ON THE SCREEN.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10391, 7 May 1927, Page 7

ON THE SCREEN.

NEXT WEEK’S PROGRAMMES

PALACE THEATRE

This Afternoon and To-night: The Cat’s Pyj amas’ ’—'Paramount, f eaturing Betty Bronson and Ricardo Cortez. Also “Don’t”—-Met-ro-Goldwyn-Mayer, featuring Sally O’Neil. Monday Night: ‘The Cat’s Pyjamas.’ Tuesday and Wednesday: ‘ ‘Beverly of Graustark 5 y —Met ro-G oldwynMayer—featuring Marion Davies. Thursday and Friday: “Forbidden. Paradise’ ’—Paramount — featur. ing Pola Negri. EVERYBODY’S THEATRE. This Afternoon: “Sweet Daddies” — First National —featuring Vera Gordon and Charlie Murray. Also Episode 3, “Samson of the Circus.’’ To-Night: “Sweet Daddies” and ‘Par-adise”—-First National, featuring Milton Sills and Betty Bronson. Monday Night: “Paradise.” Tuesday and Wednesday: “Down to the Sea in Ships”—United Artists special, all-star caste. Thursday: “Paint and Powder”— Master—featuring Elaine Hammerstein. Friday: “Girl from Montmartre”— - First National—featuring Lewis Stone and Barbara .Le Marr. SCREEN NEWS. In “Ritzy,” Madame Glyn lias developed a story of a title-hunting heiress in which Miss Bronson as “Ritzy” Brown lias one of the most interesting stellar roles of her career. James Hall, William Austin and Gertrude Short have important roles in the picture, which Richard Rosson is directing. s

Betty Bronson-, hasn’t had a role since the never-to-be-forgotten “Peter Pan” which can compare with her present part as Doris Poole in “Everybody’s Acting,” a Paramount production. First seen at the age of eight, Miss Bronson actually lias the spectator grow up with her till she reaches beautiful young womanhood.

Eighteen years in motion pictures appearing in over two hundred productions is the unique record of one of the most reliable players in movies, Harry Todd, celebrated character actor. Todd is "a member of the cast of “The Runaway Express,” a Universal-Jewel production, the leading stars of which are Jack Daugherty and Blanche Meliaffey.

“If the musicians are playing ‘Aloha’ or some similar piece when two lovers are bidding each other goodbye, a director is frequently carried away by the allurement of the selection and is led into believing the scene is perfect. Not until he sees the finished work upon the screen does lie realise he has been betrayed by the emotional selection,” says Director C’ruze.

Edward Newman, cinematograph expert for Universal Film Corporation, conducted an interesting photographic experiment oil “The Texas Streak.” a Ur.iveisa! production starring Hoot Gibson. He photographed the entiie picture on pan-chromatic film, an unusually delicate and sensitive product with which n vastly superior quality of photography is possible. It was done as a tost and may result in Universal making all its'future pictures on pan-chromatic film. ■

Reginald Denny is possibly the onl-v comedian on the screen who does not declare that he yearns to play the deep, dark tragedy. From Chaplin down to the lowliest two-reel comedian, the fntnnakers ol the screen are pleased to declare that they want to he tragedians. Denny, however, assorts that he is perfectly satisfied to play farce roles the rest of his life. His latest starring attraction is “Rolling Home,” a Uiii versa Jewel picture based on the popular stage success by John Hunter Booth.

Mysterious, thrilling, bizarre, humorous and unique are but a few of the adjectives that can he applied to “The Mystery Club,” the UniversalJewel attraction, jt is an adaptation from the “Crimes of the Armchair Club”, by Arthur Somers Roche, and was directed by Herbert Blache, the screen’s mystery tale director ’The cast is an all-star one, including Matt Moore, Edith Roberts, Mildred Harris, Charles Lane, Warner Gland, Henry Herbert, Charles Puffy, Alphonse Mnrtell, Finch Smiles, Earl Metcalfe, Matt Carr, Jed Frouty. Alfred Allen, Sidney Bracey and Monte Montague.

A now star invades the silver sheet in the person of Bob Ouster, who is being starred in a series of Texas Ranger stories by F. 8.0., the first of which is “Trigger Fingers.” A fine, upstanding he-man type, the new star bids fair to become a great favorite in the swift-moving Western stories which are being written for him. Chster himself is a Texas Ranger; not a “motion picture cowboy,” and comes to the screen straight from the unfenced stretches of the Lone Star State, rich in the romance of the, plains and breathing the spirit of frontier days. Margaret Liindis takes the leading feminine role opposite the newcomer. She is the sister of Cullen Landis, and a great future is predicted for this little screen beauty. “Trigger Fingers” will be released in N.Z. by First National.

It all happened on the night of February 19th! Europe’s most charming prince was in London. Universal’s most stupendous production was at the “Capitol Theatre.” The prince was eager to see this production the whole continent was talking about. So he bought tickets for “Mighty Michael Strogoff.” Of course his appearance made quite a stir. In fact, it caused his surprised usher to lose all semblance of her former equilibrium, and . she toppled most undignifiedly over the balcony stairs. With his renowned gallantry and graciousness, the prince assisted the delighted maiden to her feet, ana proceeded to his seat. Throughout the screening of the picture, the Prince of Wales sat enthralled. When it was over it was obvious that “Michael Strogoff” had made another conquest ; for the prince’s enthusiasm provoked him to unhesitatingly declare it to be “a wlonderful picture; one that truly thrilled me.”

If a girl is red-haired there are only two chances in 245 that she will become movie struck. . According,, to Fred. Datig, casting director at Paramount’s Hollywood studio, titian haired beauties are less prominent by far than any other type of actress now storming the studio gates of Hollywood. Datig declared that of the 2450 girls listed in the records of the casting office only 20 are entered as having red haii;, Others are listed as follows: Blonde hair, 1022; light brown hair, 518; dark brown hair, I 421; black hair, 479. Records also show that the percentage of successful’auburn haired actresses is smaller than that of others striving for fame. Out of the host of players appearing in leading roles in pictures, hut four stand out.as possessing fiery top-pieces-- They are Clara. Bow. soon tp.he 'seen in VKid Boots’?, arid starring in g'ilU’ Hry: A Elinor QiGlyn'-p Mary - "Aster,' appearing .in fj Paramount’s. ” ‘‘The Rough" Riders’.’.;‘. Dons ; Hill; find.. Jocelyn ; Lee: i i Among, the. successful actresses of the past, only to'; -great' prominence.—Billie Burke.