The Moving picture world (November 1925-December 1925)

December 19, 1925 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 653 ADOLPHE MENJOU This fascinating Paramount star scored a clean, decisive hit in "The King on Main Street." He works best in fields of his ozvn. "I'll See You Tonight" is his contribution to the Paramount program for April.. RAYMOND GRIFFITH The infectious popularity of this delightful Paramount star is spreading rapidly throughout the world. Lovers of the Griffith brand of comedy liave a treat in store in "Fresh Paint," a late April release. Beery and Raymond Hatton are the principal comedians in the piece with Mary Brian' carrying the leading feminine role. It will be released February 22. "Moana" was produced in the South Sea Island by Robert Flaherty, maker of "Nanook of the North." It is a true romance of the real South Seas and to produce it Flaherty lived the life of the natives for 20 months. It has been hailed by critics as the greatest contribution to the screen. The release has been set for February 22. "The Peacock Parade" is a timely preEaster release, with Pola Negri, a big supporting cast, 100 beautiful girls and many gorgeous gowns. The picture will be a gay, sophisticated society comedy directed by Raoul Walsh. It will go to the theatres March 15. "Miss Brewster's Millions," with Bebe Daniels and Ford Sterling, is a fast funny society comedy — a George Barr McCutcheon comedy idea in reverse English. Clarence Badger will handle the megaphone. Released March 22. "A Florida Romance" (tentative title) will have for its background the real estate boom in Florida and a baseball training camp. Thomas Meighan will star in the attraction, the story for which has been written by Ring Lardner, noted humorist. Lila Lee will have the leading feminine role. This will be released March 22, just when the public is beginning to turn its attention toward baseball. "Cross My Heart" will be a screen adaptation of H. A. Dusouchet's famous stage farce, "The Man from Mexico." Richard Dix will star in this fast moving comedy with Lois Wilson playing opposite him. Gregory LaCava, director of Dix's "Womanhandled," will handle the megaphone. "Untamed" brings Gloria Swanson to the screen in a modern version of "The Taming of the Shrew." Fannie Hurst has written the story and production is now under way at the Long Island studio under the direction of Frank Tuttle. Lawrence Gray will again be the star's leading man. Prize Novel to be Screened "Wild Geese" (tentative title) is the novel by Martha Ostenso which won the $13,500 prize awarded by Pictorial Review, Dodd Mead & Company and Famous Players-Lasky Corporation for the best American novel of the year. It will be produced on a spectacular scale by Wiliam de Mille. April 5 will be the release date. "I'll See You Tonight" is a delicious comedy adapted by Leo Ditrichstein from the play by Herman Bahr. Adolphe Menjou will star in the opus and he will have as his leading woman Arlette Marchal, the French actress who has been signed by Paramount. William Wellman will direct. This is an April 12 release. "That's My Baby" will be Douglas MacLean's initial contribution to the new season's schedule. The star promises more gags, more thrills and more speed than he has put into any of his previous attractions. The title for this picture was selected by the Paramount sales department. An April 12 release. "Desert Gold" is another Zane Grey Western melodrama which will be directed by George Seitz, the man who made "The Vanishing American." Lucien Hubbard will supervise production. In the cast will be Jack Holt, Billie Dove and Noah Beery. It will be released April 19. "Volcano" is William K. Howard's production of the Lawrence Eyge stage play, "Martinique," a love melodrama of the tropical West Indian Island of Martinique. Featured are Bebe Daniels, Ricardo Cortez and Wallace Beery. An April 26 release. "The Palm Beach Girl" is a fast motor boat comedy by Byron Morgan, the author of Wally Reid's great automobile stories. Edward Sutherland will direct Bebe Daniels in this exciting society picture. May 17 is the release date. "The Secret Spring" is a picture produced W. C. FIELDS This talented stage star knocked screen fans for a "fare-ye-well" in D. W. Griffith's "Sally of the Sawdust" and "That Royle Girl," and, now advanced to stardom, he will be seen in "It's the Old Army Game" some time in May. on a magnificent scale. It has proved a sensation abroad, where it ran for six months in Berlin and corresponding periods in London and other cities. It is a murder mystery melodrama tempered with romance. Leonce Perret directed it. It will be released May 24. "Take a Chance" offers to the exhibitors a great opportunity for exploitation. Taka Chance week have become universally popular and here is the ideal picture for that special occasion. This will be a Richard Dix comedy packed with gags. Your audience will not be disappointed in taking a chance on this attraction. Gregory La Cava will direct the popular star. Released May 31. "Crossroads of the World" will be Michael Arlen's first story for Paramount, and starring in this gay, smart comedy of society will be Pola Negri. Arlen is the man who wrote "The Green Hat," which has been a sensation as a novel and as a play. This will be lavishingly produced, with Pola wearing many gorgeous gowns. For release June 7. "The Deer Drive" "The Deer Drive" will have as its sequence a stampede of 50,000 deer. No director has been selected to produce this Zane Grey story, which will go to the exhibitors on June 14. "The Deer Drive" ran serially in The Country Gentleman, which has a circulation of 1,000,000, or 4,000,000 readers. "Grass" is a story of human beings, their beasts, herds and flocks. It is a photographic record of real people in combat with nature. It is thrilling drama filled with scenic beauties and spectacular episodes. It will be released June 21. "The Lucky Lady" will feature in its cast Greta Nissen, William Collier, Jr., and Lionel Barrymore. Raoul Walsh will direct it. It is a gay comedy of love and marriage by Robert E. Sherwood, editor of Life, and Bertram Bloch. The settings will approach those of "The Wanderer" in lavishness. June 28 will be the release date.