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Universal Weekly
August 23, 1924
Under The Spreading Century Plant ^*
A FEW OF THE SIDE-SPLITTING SCENES IN "EAT AND RUN"
Al. Alt, Harry McCoy, Max Davidson and Bessie Welsh in their current Century
mirthquake.
AL ALT WEDS SEMON LEAD!
AL ALT, staiTing in two-reel Century comedies, has gone and done it! Yes, he's married. He married Bebe Gorman, who used to play opposite Larry Semon, but who now cayorts on the vaudeville stage in addition to being Al's wife. Al met Bebe about three years ago, but they didn't see much of each other until about a week ago, when moonlight, and no doubt some honeysuckle, tickled Al and he stepped on the accelerator. Things moved fast after that and two days later on his way to get his brideto-be to take her to the churchy Al's car was smashed into and badly wrecked. Al just about escaped being married on some other planet, but insisted on going on with the wedding. He jumped into another car and in a short time the accident was forgotten in the thrills of a marriage which Al described as being as thrilling as a movie marriage.
The couple will spend a week at Catalina Lsland before resuming their work.
CENTURY PRODUCT IN ALL EXCHANGES
CENTURY FILM CORPORATION, producers of Century Comedies, released through Universal, announces that it has releases for the next four months already in Universal exchanges.
Among the twenty two-reelers scheduled for release during this time are six starring Wanda Wiley, seven in which Buddy Messinger stars, four with Al Alt and the balance featuring the New Edition Century Follies Girls, the Century Kids and Pal the. dog.
Productions are now being outlined for the beginning of next year. Several stories have been purchased and the studio is being made ready for the new nash of production activities expected to start in about a week.
It is expected that on the return from his European trip Julius Stern will bring back several manuscripts and a Continental stage favorite.
ADVANCE DATE OF WILEY FILM
CENTURY COMEDIES announce that "Sahara Blues," a two-reel Century comedy scheduled for release on September 24th, has been replaced by "The Trouble Fixer," the second of the Century comedies starring Wanda Wiley.
It was said at the Century' offices that this change was made because of the tremendous popularity attained by Wanda Wiley in her first starring vehicle for Centuiy, "Her Fortunate Face." This two-reeler was released early this month and complimentary reports are said to be pouring in from every section of the country.
Wanda Wiley has been signed by Century for a long term and is now at work on the last two of her first six starring pictures for that company. It is planned on the return from Europe of the Messrs. Stern, to arrange for a special series of comedies for her, the stories to be written by a well-known humorist. The first six will be released one each month through Universal.