Motion Picture News (Jul-Aug 1925)

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914 Motion Picture News E. W. Hammons, president of Educational, hands Lupino Lane, English comedian, a contract for six Lupino Lane comedies, the first of which ti ill be an early release. Harry Langdon continues on his merry way in "Lucky Stars" (he's one himself, by the way), his latest Sennett for Pathe release. Wanda Wiley, Cntury comedy star, pays a visit to Dallas, Texas, and is met by Mr. Smith of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce, Wanda being a native daughter of the Panhandle state. We can't give you the names and telephone numbers, unfortunately, but here are six of the dancing girls who will appear in "I'll Tell, the World" ( Metro-Goldwyn) , limbering up for the day's work. there a hoss outside of your humble servant able to boost Tom as I have done? An understudy! Oh, stop raving, you're too infernally absurd. Listen, fellow — if I ever get ready to give a farewell party, I'll tell the world about it in my own good time, which won't be for many a blue moon yet." HRAPF'S NOVEL PARTY ARKY RAPF gave a Sunday evening party to celebrate the completion and opening of a miniature theatre, built on the rear of his Los Angeles estate, with about a million dollars worth of screen talent attending, composed of Metro-Goldwyn stars, players, executives and writers. Following supper all the guests participated in a unique film production, showing scenes directed by M-G-M directors, as other directors would stage them. Jack Conway putting forth a scene as Von Sternberg would handle it, and so on. Estelle Clark and Antonio D'Algy played in this film, impersonating different M-G-M stars, and supported by Louis B. Mayer, Irving G. 1 halberg, Harry Rapf, Eddie Mannix and other executives. It was a riot of laughter, aided by Joe Farnum's titles, and another original conception, presenting Hobart Henley as an actor ten years ago, scored a themendous hit. Among those attending were Louis B. Mayer, Irving G. Thalberg, John Gilbert, Eddie Mannix, Mae Murray, Ramon Navarro, Norma Shearer, George K. Arthur, Eleanor Boardman, Mae Busch, Estelle Clark, Lew Cody, Antonio D'Algy, William Haines, Carmel Myers, Conrad Nagel, Aileen Pringle, Monta Bell, Tod Browning, Christy Cabanne, Benjamin Christianson, Jack Conway, Edmund Goulding, Hobart Henley, Robert Z. Leonard, Fred iMiblo, Al Raboch, Marshall Neilan, Victor Seastrom, Josef Von Sternberg, King Vidor, Pete Smith. Mary Astor and Ben Lyon, cofeatured in "The Pace That Thrills" (First National) trip it merrily o'er the lea, and all that, during an offscreen moment. Tow Tyler is the F. B. O. "surprise" Western star of ivhom much is expected. The first vehicle in which he will be seen is "Let's Go, Gallagher." Just to prove that authors aren't always the undying enemies of those who scenaries their stories, l\ell Martin and Doris Anderson, author and adaptor of "The Adventures of Mazie" (F. B. OJ, pone together for the cameraman. Two "Indians" who appear in "The Vanishing American" (Paramount). The little one is Masja, a Navajo, and the other, though you'd never guess it, it Richard Dix. himself.