Motion Picture Classic (Jul-Dec 1928)

"TW^M UowARD Bretherton will direct Dolores Costello in her next Vitaphone feature, "The Redeeming Sin," adapted from a story by L. V. Jefferson. Conrad Nagel will again play the male lead opposite Miss Costello. UowARD Hughes has announced that he will film Wilson Mizner's original story based on the Titanic disaster. Louis Wolheim, Raymond Griffith, Ben Lyon, Lucien Prival and John Darrow have already been cast, and Lewis Milestone will direct. Goldwyn to play opposite Greta Garbo in "A Woman of .\ffairs." Oeorce O'Brien will play the leading male role opposite Mary Astor in "The Fog," based on a story by Charles Francis Coe. Earle Foxe is cast as the villain. TTox has just purchased screen ^ rights to "Behind That Curtain," a mystery novel by Earl Derr Biggers. The picture will be in movietone and will be directed by Raoul Walsh. T3uTH Chatterton, the wellknown star of the legitimate stage, has just been signed by Paramount to play Emil Jannings' leading lady in "Sins of the Fathers. Tune Collyer will have the leading feminine role in the Fox picture, "Chasing Through Europe," showing the further adventures of Newsreel Nick Stuart. They will leave for Europe shortly with David Butler, who will direct this sequel to "The News Parade." "^luffers," an original magazine story, by Robert S. Carr, will be Alice White's second feature vehicle. It vnO. go into production under the direction of Mervyn Le Roy as soon as Miss White completes "Show Girl." Irene Rich has been signed for the title part of "Ned McCobb's Daughter," follow. ing her splendid work in "Craig's Wife. "T^HE Mysterious Lady" is the final title of Greta Gar-' bo's new starring film recently completed. It is a storj of Viennese adventure, formerly known as "War in the Dark." \ Conrad Nagel plays opposite Miss Garbo. Production has been started at the Fox Studio on "Riley, the Cop," glorifying the Ameri1 can bluecoat. Farrell MacDon-j aid has the title role, witi Nancy Drexel and David Rol lins in the supporting cast. HThe second all-talking Foj comedy is now being made with Sammy Cohen, Marjori* Beebe, Tyler Brooke and Beni Bard. It is a short sketch by] William Conselman entitled] "Four A. M." "CcARLET Seas," previonsi] called "Mutiny," wQI be the^ next Richard Barthelmess pic< ture to go into production for] First National. John Francis] Dillon will direct. Qlive Borden has been signed by Columbia for the feature role in "The Younger Generation," to be made from Fannie Hurst's stage play, "It is to Laugh." I ndenvood & Underwood When Mary Pickford stopped in Chicago recently on her way back to Hollywood, she parted with the famous blonde curls that have been a veritable trade-mark to her. This photograph shows Mary in the act of losing her locks RiN-TiN-TiN, Warner Brothers' canine star's next feature ' will be "The Outlaw Dog," which will be filmed in the "Big Trees" country of Northern California. \nita Page has been assigned the role of leading lady to John Gilbert in "The Mask of the Devil." This part was '"yniRST," the action of which takes place in a desert in Central Africa, will be John Gilbert's next vehicle. It is an original story by John Thomas Neville and Dale Van Every. ]YJack Sennett, producer of comedies for originally intended for Eva Von Berne, Pathe, will soon begin production of " '" " two-reel comedies with RCA Photophone talking and sound effects. Metro-Goldwyn's new Viennese player. 'J'he following are some of the principals who have already been cast for Universal's "Show Boat": Laura La Plante as Magnolia; Joseph Schildkraut as Ravcnal; Alma Rubens as Julie; Emily Fitzroy as Parthcnia Ann Hawkes and Otis Harlan in the role of Cap'n Andy. Kenjamin Christensen will shortly begin ■ — work on Owen Davis' play, "The "J^ARD Rock," the Milton Sills' picture Haunted House." It will be released by now being made in the Sierra Moun First National, tains under the direction of Edward Cline, ]\/Tetro-Goldwyn-Mayer has acquired the screen rights to "The Last of Mrs. ^ , , ; r, ■ T 1 Cheney." Norma Shearer will do it fol Qarl Laemmles niece, Beth Laeramle, ^^^.^ ..^ Little Angel," which is now in hag changed her name to Beth Uerol. production. "A Son of the Golden West" is the title ■^ of the first Tom Mix Western for TTmversal is producing musical comedies FBO. Sharon Lynn will play opposite in sound. Nat Ross will direct the Tom first, the title of which is 'The College Hero." "The Minstrel Show" will also be filmed embodying the atmosphere of the old-time black-face shows. is a railroad story, with a sensational wreck Daul Fejos will direct "The World To ^^^ Wild, scene. Thelma Todd and Yola d'.Avril are morrow," Universal's first complete talk in the cast. Teon d'Usseau has been assigned to direct ^ Ranger, FBO's dog star, in "Fury of ing movie. A RTHUR LuBiN who has been on the legit and will return to it in the fall, has the leading role in the Gotham Production, "Times Square." 8 Having just completed his role in "The Awakening," opposite Vilma Banky, Walter Byron. Samuel Goldwyn's English importation, has been loaned to M»iro Droduction on FBO's "Singapore Mutiny," a colorful story of the Far East by Norman Springer, will shortly go into production, with Ralph Ince directing and in the leading male role. 1