Paramount Pep (1923)

14 Paramount Pep In and Around Paramountown By Shirk Herbert Brenon has started his first picture, ‘‘The Rustle of Silk,” in which are featured Betty Compson and Conway Tearle and which was adapted by Sada Cowan and Ouida Bergere from the novel by Cosmo Hamilton. Among the others in the cast are Anna Q. Nilsson and Cyril Chadwick and the story is declared to be unusually pleasing. Mr. Brenon exhibits great care in detail and rehearsal of his scenes prior to shooting them. His reputation for making big productions, his intense realism and his natural exuberance and enthusiasm are wonderful assets and the film public may expect an exceptionally good picture in “The Rustle of Silk.” Miss Compson just returned from New York where she went for a flying trip prior to starting the picture. The 29th of this month will mark the star among them being “Contraband,” in which Ag Ruggles, who recently finished Walter Hiers’ first star picture, “Mr. Billings Spends His Dime.” “Contraband” is an adaptation by A. S. LeVino of a story by Clarence Buddington Kelland. Another picture starting on this date is Walter Hiers’ second star comedy entitled “Seventy-Five Cents An Hour,” directed by Joseph Henabery, in which Jacqueline Logan will be featured in support. Grant Carpenter adapted the original story by Frank Condon. According to schedule, “The Trail of the Lonesome Pine,” starring Mary Miles Minter with Antonio Moreno in support, will be completed this week. Director Charles Maigne has made a decidedly thrilling and a strong heartinterest drama of this old favorite. As the little mountain heroine, Miss Minter, it is said, has done some of the best work of her career. Scenes showing the gypsy caravan and romantic incidents in the nomad camp and the Tartar village, have occupied Victor Fleming during the week, in his picture, “The Law of the Lawless,” which stars Dorothy Dalton with Theodore Koslon and Charles de Roche in support. Almost entirely an outdoor picture, colorful in the extreme, full of thrills and the mystery of little known places and life, with the passion and primitive romance of Tartar and gypsy, this picture promises to be amazingly entertaining. It is by Konrad Bercovici, famed for his tales of the wandering gypsy tribes, and was adapted by E. Lloyd Sheldon and Edfrid A. Bingham. Tully Marshall, Margaret Loomis, Fred Huntley and others appear in the cast in addition to those noted. A variety of incidents in Greenwich Village, in a great gambling establishment and elsewhere, have been made for “Prodigal Daughters” this week. Sam Wood, who is producing this picture, starring Gloria Swanson, believes that he has an exceptionally powerful story and a well balanced cast. The smashing climax will round out a picture filled with the modern spirit with which young people of today are imbued. It is an adaptation by Monte M. Katterjohn of the Joseph Hocking novel. Theodore Roberts, Vera Reynolds, Ralph Graves, Louise Dresser and others appear in the cast. t of several new pictures at our West Coast studio, nes Ayres will star under the direction of Wesley Laskyville Villains No. 3 — Hector Turnbull P. S. — Who is he, where does he come from and what’s his occupation? Outside of helping a little on “Bella Donna,” and writing the original of “You Can’t Fool Your Wife,” we discover that once in a while he plays golf. As far as golf goes, we refer you to one Jerome Beatty, Lasky studio. However, we do know this — if it’s a Beatty smile on Monday morning Hector Turnbull wasn't the best golfer in town on Sunday, but if it’s a Turnbull smile that same bright day — every day in every way our golf is getting better and better ! M. B. McAvoy and Nagel May McAvoy and Conrad Nagel, two of the best known featured players at our West Coast studio, are now cast together for the first time in their careers. Both have important featured roles in “Grumpy,” William de Mille’s production, in which they share honors with Theodore Roberts, also featured. Both Miss McAvoy and Mr. Nagel have been admirers of each other’s work and have expressed time and again a desire to appear together in a picture. But until Mr. de Mille selected both for roles in “Grumpy,” that wrish has remained unfulfilled.