The Moving picture world (November 1925-December 1925)

December 12, 1925 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 549 HERE'S A CHANCE to take a "flyc' ' with Cullen Landis and Dorothy Devore — "The Midnight Flyer." of course, and an F. B. O. Gold Bond special. Rogers of Lumas Completes Many Big Transactions in Middle West Starts Feature Length Comedy Harry Lan^don Signs Alice Calhoun For Leading Lady and Starts Work Alice Calhoun will be Harry Langdon's leading lady in hia first feature length comedy for First National Pictures. After two months' search through Hollywood, Langdon found Miss Calhoun to be ideally suited to the role he had mapped out in his story. In addition to the fair Alice, Langdon has secured the services of Edward Davis, Carlton Griffiith, and Tom Murray for important parts. Harry Edwards, who has directed Langdon in many of his shorter length pictures, is in charge of direction of this first vehicle under the new First National contract. Langdon will spend several months in producing his new picture. A title will be selected soon. Completing "Too Much Money" Filming of "Too Much Money" which John Francis Dillon is directing for First National in New York, entered the last stages this week, and final shots are expected to be made within the next two weeks. This picture was started October 26th, and Dillon has been several days ahead of his schedule since the first week. "Too Much Money" is the screen version of Israel Zangwill's stage play of the same title. Lewis Stone and Anna Q. Nilsson are co-featured. In the cast are Robert Cain, Ann Brody, Derek Glynne and other notables. Hattons Titling "Fifth Avenue" Frederic and Fanny Hatton, internationally famous as playwrights, have been ■ engaged by A. H. Sebastian to write the titles for "Fifth Avenue" which has just been completed at the Metropolitan Studios in Hollywood. The Hattons are now at work on a series of captions written in their characteristically sparkling vein and Mr. Sebastian expects that "Fifth Avenue" will be titled and ready for its first preview within a week. JOSIE SEDGWICK has been showing all the cowgirls {and a lotta cowboys) hotv to play "western roles," and in "The Outlaw Daughter," a" Blue Streak Western," released by^ Universal, Josie is at her high level best. "Carl Laemmle presents" this two-gun girl! BUDD ROGERS, vice president of Lumas Film Corporation, returned to New York last week from a trip to exchanges in Washington, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Milwaukee, Indianapolis and Philadelphia, in the interests of Gotham Productions. Several important transactions were completed by Mr. Rogers among which was a new distribution arrangement in Detroit whereby a transfer of the first series of six Gotham Productions was made from Liberty Films of Detroit to the American Booking Corporation of that city. Mr. Minter of the American Corporation will not only take over the physical PRODUCTIONS scheduled to get under way at the F. B. O. Studios within the next two weeks are as follows : "The King of the Turf," by Louis Joseph Vance and John C. Brownell, a racing melodrama. James Hogan has been engaged to direct. A melodrama of the New York show world starring Evelyn Brent, as yet untitled. It was written by Fred Kennedy Myton, author of most of Miss Brent's successful F. B. O. vehicles. Another western, in which Fred Thomson will be starred and which David Kirkland will direct. The star's horse, Silver King, will have an outstanding role. "The Kitten and the King," a Gerald Beaumont story in which Harry Garson will present "Lefty" Flynn under the auspices of F. B. O. "A Poor Girl's Romance", by Laura Jean Libbey, in which an all-star cast will appear. distribution of "Women and Gold", "The Night Ship," Black Lightning," "Unmarried Wives," "The Silent Pal" and "Shattered Lives" but also all previous bookings contracted for. This deal does not in any way conflict with the original distribution contract of the season's series of twelve Gothams which franchise is held by Harry Charnes of Standard Film Co., with oflftces in Geveland, Detroit, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh. Mr. Rogers also arranged for the distribution of the twelve Gothams in the Chicago territory, the name of the distributor to be announced upon signing of the final papers. "The Isle of Retribution," by Edeson Marshall. Many other features in which F. B. O.'s stars will appear are slated for production within the next few months. You Can't Bunk The Public It Knows What It Wanti Are What They Want and Like BOOK THEM TODAY! Six Big Pictures Are Listed For Early Production at F. B. O.