Moving Picture World (Jan-Feb 1927)

198 MOVING PICTURE WORLD Mayer Talks of Plans For 1927 Product (Continued from page 195) “Katherine Xewlin Burt’s great novel of the Swiss Alps, ‘The Branding Iron,’ is to go into into immediate production with Reginald Barker as director and at the same time V illiam Beaudine will begin the direction of ‘Frisco Sally Levy,’ an original story by A1 Cohn and Lew Lipton, the latter of whom has completed another original, ‘Red Pants,’ which is to be directed by Edward Sedgwick. "John S. Robertson, who has just completed the direction of Miss Lillian Gish in ‘Annie Laurie,’ is next to direct ‘Captain Salvation,' a sea story from the pen of Frederick William Wallace, a story depicting a flaming canvas of life in places both high and low. “Tod Browning, who has directed Lon Chaney in many big box office successes, and who recently completed the direction of John Gilbert in ‘The Show,’ has written another original for Chaney, which is to be directed by Browning and released under the title, ‘Alonzo the Armless.’ “We have secured the rights to many famous plays, books and a number of originals from famous authors, which are to be announced in the early future and which are to help make the new year the greatest production season our organization has ever known.” English Comedian Off To Coast He’s the Only Knight of Royalty in Motion Picture Work Today Andres de Segurola His role in Robert Kane’s latest picture completed, Jack Ackroyd has returned to California. The little English comedian is also cast in “The Song of the Dragon,” which was finished at the Cosmopolitan Studio the day the new picture went into production under the direction of James Ashmore Creelman. Robert Kane will release both pictures through First National after the new year. Fox Plans Special Olive Borden, Margaret Livingston and Earle Foxe are preparing to start immediately on “The Secret Studio,” a Hazel Livingston story which Harry Beaumont will direct for Fox Films from a script by Randall H. Faye. WITH the inherited right to a title and the distinction of having been knighted by the rulers of four nations, Andres de Segurola is the only player of the screen so signally honored. He is playing one of the leading roles opposite Gloria Swanson in “Sunya,” for United Artists. Yet Senior de Segurola makes light of his distinction and with a characteristic shrug remarks that he prefers to “honor his name with his art rather than to embellish his art with a title.” He was born in Spain forty-eight years ago, the son of the Countess of Alza, a name which figured in Spanish history back to the reign of King Phillip IV in the seventeenth century. At the age of twenty-one, Senor de Segurola devoted himself to grand opera. Since then he has sung in Madrid, Rome, London, Milan, Lisbon, Paris, Buenos Ayres and New York. He came to the Metropolitan Opera Company in 1909 to sing the leading bassbaritone roles opposite Geraldine Farrar -and the late Enrico Caruso. As impressario for the “Artistic Morning” series at the Plaza Hotel in New York, Senor de Segurola met Gloria Swanson and through her director, Albert Parker, was offered a role which he accepted. Senor de Segurola is a knight commander of Alphonse XII, of Spain; a knight commander of the crown of Italy; an officer of instruction p u b 1 i q u e, of France, and commander of Madjedie, of Turkey. He has sung before crowned heads on numerous occasions. January 15, 1927 Fox Films, in London, Puts Stunt Across Fox Films, tying up with the Murray, the English escape expert, put on a stunt that made London literally look up and take notice. n° *ess a conspicuous spot than Piccadilly Circus, comparable to Broadway and 42nd St., Murray worked himself out of a straight jacket while suspended above the roof-tops from a crane cable set up on a new building being constructed by Swan and LLcigars. Motion picture cameras ground during the stunt and a huge canvas sign announced: MURRAY ESCAPE EXPERT making a film for LONDON LOOK UP The film will be shown in theatres throughout England. Norma Talmadge With Bobbed Hair Forma Talmadge is wearing bobbed hair in her modern version of Camille,” now being produced by Joseph M. Schenck for hirst National in Hollywood. Fred Niblo is directing. The supporting cast includes Gilbert Roland as leading man; Libyan Tashman, Rose Dione and Oscar Beregi. Oliver Marsha, who photographed Norma Talmadge in Kiki, is chief cinematographer for “Camille.” Jack Mulhall Lead in “Road to Romance* Jack Mulhall will play the lead in Charles R. Rogers production for hirst National Pictures, tentatively titled, “The Road to Romance,” as announced by John McCormick, general manager of West Coast Production. Mulhall has just completed the role opposite Colleen Moore in the latter’s starring picture, "Orchids and Ermine.” Jack Mulhall has been seen recently in such popular First National offerings as “Subway Sadie,” with Dorothy Mackaill, and “Just Another Blonde,” also with Miss Mackaill. Marcus Plays His 41st Role For Fox James Marcus, one of the best known character men on the screen, is playing his forty-first role in a Fox production in “The Wedding Ring,” the film version of H. G. Wells’ novel, “Marriage.”