Moving Picture World (Jan-Feb 1927)

492 Irish Band To Appear In New Film Recently while on the M-G-M lot the writer heard the blare of Irish music. Rounding the cafeteria he found a band followed by several hundred men who were unmistakably of the type which marched in the parade down Fifth Avenue, New York City on St. Patricks day quite a few years ago. We learned from Director William Beaudine that this parade will be featured in “’Frisco Sally Levy.” “That’s one reason why we make pictures in Hollywood” a studio executive, who was standing nearby, told us. “Our casting directors can within a half hours’ time get anything from a tribe from the Orient to a band of old hickory Irishmen as you see before you.” Herbert Seems To Prefer the 1927 “Flapper” Holmes Hebert is featured as a character actor in “The Heart of Salome” which Victor Shirtsinger is directing and which stars Alma Rubens. It seems, according to material that reaches us, that Herbert is more than just a good actor. It would seem that he considers the gold digger of today just a frequenter of automat restaurants compared to the flappers of quite a few hundred decades ago. In the latter respect this is what we are told that actor says. “Instead of Salome asking her lover, the king, to take her buggy riding, she nonchalantly bids the latter to put out of the way forever one persistent suitor who can’t take a hint. And the funny part of it is, his majesty orders the man be-headed, as it were.” “No Control” Cut Don Hayes has finished cutting “No Control” for Metropolitan in which Harrison Ford and Phyllis Haver are co-feaiured. Jack Duffy and Tom Wilson have the important comedy xoles. Student Gets Contract Jeanne Morgan, graduate of the Paramount school, has been signed to a long term contract by F. B. O., according to an announcement by Edwin King, vice-president of that organization. MOVING PICTURE WORLD HOLLYWOOD OFFICE * Studio Row * LILY DAGOVER, new Paramount star imported from Europe, will leave for New York to do a picture there instead of appearing with Emil Jannings in his current picture here. * * * RAMON NOYARRO, M-G-M star, is planning a trip abroad for next winter. * * * BRYAN FOY, son of the famous Eddie, has been signed to a long term contract by Warner Brothers to write scenarios and officiate as a gag-man. * * * PEGGY PREVOST, sister of Marie, the film star, made her debut on the spoken stage last Saturday night at the Community Playhouse in Pasadena in a one-act play entitled, “Gentlemen of the Road.” % % MARJORIE DAW has been selected as Tom Mix’s leading lady in the latter’s next production, “Outlaws of Red River.” The original story was by the late Gerald Beaumont and will be directed by Lou Seiler. * * * FRANCIS X. B.USHMAN has the role of George Washington in the next Colorcraft effort, “The Flag,” which will be done in technicolor. Enid Bennett has the role of Betsy Ross in the production. ^ ^ ttffipHE GIRL FROM GIMBEL’S” and Ralph Spence’s great stage 1 success, “The Gorilla,” are to be put in screen form by Edward Small and E. M. Asher. * H= * LEWIS STONE and Anna Q. Nilsson will be co-featured in “Bed and Board” which goes into production at the Burbank studios of First National, under the personal supervision of Ray Rockett. * * * PRODUCTION activities are just starting on Colleen Moore’s next starring vehicle “Naughty But Nice." Milard Webb is directing. * * * CHARLIE RAY has the male lead in Leatrice Joy’s next picture for P. D. C. release under the screen title of “Vanity.” ^ % H1 MARGARET LIVINGSTONE, who has been playing featured parts for Fox during the past1 few years, is now free-lancing. * * * LENORE J. COFFEE, authoress and scenarist with the De Mille organization, is the mother of a new baby girl. ^ Hi Hi WALTER BURNS’ well-known story titled “The Saga of Billie the Kid” was purchased this week by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It will shortly be adapted to the screen, according to the announcement. * * * RALPH FORBES has been given the important role in “The Trail of ’98.” Production of which Clarence Brown will shortly commence. * * * /""'LAIRE WINDSOR has the leading feminine role in Jackie Coogan’s “The Bugle Call.” It has just started production at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. H= H: * rj'DDIE SUTHERLAND can be seen on the Paramount lot this EL week as he was summoned from New York to Hollywood to head the Paramount comedy unit. * * * JOBYNA RALSTON, former leading lady for Harold Lloyd, and Richard Arlen, screen player, were married at Riverside, Calif., following a romance that had its inception last summer. Both are playing important roles in “Wings,” current Paramount production. * H= H« REGINALD DENNY, Universal star, is out again following a recent operation for appendicitis. February 12, 1927 Wampas Looking Forward to Big Frolic, Feb. 17 The extensive vaudeville program arranged for the Wampus Frolic and Ball in the auditorium of the Ambassador Hotel on February 17th will vie in public interest with the presentation of the Wampas Stars of 1927. The Hollywood publicists, under whose auspices the affair has become an annual event, are being assisted by a number of well-known showmen in preparing the program, a few of whom are : Fred Miller of the Carthay Circle and Jack Laughlin, prologue director of the same house ; George K. Sackett, manager of the Orpheum ; W. H. Lollier of the West Coast Theatres; Frank Newman of Publix; Leslie Swope, Hollywood Theatres ; Marco Wolff, A. M. Bowles and others. An innovation will be the carrying of an invitation to Mayor Rolph of San Francisco by a chap named Levett, long distance runner. Now We Know It The marriage of Vola Vale, motion picture actress, and John W. Gorman two months ago in Santa Ana, has just come to light. The couple kept the matrimonial knot secret until a few days ago. Jannings’ Next Job Emil Jannings’ next picture for Paramount will undoubtedly be “The King of Soho,” written by Josef Von Sternberg. He is now engaged in making his first American production since arriving in Hollywood from Germany, “The Man God Forgot.” Belle Bennett is playing the feminine lead and Victor Fleming is directing. Marshall Is Cast Tully Marshall has been cast for the important role of Salvation Jim in “The Trail of ’98,” Clarence Brown’s next production for M.-G.-M. The exterior sequences of the picture will be taken at Corona, Colo. Now It’s a Play “Private Jones,” a war playlet first shown at the Writers’ Club in Hollywood, has been expanded into a full-length play and will be produced in New York by Edward Small and E. M. Asher in collaboration with A1 Lewis and Sam Harris. It is also to be picturized for the screen by Small and Asher with Richard Wallace directing. Now Comes The Wampas Romp