Motion Picture News

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 10508, 11 February 1928, Page 4

Motion Picture News

PROGRAMME FOR. NEXT WEEK. EVERY IK IDY’S THEATRE. This,afternoon arid to-night i "L rattl-ed’’-—First National —-fen taring .'Milton Sills. Also “The Red Raiders”—First National— featuring'Ken Maynard. Tuesday and Wednesday: ••Devil's Island! . Master featurin'; Pauline Frederick. Thursday and Friday: "A Hero on Horseback”— Ini vi/.’sal — I earn rfloot Gibson. I*AE.UJEi THEATRE. This afternoon and to-night; •'!' risen Sally Levy”—Metio-( lohhvyn- ' Mayer-—featuring Sally O’Neil. Roy J)' A rev. and Charles Delaney/ Also, •‘We're All Gamblers Paramount —fen luring Thomas Meighnn. Tuesday and Wednesday: "'I he I I eart ‘of Salome’ ’— Fox—fentur- • ' r-' ing Alma Rubens and All Star -.Cast, v Thursday' and Friday: '-Meet The 'Prince”—First National —lon luring' All Star Cast. MOVIE NEWS IN IIRIEF. On the. beaches of Southern California recently Esther Ralston, Paramount" star, created somewhat m a sensation and, incidentally, started a. new fashion when she appeared in a light rubber bathing suit. Here is".something new for the enthusiasticbathing giri who is getting her outJit, together for Iter annual vacatjon. Paul McAllister, .well-known cliaraete.r aetor,,will play the part of the Itahhi in the Paramount film, production of, “Abies J.rish Rose,’ made front Anne Niehol's lataous stage success. Charles Rogers, Nancy. Carroll, Ida Kramer and Bernard'(Jorcey liead the east, and Victor Flemming is directing. . . ; » : : t ! , Heifani Deas, an Hawaiian beauty, wit’s, selected lor the role of the native dancer in “Two Flaming Youths’/ Paramount's new comedy film co-starring W. Fields and .Chester Conklin. Miss Deas was in ,1925,declared to he the most beautiful, girl in Hawaii. As such she tool? part in the Atlantic City pageant as “Miss Honolulu.'’ In addition to the usual at tractions,/ movie-goers can look forward to. a feast- of-entertainment during Paramount's greater movie season, which is scheduled lor March. Such big.productions as “Crang,” “Shanghai , Round,” “Now We’re In The .Air,” and others will receive their Now Zealand premier during thi* season. ; : tj; ro Florence Vidor has been called the best’, dressed stifr in Hollywood. Rut living up to that title is a task, Miss Vidor will vouch for that statement herself. In the Paramount picture “One Woman To Another,’ Miss Vidor wears thirty-two different gowns and frocks, which means that”she has spent- hours with her designers, in an attempt to create something that will interest every feminine theatre-goer.

Harold Lloyd spent two months in Now York oil Ins latest picture “Speedy.” It- is now completed. His New York adventures include driving Babe Kuth, the world’s chnmpirtn baseball player, about the streets in a dilapidated taxicab, struggling with the amusement devices of Coney Island, mixing in the thick of the crowd at the “Crossroads of the AVorld,” and work in dozens of out-of-the-way corners of the great city.

The first. nil-woinan-mnde picture Jins recently fieeii completed nt Paramount- 'Studios J lotlv wood. It is Clam How’s ‘‘(let V our Mon.' Every person in authority, except the camera operator, is a woman. Dorotv ; Arzner is director; Henrietta (John is business manager; Hope Loring wrote the screen play; Agnes Hrand Leahy prepared the continuity and..'3fiarw.rn; Morgan was the technical director for‘certain scenes.

Ttflle is still proving first favorite for party frocks for the young girls, and *’ frolic the Paramount Studios, Hollywood,’ comes a charming model for tlie debutante. White satin forms the jslee-vele.ss top and .short .skirt and fiver the skirt are laid rows and rows; of faintest shell pink tulle, gathered on the hips to give the bouffant- effect so popular just nowon the right figure, A row of tiny ’French rosebuds !at,- the waist would make a- dainty finish.

-i. : • :-. :: 1 Esther Ralston; charming star of Paramount's “Figures Don t Lie” wears a strikingly attractive variation of the jumper suit. Over a white skirt of.heavy silk pleated at the sides, is worn a jumper in black satin.. The jumper is cut on tailored lines and is. belt-less. The tiny turned hack collar which finishes the V-shaped neck, and the cuffs are edged with a hem of the white silk. OrTt-ho front of the jumper is embroidered by hand in thick white silk ;i single large ; conventional flower. This Forms the only ornamentation.

The. new formal noto».in evening gowns is strikingly exemplified in a gown worn bv Esther Ralston, Paramount’s Idond star. It is of white satin cut on classical lines, deriving its inspiration from ancient Creece. It is embroidered with a design ot laurel leaves in crystal and diamonds. The length of the hem is irregular, being very long at the back. White satin 'sandals and uncle hose me worn with it and the star completes the outfit with a long diamond necklace', 'diamond ear rings and two diamond bracelets.

A. new lanch of 2. 1 00 acres in California, was recently rpei cd by Inc l aramohni f-tncPo, and m the ttmne iv is . expected tj bo the scene f-ii virtually all exterior, shots in Paramount; pictures. As it is developed further, it is expected entirely to replace the present- Lasky ranch. There are ten permanent buildings on the ranch. now, and two score stages. Outdoor shots' requiring special locations, of course, still will he made wherever the necessary elements are found. .

A hag to match evOr'v. costume is the. latest Parisian' vogue according to Travis- linn ton, Paramount’s designer jvho has just returned to Hollywood. With afternoon gowns the long envelope shape is the most favoured carried out in .moiree silk ihe same shade as the .frock and trimmed with either hand cmhroid- • or silver beads. Chain purses are also popular tor lonnai mar one particularly mtractive fag hating a plain go;-] mount and an n ridescent nv.-h. i’er evening vonvery elaborate hags are earned, gold or - silver gnlon and Fror.cn hi.ndmade ictrere forming th? jr. ! ianrnig s

PLAYS AND PLAYERS ... ON THE SCREEN ...

By The Movie Fan

Richard Dix ha.- recovered from a recent attack of influenza, and has resumed work on "The Travelling Salesman.” Gertrude. Olmstead is his lending woman and Malcolm St. ( lair is directing the film.

“Cradle Snatchers,” which has proved a success on the, stage, has been filmed by Fox, and will bo released shortly. It- is said to be even more humorous as a picture than as a play. A big east, headed by Louise Fazenda, interprets this mirthful romance of rebellious wives.

Photographic colour or rare beauty plays an important part, in "Ren Mur,” the Metro-Goldwyn-Maver production founded on the famous novel of General Lew Wallace, arid directed by Fret! Xihlo. An improved i cchnicolonr process was used in several scenes, which imparts a rich warmth comparable to a painting by an old master. Ramon Novarro plays the part of Ron Hnr, and May AlcAvov, Francis X. Rusliman, Carmel Myers, and Nigel do Brnlior have important roles.

Among the lug pictures of the year is "Metropolis,” the ultimato in screen wizardry. It deals with the world 2000 years lienee—the age of machinery—the age when the heart has ceased to be the mediator of the brain—and shows how the greatest and finest of all human emotion, love, turns hack to the hand of progress and awakens in the hearts of mankind that forgotten thing, Brotherhood! London. Novi York and Paris went mad over this great p reduction.

In “Mack- to God’s Country,” with Renee Adorec in the starring role, a clever combination of real snow scenes taken on sets at Universal City, was effected by i technicians. The artificial snow .w :■ s concocted from a mixture of gypsvuu, salt, flour and bleached cornflakes. This gave it the required lightness, brilliance, and consistency which real snow possesses. Wind machines wore used to blow this mixture’ across the camera, with resultant effects that compare perfectly with the real blizzard scones filmed at .Mammoth. California

Five pictures now arc m Paramount's editorial rooms, being titled for release in the near future. They are Erich von .Stroheim's "Wedding March.” “Roan Saheur.” the companion picture to the prize-winning “Reau Geste,” featuring Gary Cooper and Evelyn Hi'ent:. “Two Flaming Youths,” the circus comedy starring W. Fields and Chester Conklin; “The Gay Defender,” Richard Dix's most recently completed film, and “The Secret flour,” .Pole Negri’s latest picture which was known in production as “Heggnrs of Love.”

Smart shops where a woman nr spend a day bargain hunting, are laid out with the most studious fidelity and realism in the Hollywood studios. Since women constitute the majority of movie audiences, no chalices are taken on their sharp eyes detecting an inaccuracy. Two thousand bottles of imported perfume, borrowed from a Los Angeles merchant, were used in the interior of an exclusive 1 * Parisian shop during a scene in Clara Row’s latest Paramount picture, "Get Your Alan.’ Some of tli(> bottles were valued at £2O each. A special watchman stood guard on the set.

Lloyd Hughes plays opposite Hi 11 10 Dove in "American Reality,” a First National picture, dealing with the rather whimsical story of a girl’s struggle to camouflage her poverty to the Smart Set in which she moves. Based on the novel by W allace Invin it necessarily follows, that the comedy values of this brilliantly-produced photoplay are very strong. Miss Dove’s froc-kings are gorgeous in the extreme, one in particular, which is composed entirely of American Beauty roses, with a basque of rose petals. 'Five hundred gorgeous blooms were used in the bouffant skirt. The, action of the story is swift and compelling and full of suspense, until Hu' final happy denouement.

“Out All Night” Reginald Denny’s latest comedy will bo the starring attraction here shortly. If is, as is naturally expected, full of- wild thrills unci schemes for provoking laughter, but, what is more, it has a plot of exceedingly hilarious situations, and a story woven round the plot that produces one long roar of laughter. Denny, in the story, poses as a ship’s doctor, sailing in order to bo near the lady of his heart. His dilemmas during the voyage., and the- astounding complications he finds himself in, ate all comedy incidents of the host type, now, thrilling a lid genuinely tunny. Marion Nixon ml Wheeler Onkionn support him, but it is the blithe Reggie who again walks off with the picture

Ken Maynard’s latest starring meduin for First National Pictures is “The Red Raiders,’’ a powerful historical Western drama of the. preCivil War hostilities against the Indians who resented the intrusion ot the white settlors in their territory, Maynard appears as a lieutenant assignedto a military fort in the Indian country, and who falls ins love with Ann Drew, the commandant's daughter. Fights, romance, thrills and adventure are all woven into a tingling drama. The .attack by the Indians on flic stockage is a thrilling and splendidly produced sequence, remarkable for its realism, and affording a close insight into the clever method* of warfare of the Indian tribes. The shots of the Indian location at Montana are particularly beautiful. Ann Drew appears as the heroine and considerable humour is provided by Private I r./.v and Sergeant Murphy.

There are enough will animals, performing animals, clowns, human •freaks and peculiar spectacles around Hollywood to equip three big ' circuses. Russell Pierce, head of the property department in the Paramount Studios, gives this information. He was assigned to find properties for the new. production ot •■The Side Show.'’ tHo background of whuih is a circus side show. Here is a portion of Pierce s census,, as reported to Louis D. Lighton, supervisor' of the Fields-Con klin unit: There are in Hollywood 175 bears, "2731 T circus and cowboy horses, 24 tigers. (> elephants, 2 eagles, '9 lions. 24 camels, 10 trained fleas, one anteater, one hyena, 2U) monkeys, 21 trained seals, 087 clowns, 13. human skeletons, 87 fat ladies, 345 prestidigitators. 87 big circus tents and rabbits up to a million. Then the cameramen and the actors are ready. Pierce guarantees to produce enough properties not merely for a “side slum" bur for ul’.e greatestshow on earth. \\ . (’. Fields and Chester Conklin are co-starred m this production.