Motion Picture News (Sep - Oct 1926)

1096 Motion Picture N c 7i' s t-jubfeccs' Comical highlights in the Pathe two-reeler. "When a Man's a Prince" Pathe Starts New Chapter-Play "The House Without a Key" Title of Serial with AUene Ray and W. Miller PATHE has placed a new serial in production with Allene Ray and Walter Miller in the featured roles, the title of which is "The House Without a Key," an adaptation by Frank Leon Smith, of Earl Derr Biggers Saturday Evening Post story. Spencer Bennett will direct. This Patheserial will probably follow "The Fighting Marine" on the Pathe release schedule. Miss Ray has been vacationing since completing the last-named serial and Miller has just completed a prominent role in support of Gene Tiinney in "The Fighting Marine," a Patheserial, due for release on September 12th. Frank Lackteen, who lias enriicd a "mean reputation" as a villain in Patheserials, again will cross the path of the hero and heroine. Harry Semels, last seen in "Into the Net," returns to the Pathe banner. Thi'ee players who appeared prominently in "Snowed In," Charles West, John Dillion and Natalie Warfield, have been re-signed for the new production. Other well-known players in the cast, as announced, are William Bailey and E. H. Calvert, both well known for feature appearances; George Kuwa, oriental chnracter actor; Jack Pratt and Betty Caldwell. In addition to the jiriiicipals large num bers of sailors, swimmers and Hawaiians will be used in spectacular scenes. Gillstrom Finishes "Blisters Under the Skin*' Arvid Gillstrom has finished direction of "Blisters Under the Skin," his seventh two-reel comedy for F.B.O. release. He will begin direction of the next and last of the "Bill Grimm's Progress" series after a few days' vacation. Kit Guard, Margaret Norris and Albert Cook are featured in these comedies. "Carrie of the Chorus" opened up at the* Plaza Theatre, and went Jnc/iS'^^^blg way. Peggy &b&w4V^iP^^f\oi.\Vt, Is a stas All Sennett Units Producing New Pathe Comedies Production at the Mack Sennett studios is at peak with practically all units either finishing up or starting new Pathe releases. Camera work on four new comedies has been completed and they are now in the cutting rooms. Alf Goulding is directing a new "Smith Family" comedy and Del Lord, assisted by Glen DeVol is handling the megaphone on an all-star Sennett l)rand. Han-y Edwards and Ray McCarey are directing Ben Turpin in a new fun film in which the star is supported by Alma Bennett and Vernon Dent. Earl Rodney is making a new Sennett bathing beauty comedv assisted bv Lonnie Dorsa. Gerhart Hauptman to Write Titles for "Faust" Gerhart Hauptman, cele})rat('d German poet, dramatist and novelist, has agreed to title "Faust," the Ufa production to be released in America by Metro-GoldwynMayor in the near future. This is the latest F. W. Murnau production and Emil Jannings, Gosta Ekman and Camilla Horn appear in the cast along with Yvette Guill)ert, French diseuse. Buys 'Tolish Blood" for Picturization Carl Laemmle, now recuperating in Carlsbad, has purchased screen rights to the Viennese musical farce, "Polish Blood," by Oskar Nedbal, which has been shown for the three hundredth time in Vienna. Several Czechoslovakian artists will leave for America soon to design costumes for the film version. It is understood that Weiiig, noted painter of Prague, Avill arrive first. "Our Gang" Aggregation Has New Colored Player "Farina" of the "Our Gang" Pathe fun-makers will have the support of her baby sister, just past two years of age, in her future comedies. The new actress Mas initiated into the ranks this week and "Aroma" has been chosen as her stage name, credit for this cognomen going to H. M. "Beanie" Walker, former Hearst sports writer and now an e.x(>('iitive of the Roach studios. Ralph J. Graves to Play "Heavy" in Mermaids Kalj))! J. Graves has been engaged to ])lay villain roles in Educational-Mermaid Comedies. His initial ajipearance will be in "The Jelly Fish." with Frank Pangborn. Following this lie will appear in a circus i)rcture with Al St. John.