The Moving picture world (September 1924-October 1924)

416 MOVING PICTURE WORLD October 4, 1924 Samuel Goldwyn's "In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter" for First National. First National Will Bring Two Producing Units East OFFICIAL confirmation has been forthcoming from First National that by the middle of next month two of its producing units will have been brought to New Vor'c City to begin work in the East. One of the units will be that featuring Doris Kenyon, recently signed to a long term contract by R. A. Rowland, general manager of First National. It is understood that Miss Kenyon will start for New York immediately upon the completion, at the United Studios, of "If I Marry Again," which John Francis Dillon is directing. The other unit coming east is that featuring Milton Sills, who has just completed work with Nazimova in Edwin Carewe's picturization of W. B. Maxwell's novel, "The Ragged Messenger." Earl Hudson, it is announced, will be transferred to New York from the West Coast studios where he has been in charge of all of First National's own productions. He has been handling the Corinne Griffith unit, making First National pictures under the name of Corinne Griffith Productions, Inc. Miss Griffith's next picture following "Wilderness," upon which she is now engaged, will be made in the east. Colleen Moore will, for the present at least, remain in Hollywood. John McCormick, who has been First National's special representative at the United Studios will handle the business affairs of Miss Moore's pictures while June Mathis will have charge of production matter for her. It is probable that Miss Moore's producing unit will be brought East when First National has completed its studio arrangements. Marion Fairfax, who has charge of the editorial department, will also come east to join the producing organization in New York. Picking Barrymore's Next Chad wick Busy Looking Over Material for Star's Coming Play I. E. Chadwick, president of Chadwick Pictures Corporation, and other officials of this organization are busy reading books, plots and original stories to select Lionel Barrymore's third starring vehicle which is scheduled to go into production shortly. Mr. Barrymore's two earlier pictures already completed are "Meddling Women" and "I Am the Man," the first already being released throughout the country by the leading Independent exchanges and the latter to be available to exhibitors in October. Big in Stockholm Directly on top of the sensational success of "Scaramouche" on its Paris premiere at the Madeleine Theatre comes word from Raoul Le Mat, exhibitor and distributor of Metro-Goldwyn pictures in the Scandinavian countries, of the phenomenal popularity the Rex Ingram production has just met with in Sweden and Denmark. "Scaramouche" opened last week at the Palladium Theatre, Stockholm, Sweden, and two weeks ago at the Victoria Theatre, Christiania. Norway, for extended runs. The cable received from Le Mat stated that both the Palladium and Victoria have been sold out since the openings of the big Ingram special. The King and Queen of Norway and other members of the Royal Family, the cable said, attended a performance at the Christiania playhouse. Wanda Wiley Recovers Wanda Wiley, young star of Century Comedies, has left the hospital and is convalescing.at her home in Hollywood. Wanda was badly injured a couple of weeks ago when her horse, which she was riding in a scene in "On Duty," her latest starring vehicle for Century, threw her after becoming frightened at the noise of a huge wrind machine being operated on another set. Hutton With Century Lucille Hutton, well known screen player is working on her second production of this season for Century Comedies. Her first was "Uncle's Reward," in which Buddy Messinger is starred supported by Hilliard Karr and Lillian Worth. "Be Yourself" is the title of the second. Irene Rich in Warner Brothers' "This Woman.'