Moving Picture World (Jan-Feb 1927)

January 22, 1927 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 271 “ The Perch Of TheDevil” SCENES from the Universal-Jewel, “The Perch of the Devil,” from the novel by Gertrude Atherton. The featured players are, Mae Busch, Jane Winton and Pat O’Malley. Five “U” Super-Productions For the 1927-1928 Schedule Universal Seeks Two Directors Universal home offlee announces that search is being made in the industry for two top-notch directors to make two of Universal’s big specials for next season, “Show Boat,” Edna FerbeVs sensational book, and “The Man Who Laughs,” the Victor Hugo classic. l It is explained that the ace directors of the Universal organisation all arc lined up with big pictures and have their hands full for months to come. Goldburg Set To Start New Chadwick Film Jesse J. Goldburg, supervising director of Chadwick productions, is preparing to start production immediately on the Langdon McCormack play, “Life of An Actress.” Harvey Gates, author of “Paint and Powder,” a Hunt Stromberg special production, released by Chadwick last season, has completed the adaptation of this play of back stage life by the author of “The Storm.” Jack Nelson, who recently completed Denman Thompson’s “Sunshine of Paradise Alley” for Chadwick, will direct “Life of an Actress.” The cast will be announced next week. “Regular Scout” Run The Rialto Theatre, Chicago, booked “A Regular Scout” for first run in that city during the week of January 24th. Fred Thomson is starred in this picture with his famous horse “Silver King.” “A Regular Scout” was produced by the Film Booking Offices and has had phenomenal success everywhere. UNIVERSAL will release five big super-productions during the 1927-1928 season, it was announced this week in a wire from Carl Laemmle, now at the Coast, to the Universal Home Office. This is the first definite statement as to the big ones to be expected from Universal for next season. The list includes the following pictures, now in the making or soon to be made: “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” “Show Boat,” “Love Me and the World Is Mine,” “The Big Gun” and “The Man Who Laughs.” This is the most ambitious schedule of super-productions ever announced by the Laemmle organization, and will be in addition to five or six big Reginald Denny productions, twenty-eight Universal Jewels, including the Hoot Gibson Jewels, six Richard Talmadge pictures and a full WHEN THE FOX SCREEN VERSION of H. G. Wells’ novel, “Marriage,” is released, on February 13, it will retain its original title, according to an announcement from James R. Grainger, general sales manager of Fox Films. It had been intended to release the picture as “The Wedding Ring,” but it was decided to use the original title, “Marriage,” because the novel has become so widely known under that Buck Jones will begin work Monday on “Whispering Sage,” a story of the desert, by Harry St. Clair Drago and Joseph Noel. Harold Shumate wrote the scenario for this new Fox Films drama. schedule of five-reel Western features and Short Product. “It is the greatest line-up ever scheduled for release by this company,” said Lou B. Metzger, general sales manager, upon making public the details of the Laemmle wire. “These five productions will all be supers in every sense of the word, and will take their place in the front rank of screen excellence for next season. ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ is expected to be the outstanding picture of the year. “Already there is a great demand for this picture — a demand which has never been equalled so far in advance in the entire history of the screen. “At the present rate, the public will be so eager for this picture by the time it reaches the screen that it should be a demand picture in every theatre from coast to coast.” name as to have considerable box office value. Virginia Valli plays the role of the wife, and Allan Durant plays the husband opposite her. Gladys McConnell has the part of the younger sister. James Marcus and Lawford Davidson are other well known players in supporting roles. Gertrude Orr's adaptation follows the original story closely. R. William Neill is directing with the book in his hand. Tom Crizer, of the Harold Lloyd comedy forces, loaned to the Ed Wynn unit at Paramount’s Long Island studios, has completed his task of injecting comedy slants in Wynn’s as yet untitled opus. Beatrice Van On “U” Script Beatrice Van has completed. the adaptation of “Beware of Widows,” the Owen Davis farce in which Laura LaPlante is to be featured by Universal. . Wesley Ruggies will direct Miss LaPlante in the production, which will start as soon as Miss LaPlante finishes her starringrole in “The Cat and the Canary.” United Artists Announce An Added Picture United Artists Corporation will release,, during 1927, a Caddtp production supervised by John W. Considine, Jr., general manager of the Joseph M. Schenck organization. The picture will be called "Two Arabian Knights.” Lewis Milestone, whose rise within the directorial world has been rapid since his advent to direction little more than a year ago, is directing. James T. O’Donohue is adapting Donald McGibeny’s magazine story revolving around the adventures of two American soldiers in present-day Arabia. So far William Boyd has been signed to head the cast. Camera work has been started, at the LTnited Artists Studio, Hollywood. Tom Tyler’s Next The next Tom Tyler starring picture has been selected by F. B. O. executives. It will be titled “Cyclone of the Range” and is from an original story, “The Sonora Kid.” F. A. E. Pine is doing the continuity which is in its final stages. Bob De Lacy will direct. H. G. Wells’ Title, “Marriage”, Retained For Fox Picture Buck Jones Starts Crizer Goes West