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PARAMOUNT PEP
Shirk’s Gossip of the Studio
By Adam Hull Shirk
Who Said Palm Beach?
Gosh all hemlock !
If there’s a square foot at the Lasky Studio that isn't covered by a set or occupied by an actor or director or somebody, I'd like to see it. Rush, bustle, everybody going at top speed and all the human dynamos buzzing, buzzing —
No wonder there’s pep in the air that even low hanging clouds over Hollywood, presaging rain, fail to discourage.
Here’s the line-up :
"Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife” — Gloria Swanson, star; a Sam Wood production adapted to the screen by Sada Cowan from Charlton Andrews’ version of Alfred Savoir’s play. Gloria all wrapped up like a mummy, dancing until almost ready to drop — in a big Egyptian scene ! Doesn’t that sound appealing? And all kinds of intimate episodes between Gloria Swanson and Huntly Gordon, the latter playing the husband, muchly married — previously. Theodore Kosloff aided in the arranging of the Egyptian dances, bringing his own pupils to work in the ensemble. Costumes — gorgeous! Julia Crawford Ivers, Production Editor. That’s that 1
Next — “Children of Jazz,” Jerome Storm directing. Featured: Theodore Kosloff, Ricardo Cortez, Eileen Percy, Robert Cain. Beulah Marie Dix did the adaptation from ’Harold Brighouse play.
Ralph Block, Production Editor. Wild Xmas ' :
party — Kosloff as one of the lovers returns after a long time and finds his sweetheart in arms of another man. Lots of excitement, jazz, jazz, till you can’t rest — and then some contrasting scenes. Also lots of snow and ice and winter stuff. A picture with pep, punch, pulchritude, and everything !
And then —
“Fair Week,” Walter Hiers, star; Rob Wagner directing; a story by Walter Woods, who also supervises. Constance Wilson, sister of Lois, leading woman. Carman Phillips as the vamp. Big scrap in church belfry between Hiers and Earl Metcalf. Company now back at studio and shooting away for dear life, after several weeks at Pleasanton, Cal. Everybody keen on the picture, which is said to bristle with situation, sparkle with comedy and has as good measure some lovely bathing girls !
So we next have —
“The Silent Partner,” featuring Leatrice Joy,
Owen Moore and Robert Edeson. A Charles Maigne production, Ralph Block, Production Editor, adapted by Sada Cowan from Maximilian Foster story. Elaborate drawing room scenes made where Moore is offering to bet $1000 on a throw of the ivories. A big modiste shop that is a regular show in itself. Leatrice stunningly beautiful in a marvelous gown that your humble scribe cannot even begin to describe. It’s a sort of orange color with white fur trimming and fits like the paper on the wall — that’s all.
After which let us consider —
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On looking at the above photo you will be convinced that the wonderful Palm Beach, Florida, has spots other than the beach, beautiful hotels and attractive palm-laden roads. The photo shows the "Fog Bound” company making exteriors at the Everglades near Palm Beach, Fla.
Irvin Willat directed this picture and Dorothy Dalton and David Powell were featured.
Kind of tough on the leading characters in this picture, we’ll say, for they were the only ones who were not allowed to wear boots.