Screen Stars and Films

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 188, 9 August 1924, Page 23

Screen Stars and Films

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: <WI Myers ia the dauehter of a p~ed Jewish rabbi, and '.va? herself j at school and coik-ge. she will P"i* soon in the ::.aiier pictures, Wffled Paradise," and 'Beau Bnim- j J fee L Laskv is the authority for ' eSitement that over 42/100 scenarios ««ianal stories were submitted last j*to the motion picture studio of --Tjrood. and oalv a handful of them Pja acceptable. "Material of genuine -J lor notion picture puroase< never tsßsins, for there is a'wavs a *J1 of brilliant ideas tor transference J-«.Kreen," s a!d Mr. Lasky. "There -s..rnbt that strnn? stories are what gillie desire, rather thin elaborate £=B- and the fixed object for the f^ 8 is to jet r>nnrh :r*o t>e story Tfi of into the set. In the stories """ror product inn .rhed'ile w<» have P""Oi ?mo= - bnlliar.t material it r" s * been nm fnrtnne to ■■I The=e stores were =»V-ed fnr *;-hmit a thought hpine of »t-iVir, 2 OPtB. *se,biß sets will h« h-iUt if ther bx the nt.-.rr. but for no ?•» KasoD. fnr it i= m,r connlnMnn J**»l-Mlcha S on-,, fn recr.T,t the it reajv Mnnsn to the -. e.ertH under •:•-- ~- ~-• ..■• titles Anders :: W. ".on d »a! : : : with the imKven ri, few Bri- '.>;!, p ,: m i n . rT & " Fa-»> Produced Comna.nv, and adapted W T * , ur Cnr " u 'The %%%£* *%■>*■>■- — *•"=«» A*«fthe-Atl.;ri.. p-1 :H, w »y in t-irr "n The oen wh o „,, filrniari rinr be nt!al rr ' : '- fc " bp " n W 7 t , a iwajowr to «-.or who title of "Hold Your «»t moving nietrr , p , of 'hat - S-Tt ti-le fcs:_ sr,. sr rf s ~ ~ , .' 1 Onr «»f their -- •- -nd

Harbour Light*,- that fam(ma oV} .omlon Adeij.hi drama aueooiated with :he name of the 111-fated William Ter- •:*.«. wiU twinkle from the screen -yort.y. This celebrated nautical play : Sin.g anc Pettitt lends itself readily tor Cur, purposes. Tom Moore will be Koen at the daahing Lieutenojit David ! ivingalej-. Some fascinating scenes of the AmmaJ Actors Equity Ball appear in the of tne Master Picture, "Broadway After Dark," featuring Adolphe : -n;ou, Anna Q.. XilUon, Norma vicarer, and Carmel Myers. Thus from ..-■.e \ery first foot, the spectator Is even tne atmosphere of Broadway and :mis picture, will, therefore, be partcu- :- .irl.v Interesting to those who have about but nerer seen "The Great '.'. bite Way." Another film attempt to breai Into the bank at Monte CarU "Poisoned Paradise." Oara Bow, who pate more •'■• v, s than any other young actress, ;>!ays one of the leading parts. After :".e manner of most ecrsen heroines, >'-.c wins her happiness and her sweet■if.irt. fitter many reels of plot and counterplot. °ne of the most remarkable cuts of moving picture photojrraphy ■' v " _r."n"e in "The Ten Commandments.' , It shoTFs the drying np of the ■:■ ■■! Sea, as described by the chronolo■T"r= of the Old Te-tament. The spectator sef3 a sh;mmcrin3 mass of surging water, then all of a sudden, through tne hare, the writer seems to separate and Vflve a pathway of dry land, throusrh which the Tsi-ielitet pass, followed by the pursuing under Pharaoh, who were eneulfed between the closing •v.a':~ of water. It is claimed to be the ! most sensational and spectacular thins that las ever been attempted in motion j pictures.

The Jack Dempsev Company, under Erie Kenton's direction, went to San Francisco to film two of the series of ■'Fleht and Win" pictures which the champion is making. Part of one of these, "All Swell on the Ocean."' was made aboard ship enroute from Los Angeies to San Francisco, while the other, "Bring Him In,"' wa- made almost entirely in the latter city. Or.c of the many things which Paramount managing director John W. Hicks was privileged to =cc in Xew York was the display of international exploitation which has been collected from all parts of the world, and which deals with the presentation of "The Covered WaprBon." , Exhibitors large and email, towns tremendous and tiny, and all manner and forme of exploitation, are represented; but an outstanding factor i= the very excellent representation which An=tralia and New Zealand have. Orange. New South Wales, was the very first place outside of the United Spates which screened the picture, and since that memorable oerasion the western epic has been nn more screens in both Australia an'] New Zealand than has any other picture in history. Naturally there has been an immense amount of exploitation associated with it. Not only have d n tai!s nf this exploitation I ppn fnrwardH to \ew York, but anunl samples have gone forward in practically

• ■•..■.-■ ra-e; aivl i: ha= been these sample* which constitntpe the display, jr j 9 a; an excellent exnloita-•'■■-•r, for Auetralia anf j Xew Zealand, in addition to the picture.

A special f*^ and his assi.stint, from the YV-liiam Fox nhidins, New York, i= expected to arrive in A'i kl.ir.d shnrtly. The <rpnt!pnian re-•'f-rP'l to is Mr. Keilev. a cinemnn' iitoontihr expert, and his mi. cil i''n is for the riTirpo=<; of procuring for tie -Teen film." rif *he scenic wonders of Xew Zealand. Thi= is =tated to be the first venture of the kind ever attempted by a film company, and the coft of the mi ==ion will be considerable. The pictures ta'-cen will be shown jn one thnnfland theatres in the United States alone. Mr. Kealev will spend some months in New Zealand, and in con- ; unction with the O-overnment Tourist Bnrean will visit Rotorua, Mt. Cook

(in the midst of the winter eDorts). and :'t> elorioun South We?tland. T,ake Wakatipu. The PLemarkablee and Queenstown, together with others of our =ren ; o gems. The picture? he will record will probably be seen throughout next rear. The unique possibilities of •ho cinema a* an advertising medium r'or New Zealand can be easily recogni=fd. The mayors of all municipalities

t'riT-nncjhnut S'cw Zealand have been , i reenrdine the coming visrft of Mr. Kenk-v. and in several cases the matter ha? Yon taken np in council -.1 committees appointed to assist the ■■a morprnan in various districts.

A film which nndertak&g the task of telling the truth about the modern ehorua girl la "The Cold Diggers." Harrison Ford will soon be Been in "Maytime." In addition to playing a nineteenth century gentleman, he will portray a young man o: 11-24 with a weakness for chorus girls. Betty Balfour was announced the winner of the recent "Daily Ness" British Film star com petition. Many thousands of voting cards were scrutinised, and the rlnal order of choice was:—l, Betty Balfour; 2, Alma Taylor; 3, Gladys Cooper; 4, Violet ITopson; 5, Matr.eson I-an?; 6, Fay Compton; S, Ivor N'ovello. Tr-ese favourite stars will nearly all be seen In New Zealand shortly. "Around the World in the Speejacks,'' a travel picture, will be screened here shortly. Early in 1923 Albert Y. Gowen, an American millionaire, honeymoon bent, decided to take his bride a trip around the world, in his PSft motor boat 'The Speejacks.' , The party comprised Mrs. Gowen, several guests, and a email crew. The journey laated 16 months, and took in many forgotten spots of the world, the party encountering numerous adventures and experiences. "The Speejacks," which was twire reported lost, visited Taweroa, Tahiti, Samoa, Fiji Islands, Australia, Arabia, Egypt, and the Mediterranean countries. The Paramount head office in Wellington has received a cable to the effect that Adolj'b Znknr hae signed a contract with D. W. Griffith, famous producer, to produce a series of pictures for Paramount. This is regarded in film cicles as the moet interesting news that has been received for some time. Previous to this contract being made. D. W. Griffith produced independently, and now that he is in their raidet. Paramount will give him unlimited scope to produce greater pictures than ever. lie will be remembered as the man who directed "Intolerance." "The Birth of a Nation," "Hearts of the World," and many other great successes. His work in the new atmosphere will, no doubt, be eagerly awaited. "Silver Kins." Fred Thomson's marvellous horse. :..is developed eyes. It is the first time that an animal nas been known to succumb to the "scourge of the studios," and no prima donna has over received so much attention a3 this pet horse of Fred Thomson's. It seems that "Silver King , " recently showed signs (if blindness, and Thomson took him to a veterinary surgeon, who pronounced it a real case of Klie; eyes. The usual treatment of cold cabba.se leavee was given him. and he was kept in a darkened stall for ten days. Now he is said to have recovered, but will wear'darkened glasses when not working. Fred Thomson and "Silver King" will be Been shortly in the following ita-ster Pictures: "North of Nevada," "Tha Dangerous Coward," and "The Bilent Stranger."

Most Australian film producers have a way of turning out one picture and then either retiring from the pume or letting many months elapse before starting another fsays the "Sunday Times"). Beaumont Smith, however has a record of almost continuous production is Australia. It la a good many ye»r» now since h« made his first "Hayseeds" picture, and since then he has produced a long series of the "Hayseeds." besides being responsible for "The Man From £nowy River," "The Betrayer," 'The Disrger Earl," and others. His latest film, "Plain Joe," a comedy-drama of both city and hush, is just finished. Mr. Smith has jriven many young Australians, including Stella Southern and Lotus Thompson, the opportunity of becoming known to picturejroers, and in his new film he brinsrs several new face 3 to the sreen. These include Connie Graham. Kernande Butler and Marie Lorraine. Anions the better-known players :n "Plain .loo" are Arthur Tauchert and Cordon Collingridge.

Three men can stand on top of each other in the ear of the massive sphinx, built under the direction of Ernest Lubitech for his most pretentious production. "The Love-s of I'haraoh.' , The man who created a sensation with bis masterful direction "f spectacular picture? as "Passion' , and "Deception" ha* chosen Egypt for his background in this fascinating romance of a king who married the serving maid of tie princess he was supposed to marry. An entire Bjyptian city was constructed, with jbout fifty buildings, for tite filming of the picture. Built with historical accuracy and architecturally correct, it was not expected t-hat these motion picture setting would be so enthusiastically endorsed by scholars and school teachers, or that in ancient history would study them for their Koypt-ian architecture. Vet this actually happened at the film city whien Luhitsch built. More than one hundred thousand person; are seen in tht spectacular battle scenes between the Egyptians and the invadine Ethiopians. Paiil Wegener, who enacted "The Uolom." creates a colourful role as Kinr; of Ethiopia: Eniil Janniniys. seen as nn English king in "Deception," appenras I'haraoh. llnrry I.iedtke, seen with I'olri N"e<rn in the "'The Last Payment." and D«u:iiy Servnes, leading w->man. have zreat part- in th ; . 3 Egyptian romance.

I Paaline Fre.ic- : ; has been engaged for a picture . y Universal, written especially for her' use oy Sada. Cowan and Howard Hijrgin. It is entitled "Smouldering Fires." It will be released nejct spring as a Universal-Jewel. "Broadway After Dark" ia a forthcoming picture, with a fascinating atmos phere, background and characters. Helping to create this impression ar» Adolphe Menjou, playing an ideal son of Broadway, Norma Shearer, the heroine, Anna Q. Killson, Carmel Myers, Willard Louis, and several others. If it were po&sible to pick the busiest person in the entire Fox western family, that honour would probably fall to Tom Mix—and, of course, bis faithful assistant, Tony. This incomparable and inseparable pair are not only keeping up their current season's scheduled output, but are working at top speed to complete two special attractions for early release. One of these, "The Last of the Duanes," is being produced on a scale that should make it a super feature in every sen?f of the word. Lynn ReynoKls is directing the picture, and Marian Xbcon, who appeared in "Cupid's Fireman" and "The Circus Cowbor", will appear in the feminine lead.

Denison ("lift, the well-known lingliah producer of motion picture*, vu recently pUced under contract by "vVill.aci Fox, and his firut yJa waa to assem lie the complete cast for "Flamee of De=ire," the weil-.<nown story based on Ouida's "btrathmore," that ia being prepared for tae screen by thia producer. Marie Prevost ia gradually recovering from the loss of her long tree=ee. The first day of filming "How to Educate a V.'ife,' , an adaptation of Elinor Glrn's etory, the director *aid abruptly, "Well, first of all, get your hair bobbed." Marie gasped, but eventually obeyed. "You would have thought." she said, "that he was asking mc to have my nails manicured." One of the prize-winning stories in the T.a»mmle Scenario Scholarship contest i= being proiureJ now at Universal City, with Jark Hnxi? as its star and nnier the direction of Clifford Smith. This story, written by flee Woods, of the University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, was ente-ed in the contest under the title of "Beyond the Law ( " but Universal expects to change its name for releasing purposes to "Flying Hoofs."