Moving Picture World (Nov-Dec 1927)

->4 MOVING PICTURE WORLD HOLLYWOOD OFFICE December 24, 1927 Production Activities In West Coast Studios FBO Educational Christie Hal Roach FBO 1-rWO COMPANIES finishing up leaves five other units in actual production at FBO this week. Leo Meehan put the finishing touches to “The Devil’s Trademark” in which Belle Bennett is starred. Pat Cunning and Marion Douglas have the romantic leads. “DEYOND LONDON LIGHTS,” j -D directed by Tom Terris, also; found its way to the cutting room [ this week for editing and titling. Of the five companies at work, 1 three are Western units. ROBERT DE LACY is directing Tom Tyler in “The Valley of Superstition,” an original story by Oliver Drank, who also did the continuity. Josephine Borio plays the feminine | lead opposite Tyler and the supporting cast includes Harry Woods, Serge Temoff, and Barney Furey. This is DeLacy’s last picture with Tyler. Next year he is scheduled to do four FBO Gold Bond Specials. T EROME STORM is directing the •J dog, Ranger, in “The Law of J Fear,” with Jane Reed, Sam Nelson j and A1 Smith, the featured members J of the cast. The story is by William [ Francis Dugan, well-known New York playwright and author, who is j now writing for FBO. Ethel Hill J did the continuity. BOB STEELE is starred in “The Trail of Courage,” with Wallace Fox directing. The screen story was adapted by Frank Howard Clark from a story, DOLORES DEL RIO has a great movie “fan” in her mother, the latter shown here with her daughter when visiting the big little star at the Fox Film Studios this week. The fond mother is shortly to return to her home in Mexico City, Mexico. Dorothy Revier threatens Jack Holt with two daggers, in Columbia’s “The Tigress,” in which Jack Holt is starred and Dorothy featured. If your patrons like Jack Holt (and we think they do) tell ’em Jack has a corking good picture here. “Better Than a Rodeo” by Kenneth Perkins. Dorothy Kitchen, Alice Knowland, Tom I.ingham, Jan Morley, Howard Webster and Walter Mailey are in the supporting cast. HC. WITWER’S story, “Alex • the Great,” is also being transferred to the screen. Dudley Murphy, who is directing, also prepared the continuity. The cast includes, Richard “Skeets” Gallagher, Charles Byers, Patricia Avery, Ruth Dwyer and Albert Conti. BRYAN WASHBURN is numbered among the visiting players on the FBO “lot.” He is playing the name role in “Skinner’s Big Idea,” by Henry Irving Dodge. The continuity is by Matt Taylor. Norman Trevor, Martha Sleeper, William Orlamond, James Bradbury, Sr., Robert Dudley, Ole M. Ness and Charles Wellesley comprise a strong supporting cast. Educational Yf ORMAN TAUROG, whose spelN| cialty seems to lie in directing Lloyd Hamilton, by the way of change is now directing Jhonny Arthur, in the latter’s present comedy effort. Lucille Hutton draws the feminine lead opposite the popular comedian of stage and screen. CHARLES LAMONT is directing Big Boy in a two-reeler with plenty of laughs and a bit of pathos. Jackie Levine and Lila Leslie have the outstanding roles in sup i port of the youngster. T ULES WHITE is engaged in di»-» recting Monte Collins in the latest Cameo Comedy for Educational. Estelle Bradley and Bob Graves are in the supporting cast. HARLIE BOWERS is starting his latest comedy, with H. L. Muller directing. All story credits on this batch go collectively to the staff. Release ti | ties will come with the completion | of each picture. Christie TWO two-reel units and “Tillie’s Punctured Romance” help give the Christie studio an atmosphere of activity. Tillie and her romance should be in the cutting room shortly as Director Eddie Sutherland is about washed up on the actual filming. JIMMIE ADAMS, veteran comedian of the Christie fold is hopskotching through his last two reeler before the Christmas holidays. In this Lorraine Eddy has been entrusted with the feminine lead. Frank Conklin gets credit for the story and Harold Beaudine for the direction. JACK DUFFY, the be-whiskered comedian, is also rounding out the year with another mirthquake. Arvid Gillstrom is handling the direction and Gail Lloyd the feminine lead. Jimmy Harrison also has an important role. Hal Roach I 'H REE COMEDY units are A working at Hal Roach’s Culver City plant. Robert McGowan is directing the Roach juveniles in an “Our Gang” comedy. The situations are built around a race track, with a trick automobile providing many of the complications. ' | 'HAT clever comedy team of Stan A Laurel and Oliver Hardy are keeping busy with a two reeler built around house building. They are abetted in their mirthquake by Dorothy Coburn and Ed Kennedy. Clyde Bruckman is the director. ROACH’S “ace” comedian, Charlie Chase, has turned to a Baby Show as a mirth provider for his current vehicle. He is being directed by James Parrott and supported by Edna Marion. BULL MONTANA, starting to doll up as Santa Claus, discovers that someone has hidd n the great wig and beard by which most of us seek to identify said Claus. Bull is “laying it on” Lew Cody, M-G-M’s co-star with Aileen Pringle in the current MG-M success, “Tea For Three.’