Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1928)

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As We Go to PRESS Last Minute News from East and West RICHARD DIX is recovering from an attack of pneumonia, following an operation for appendicitis. Mr. Dix was critically ill and it will be some weeks before he will be able to resume work before the camera. MARY PICKFORD and Doug Fairbanks sailed for Italy from New York on April 21st. Following the death of Mary's mother, all film plans were cancelled. The two will visit the Riviera, then going to Rome. From Rome they will hop by Fokker airplane to Athens, Crete, Cairo, the Holy Land, Constantinople, Budapest and Vienna. films. Boyd is being loaned to United Artists to appear opposite Lupe Velez in "La Paiva." Pathe is reported undecided about taking up Rod La Rocque's option. He will do one more film for Pathe, anyway. RICHARD BARTHELMESS married Mrs. Jessica Sergeant in Reno, Nev., on April 20th. The bride is the divorced wife of Stewart Sergeant, New York broker and clubman. FIRST NATIONAL is aimouncmg some ambitious plans. George Fitzmaurice is to film a big production of "La Tosca" in Italy. This will star Billie Dove. Alice White has been awarded the coveted role of the girl in "The Barker." Molly O'Day was to have been given this part but she could not get all the buttons and hooks of the costume to meet. Milton Sills will be starred in "The Barker" and the cast will include Betty Compson and Doug Fairbanks, Jr. A LEGAL fight between Tiffany-Stahl and Fannie Hurst is impending over the sale of Miss Hurst's novel, "Lummox," to Herbert Brenon. Meanwhile, Brenon is going ahead with his production plans. Three actresses are still being considered for the leading role: Louise Dresser, Anna Q. Nilsson and Louise Fazenda. T ILLI DAMITI, the blonde -'—'Parisian actress engaged by Samuel Goldwyn during his recent trip abroad, will play opposite Ronald Colman in his next film. Walter Butler, an English actor, was engaged to appear opposite Vilma Banky in her future films. Mr. Butler has shifted his name to Byron for film purposes. His engagement ends the reports that Miss Banky will appear opposite her husband, Rod La Rocque. TT is reported that the option on ■^■Eleanor Boardman was not taken up by Metro-Goldwyn before Miss Boardman and herhusband, King Vidor, departed on their European vacation. The Vidors will be abroad for some time. They have taken their little daughter with them. pECIL B. DE MILLE will con^^tinue to produce and release through Pathe, at least until Fall. Pathe has placed Lina Basquette and George Duryea under long term contract. Pathe will star or feature Jacqueline Logan, Allan Hale, William Boyd, Phyllis Haver and Victor Varconi in future Sit UP Eto 1^ P. & A. Photos Here is the first film to be sent from one city to another by telephoto. This film, a close-up of Vilma Banky, made in Chicago, was received in New York over long distance telephone wires. Perhaps this suggests the future rapid-fire transportation of films -who made "Sadie Thompson" and "What Price Glory," has been given a new William Fox contract at a reported salary of $7,500 a week. T UCY DORAINE, of Hungary, -'—'has been signed by Paramoimt. She is reported as a successor to Pola Negri. SYLVIA THALBERG will marry Lawrence Weingarten, MetroGoldwryn producer, in Jxme. Miss Thalberg is Irving Thalberg's sister. "DETTY BRONSON has been -•--'given the leading role in Metro-Goldwyn's visualization of the mystery story, "The Bellamy Trial." Anita Page, who was to have played this part, will appear opposite Lon Chaney in "Easy Money." nPHE Fox Studios have changed -* the name of Maria Casajuana, the young Spanish actress, to Marta Alba. "PRANK CURRIER, tlie veteran -* character actor, died April 22nd n Beverly Hills from septic poisonng, the result of crushing a finger n an automobile door. MARY PICKFORD was bequeathed the bulk of the estate of her mother, Mrs. Charlotte Pickford. The will also provides generously for Mrs. Lottie Pickford Forrest, Mary's sister, and for Jack Pickford. Each will receive in trust $200,000. After ten years they also will get $5,C0O a year for ten years and onetwentieth of the trust amount for the following twenty years.