Hollywood Filmograph (Jan-Jul 1930)

HOLLYWOOD FILMOGRAPH 19 Raoul Walsh To Make Super Film For Fox Perc Pembroke Signed By Tiffany To Direct The Medicine Man* With an All Star Cast Talkie Raoul Walsh, Fox Films director, and Hal Evarts, nationally famous writers and authority on western history, are, at the moment, collaborating on a story which will visualize for the audible screen a dramatic epic of the West, a story of the heart beats and romance of the men and women whose courage and daring mdae the pioneer period so colorful and picturesque. The production, due to start at once, will be filmed in Fox-Grandeur to capture the sweep and magnitude of the story, which will embody many of the unwritten chapters of the romantic West. Likewise, the story will be filmed in standard size as well as Grandeur film. Walsh and Evarts plan to emphasize the flesh and blood elements ot the drama, making the conflict of personality and combat of emotion move vividly before the western panorama. The combination of Walsh as director and Evarts as author seems to indicate a happy co-ordination of talent and inclination. For years Walsh has had a yearning to make just such a picture and partially gratified that desire when he started to film "In Old Arizona." Evarts has traveled every foot of the territory which will serve as locales for the story. He has been successively a surveyor in the Indian territory, rancher, trapper and licensed guide. He has raised furbearing animals in capitivity. Among his famous literary contributions have been "The Cross Pull," "The Bald Face," "Passing of the Old West," "The Yellow Horde," "The Settling of the Sage," "Fur Sign," "Tumble FERN ANDRA Famous German stage and screen star, who will soon be seen at the New German Theatre, formerly the Windsor Square Theatre, in a German play, "Die Dame mit dem Scheidungsgrund" (Grounds for Divorce). Miss Andra, although American born, started her career in Germany and became known as the sweetheart of Germany. She recently finished her first American starring role in "The Lotus Girl," directed by Phil Rosen. It's an all-talkie picture. weeds," "Spanish Acres," "The Painted Stallion" and "The Moccasin Telegraph." Strangely enough, Evarts has repeatedly refused all offers made by picture producing companies to write directly for the screen. It was not until Walsh, whom he had always admired as a director, outlined the plans he had in mind that Evarts, whose ideas were along the same lines, became enthused to the point of signing a contract to write the story, an enthusiasm which grows each day they work together. Walsh sincerely believes this pic Author Hal Evarts Is Working On His Own Story With Director Percy Pembroke, one of the "oldest young directors" of the film industry, having been in the business since boyhood, has been engaged by Phil Goldstone, chief studio executive of Tiffany Productions, to direct the talking film of "The Medicine Man." "The Medicine Man" first was produced on the stage as a play by Elliott Lester. Eve Unsell and Ladye Horton prepared the screen play version. No one has been selected yet for either of the two leading roles, but Tommy Dugan and Georgie Stone have been chosen by Goldstone for comic characterizations. ture will be his greatest screen achievement. And this pledge coming from the man who made "What Price Glorq" and "The Cock-Eyed World" and other successes augurs well. Already Walsh has dispatched a half dozen location experts throughout the West and even into Canada securing locations. He expects to assemble the greatest cast to ever appear in one picture, and more than 30,000 players will take an active part in the production. One item, sensing the immensity of the production, lies in Walsh's request from the property department to engage 1200 wagons of every make, ox-drawn and horsedrawn, which will figure in the scenes. Likewise thousands of wHd horses, herds of buffaloes and cattle have been secured. No one has as yet been selected for the leading roles. REALIZING A DREAM The artist has visions of depicting an immortal canvas; the publicity man of conceiving press representation so vital, potent and effective it will amaze the world. International Publicists, Ltd., has realized this dream. In Chicago and New York, in London, Paris and Berlin, all over the world, its representatives may be found, dragnetting the globe in one vast press tie-up, covering every newspaper and magazine printed — to publicize YOU ! Publicity is the very breath of life to you — Mr. Star, Mr. Director, Mr. Writer. Can you, then, who seek success so avidly, afford not to investigate this organization? miiirimiUi^i^miMivMs RAY COFFIN, Manager 6607 Sunset Boulevard Telephone GL. 3201