The Moving picture world (May 1925-June 1925)

554 MOVING PICTURE WORLD May 30, 1925 Since Wanda Wiley, pretty Century Comedy star, had the motorcycle accident which laid her up in a hospital for several weeks, she believes in keeping close to the ground. "The higher you are, the harder you fall," is her motto. That's why she now confines her speeding to an underslung flivette. Earle C. Kenton Signed As New Warner Bros. Director EARLE C. KENTON'S debut as a Warner Bros.' director is to be made with one of the big outdoor stories on this company's enlarged program. Kenton's signature to a contract was procured by Bennie Zeidman, associate executive to Jack L.Warner, in charge of production work on the West Coast. He is well known for his laugh pictures, including "Down on the Farm" and "A Small Town Idol." His successes, however, are confined to no particular theme, but cover a wide range. Announcement is made also of the signing of Charles ("Heinie") Conklin to a longterm contract, following the success of his work in "Below the Line," which has just been finished. He has been assigned to an important role in "The Pleasure Buyers." Irene Rich heads the cast. Production work is now in progress on Warner Bros.' "The Wife Who Wasn't Wanted," under the direction of James Flood. The cast includes Irene Rich, Huntly Gordon, John Harron, June Marlowe, George Pearce, Edward Peil, Gayne Whitman, George Kuwa, Wilfred Lucas, Gertrude Astor, Elinor Fair and Don Alvarado. This picture is to be an adaptation of Gertrude Wentworth James's popular novel. Casting for forthcoming Warner productions is proceeding rapidly. Otto Hoffman has been engaged to play McTish, Francis J. McDonald will have the role of Pooch, and Pat Hartigan has been cast as the Swede, in "Bobbed Hair," the dazzling story which, the composite work of twenty popular writers, has proved one of the fiction sensations of the present year. Otis Harlan has been assigned the role of Mr. Joffrey in "The Limited Mail," with Monte Blue, and E. J. Ratcliffe will play Colonel Annesly in "The Man on the Box." Herman Jans Reports Progress Many Big Outdoor Scenes Completed on "Married?", First of New Series Herman F. Jans, president of Jans Productions, Inc., on his return from the Milwaukee convention, reported that George Terwilliger and the unit making the first of his new series of productions, "Married?" had completed many of the most important outdoor scenes and that the feature would be finished so far as the actual shooting was concerned within the next ten days or two weeks. The "Married?" company spent several days last week at Ausable Chasm, New York, and reports have it that some unusually thrilling stuff was photographed there. Among other stunts filmed was the daring swimming of the rapids by Evangeline Russell, who plays an important role in the production in support of Owen Moore and Constance Bennett Mr. Terwillliger has now taken his company to the Glendale Studios at Glendale, Long Island, where the interiors will be filmed. Mr. Jans announces that some particularly elaborate sets have been constructed by Tec-Art These were made while the company was on location, so that all was ready to shoot when they returned. The latest addition to the cast of "Married?" is Daniel Nakarenko, one of the most noted Russian actors now in this country. Langdon's Feature Comedy Camera Work Completed at Mack Sennett Studios The Pathe Home Office has received word that Harry Langdon has completed his work before the camera in "His First Flame," the first feature-length comedy Langdon has produced under the Mack Sennett banner. Langdon, his director, Harry Edwards and Arthur Ripley, scenario chief, have transferred their attention from the stages tothe cutting and editing rooms. With the inimitable personality of Harry Langdon at the head of a cast composed of players who have been closely associated with him in his Pathe comedies for a year past, Mack Sennett is making promises that "His First Flame" will be one of the strongest comedy features to have been produced by him, even including the popular "Mickey" and "Molly O!" both of which added laurels to his genius as a producer. Completing "Lovers' Island" "Lovers' Island," a forthcoming Henri Diamant Bergcr picture for Associated Exhibitors, featuring Hope Hampton, James Kirkwood and Louis Wolheim, is now in its last week of production at the Diamant Studios, in Fort Lee, N. J. "Lovers' Island" is an adaptation for the screen of a story written by T. Howard Kelly for Smart Set Magazine, which revolves around the simple life of fisher-folk. The supporting cast of the production is headed by Ivan Linow, Douglas Gilmore, Jack Raymond, Flora LeBreton, Flora Finch and Gaby France. Hollywood Signs with Associated Word has been received from the Associated Exhibitors home office to the effect that Edwin L. Hollywood, the well-known director, was signed to supervise the filming of a new series of four productions. The director is now considering for adaptation four popular stories by prominent authors and expects to begin production this month. 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