Motion Picture News (Nov-Dec 1925)

December 5 , 1925 2647 Customs Officials to Give Entertainment The New York branch of the National Customs Service will hold an entertainment and reception the evening of December 8th in the Grand Ball Room of the Hotel Commodore. The affair is to be given in honor of Philip Elting, Collector of Customs of the port. Arthur F. Foran, Comptroller; Thomas J. Whittle, Surveyor, and Fred J. H. Kraeks, Appraiser. A number of well known stage performers have volunteered their services to the entertainment program, and Vincent Lopez has been engaged to furnish the music. Pat O'Malley Plays Opposite Virginia Valli Pat O'Malley will play opposite Virginia Valli and the two will be co-starred in the Universal Jewel production, "Wives for Rent." Svend Gade will direct. The story is from the novel by Goesta Segercrantz and was Americanized and adapted to the screen by Charles Whittaker and Gade. The picture has just gone into production. Aden Added To "Behind the Front" Cast Director Edward Sutherland has added Richard Arlen to the cast making the Paramount feature, "Behind the Front." The story is a comedy of the A. E. F. and features Wallace Beery, Raymond Hatton and Mary Brian. Group of scenes from the picture version of George M. Cohan's stage play which was produced by Paramount. 'The Song and Dance Man" M-G-M Production At Height Busy Winter is Contemplated When Final Quota for Season are Filmed Scenes from the Paramount feature comedy, "Hands Up." ONE of the busiest seasons of production activity in the history of the Metro-Gold wyn-Mayer organization is contemplated this Winter when the final quota of pictures for the season are to be filmed. Among the most important of these will be the Marion Davies starring vehicle, "Beverly of Graustark," a Cosmopolitan production in which Antonio Moreno will have the leading male role. Production is scheduled to start within the next two weeks. Sidney Franklin will direct. "The Light Eternal" will be another of the big features. This will mark Benjamin Christianson's American debut as a director. He has won an enviable reputation in Denmark, Sweden and Germany as author, director and actor. The picture is scheduled to start within two weeks with Norma Shearer as the star. King Vidor will produce one of the biggest pictures on the schedule in "Bardelys the Magnificent." It is to be done almost entirely in technicolor and John Gilbert will be starred. Dorothy Farnum has scenarized this Sabitini story. Jack Conway is to direct "Brown of Harvard," which is to be filmed at Harvard University. It is a story of American college life, based on the stageplay by Rida Johnson Young. "Paris," an original story by Carey Wilson, is to be directed by Paul Bern as his initial M. G. M. directorial effort. The east will include Charles Ray as the hero and Eleanor Boardman in the featured feminine role. Among the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pictures now nearing completion are "Dance Madness," "The Reason Why," "His Secretary," "The Barrier," "Sally, Irene and Mary," and "Mare Nostrum," which is now being cut and titled. "Ben Hur," biggest of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer productions is scheduled to have its world premiere in New York on Christmas Eve. Superior Quality is the reason for the success of GOERZ FILM RAW STOCK Use this formula for best result: GOERZ LENS in your camera GOERZ NEGATIVE RAW STOCK in your magazine GOERZ POSITIVE RAW STOCK for your prints. Sole Distributors Fish-Schurman Corp. 45 West 45th St., New York City. 1050 Cahuenga Ave., Hollywood, Cal. In Canada: John A. Chantler & Co., 226 Bay St., Toronto, Ont.