players-Lasky Corporation in its consolidated statement (which includes the earnings of subsidiary companies) reports net profits of $3,459,862.90 for the nine months to September 26, 1925; $2,258,190.95 for the three months and $5,718,053.85 for the twelve months ending December 26, 1925, after deducting all charges and reserves for Federal income and other taxes. There were issued and outstanding during the first nine months of the year 243,431 shares of common stock, and during the last three months of the year 370,114 shares of common stock. After allowing for payment of dividends on the preferred stock, the above earnings amount to $18.39 per share on 275,102 shares, which was the average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. * * * SELECT ATTRACTION FOR HOLLY PLAYHOUSE The opening attraction of the El Capitan theatre, Hollywood’s first legitimate playhouse located at Hollywood boulevard and Highland avenue, will be “Chariot’s Review.” The theatre will open on May 3. * * * RE-SIGNS LOIS BOYD Joe Rock has signed Lois Boyd on a new five-year contract. Miss Boyd is soon to be starred by Rock in a series of comedies. ♦ * * MONITOR AND MERRIMAC BATTLE WILL BE FILMED John Ince will shortly begin filming an original story based on the historical battle of the Monitor and the Merrimac. The production will be filmed at the Fine Arts studio. | Plastic Surgery = WITHOUT CUTTING OR ACIDS ? NEW METHOD PERFECT RESULTS t NO INTERRUPTION OF DAILY PURSUITS OR HABITS TREATMENTS AT HOME DR. CHARLES H. 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