Moving Picture World (May-Jun 1925)

May 23, 1925 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 437 George Melford’s “Friendly Enemies,” with Weber and Fields, for Producers Distributing Corporation. May to See the Release of Four New Century Comedies A STRONG list of two-reel comedies is scheduled for release during May by the Century Film Corp., it is announced by H. M. Herbel, sales manager. There will be four releases, starring such comedy favorites as Edna Marian, Wanda Wiley, Eddie Gordon, Beth Darlington, Harry Engle and Hilliard Karr. The Century Follies girls, a bevy of film beauties, also are scheduled for appearance in one of the month’s releases. The four comedies in the order of their release, are “Itching for Revenge,” starring Eddie Gordon; “The Queen of Aces,” starring Wanda Wiley; “Love Sick,” starring Beth Darlington, supported by the Follies Girls, and “Slick Articles,” in which Harry Engle and Hilliard Karr are co-featured. “Itching for Revenge” is a hilarious tworeeler made with Gordon by Noel Smith as director. Bartine Burkett and Larry Richard £60 EVEN' DAYS,” the first Al. Christie production on the 1925-26 schedule of Producers Distributing Corporation, has what Director Scott Sidney terms “a very competent cast.” Lillian Rich, loaned through the courtesy of Cecil B. De Mille, Lilyan Tashman, Rosa Gore, Creighton Hale, Hallam Cooley, William Austin, Eddie Gribbon and Tom Wilson are the players thus far selected to portray the various characters around which Mary Roberts Rinehart wove her story and with whom Avery Hopwood found such great success when he adapted the story to the stage. “Seven Days” was written by Mrs. Rinehart under the title of “When a Man Marries” and was her first “best” seller. “So many misfires have occurred through the featuring of an ‘all star cast,’ ” said Director Sidney, “that I think it much better to term it ‘a very competent cast.’ It carries more weight with the public as well as the exhibitors. “In this instance we have assembled a very son are in the cast. It is marked for release May 6. “The Queen of Aces” is a Wanda Wiley comedy made by William Watson, with Al Alt and George Williams in the supporting cast. It will be released May 13. “Love 6ick,” the Beth Darlington two-reeler, with Arthur Lake and the Follies Girls as the supporting cast, was directed by Charles Lamont. It will be released May 20. Arthur Lake is well known as the popular juvenile hero in Universal’s “Sweet Sixteen” comedies and is regarded as one of the most promising young men on the screen. “Slick Articles,” the Billy Engle-Hilliard Karr comedy, to be released May 27, was directed by Al Herman. This popular pair has been seen in many Century Comedies and the team has developed a special brand of halfsituation and half-slapstick comedy acting. competent cast — players whose past work guarantee a finished performance both individually and collectively and with ‘Seven Days’ to work in (no pun) the public will eventually term it an all star cast.” Sistrom Completes Cast All Players Picked for Metropolitan’s First Picture “Without Mercy” William Sistrom, production manager for Metropolitan Productions, reports that the cast for the first Metropolitan picture “Without Mercy,” has been completed and now includes Dorothy Phillips, Vera Reynolds, Robert Ames, Rockcliffe Fellowes, Patricia Palmer, Lionel Belmore, Fred Malatasta, Sidney D’Albrook, Gene Palette and Hempe Piggott. It is interesting to note that this roster contains the names of new players that have just come to the fore as well as those long established in public favor. Among the newer screen celebrities are Vera Reynolds, whom Cecil B. De Mille thrust into prominence through her work in “Feet of Clay,” and Robert Ames, popular stage star. Monte Katterjohn is adapting the story for screen treatment under the direction of George Melford. It will be released by Producers Distributing Corporation. “My Lady’s Lips” Newest B. P. Schulberg Production Stars Clara Bow Clara Bow, whose last work for B. P. Schulberg was in his special production, “Capital Punishment,” is back once more on the Schulberg lot portraying the leading role in John Goodrich’s story, “My Lady’s Lips.” Although little Miss Bow is under contract to Schulberg Productions, her services are in such demand by the entire industry that she seldom has an opportunity to work in her home studio. Recent features for which she has been loaned are “Kiss Me Again,” “Eve’s Lover,” “The Adventurous Sex” and “The Birth of the West.” Now Booking A.H. Sebastian presents \A George Melford production «•, Weber & Fields 'V. Produced bY Edward Belasco Produtions Inc: Producers Distributing ■ ami. -^CORPORATION Lillian Rich Heads Cast for Al. Christie’s “Seven Days ”