Motion Picture News

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10752, 24 November 1928, Page 10

Motion Picture News

NEXT WEEK’S PROGRAMMES.

EVERYBODY’S THEATRE

To-day and To-night: ‘‘l3 Washington Square” (Universal) —Jean Hersholt, Alice .Ibyco-; “The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary”— (First National)—-Phyllis Haver and'Harrison Ford. Tuesday: “The Branded Sombrero’ (Fox)—Buck Jones. Wednesday, Thursday Friday: “Loves ’of Carmen” —(F'ox Special)—Delores del Rio, Victor MnLnglon. ; PALACE THEATRE. This Afternoon, To-night and Monday: “The Big Killing”—Paramount;— featuring Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton. Also “'J’he Divine Woman”—Motro- . Ooldwyn-Mayer— featuring Ore to Garbo arid Lars Hansen. Tuesday and Wednesday: “The Bush ■ leaguer”—Master featuring Monte Blue, Clyde Cook and Leila Hyams. Thursday and Friday-. “The Thief ot Bagdad”—United Artists Special—featuring Douglas Fairhanks. SCREEN NEWS. NOTES FROM ALL QUARTERS. Jean Eagels, noted star, is to appear in Somerset Maiightim’s play, “The’Letter.” Paul Lukas, recently signed as a Paramount featured player, has an important role in the Nancy CarrollRiebard Arlen production, ‘The Shop Worn Angel.”

Wilson Mizner sold a story of three ocean' gumblers on the ill-fated Titanic to Caddo Productions; He received 50,C00 dollars. Now Caddo has decided to. shelve the story because of its “lack of interest.” That’s the way-it goes.

An outstanding hit on Paramount’s ‘ ‘Whole Show Programme’ ’ of short features will he the cinematography record of Commander Byrd’s flight to the South Pole. Two Paramount cameramen will accompany Byrd on his Antarctic expedition.

: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s latest comedy, “Tbo Patsy,” starring Marion Davies, was adapted from the stage hit by Barry Connors, and is one o£ the funniest pictures ever produced. As. the Cinderella sister of the Harrington’family, Marion Davies gives the most excruciatingly funny and skvlful performance of her career.

•T'olleen” shows Madge Bellamy in the part of a dainty Irish miss. She makes’, of Sheila Kelly,' a girl with a. temper- of her own. hut with wit, beauty and charm to hoot. ‘Colleen’ is .the story of two racehorses, two old Irish squires and an Irish lad and lassie.

James Kirkwood has been east for an.’ important part in the Charles Rogers’ starring picture, for Paramount, “Just Twentyone.” Kirkwood is one of the, old Paramount actors, and incidentally. one of the finest character artists iq. Hollywood. Alary Brian is playing lend opposite Itogersf

■'Screen actors me not even allowed to Sneeze now when working on a “Talkie.” • ■William Powell spoilt a scene quitp recently when working on Paramount’s sound picture, “Interference”’ by his failure to control an inevitable sneeze. “These merciless microphones are so sensitive,” he said, “that they could pick up the sound of a. fly blinking its eyes. ’

Bebe Daniels has been engaged several times but never married. This time she lias promised to marry Thomas Hitchcock, eminent American Jiolp player. Last time it was GharLe Paddock, 'the great Yankee sprinter. Bebe like,s her lovers to be at-h----lerticj and no wonder, for she is the screen’s best little, actress-athlete-herself.

Mario Provost in “Man .Bait” is a good .-.little comedy romance, With a different'angle' of development, not all riches and limousines and the rest of what'the movies consider life-like drama, 'Marie Provost turns from salesgirl 'to a place, in polite society, and, by dint, of good noting, makes .it all 'secin quite natural. Dougins Fairbanks, jnn., and Kenneth Harlan are leading men.

“Getting- Gertie’s Garter” may sound a risky, even risque, undertaking, but. even if the story may savor in parts of a certain piquancy,, it is all done so amusingly and daintily, one might say, that it is impossible to .find fault with anything, about “Gertie’s Garter.” -Marie Provost duplicates her hilarious efforts in “tip in Mabel’s Boom,’.’ and Charles Kay gives her good support as the jealous fiancee.

Wallace Beery, once st anted in musical eoniedy, will sing in sound sequences of the now Paramoust picture, “Beggars of Life,” which is taken from Jim Tolly’s story of lioli> lifo.' Beery has an excellent singing voice and, will sing a rollicking hobo song durifig the course of the picture. “Beggars of .Life” is the picture in which Beery' returns to dramatic roles after a series of comedy productions. '

Jatnes A. Fitzpatrick, who will be jwell renibmbered as producer for the “Famous Music Master Scries,” which met with such success in New Zealand, is directing the new Gainsborough film of Scott’s “The Lady of the Lake.” Fitzpatrick at present is working on his production in the Scottish Highlands. Percy Marmont and 1 Benita Hume have leading roles, also Haddon Mason (seen in “Pala-ver”)-and James Carew.

“Show Life” has an alternative ending. Regarding the British International picture “Show Life,” to be released in New Zealand hy Cinema Art Films and starring Anna May Wong, ■ this picture has an alternative ending, in the version which -was shown at the 'London Hippodrome, the heroine dies, the alternative ending is a happy one, the heroine recovers and finds happiness in the arms of the man she loves. Richlard; Bichberg was specially engaged by 8.1. P; to make this film, part, of which tvas produced at Elstree Studios, London, and part in the U.F.A. .Studios of Germany.

Gay costume's and wraps will preVaitsPn the beaches this Summer, and Mary Brian shows the new trend in the suit she wore during her recent vacation’. The " wide-legged trunks emulate the beach awning, haying ■very ' wide black and- white stripes. Hie bodice, which is of white, is bound with black and boasts a row of buttons on the front. The whole costume is made' of satin and is worn under n satin wrap which caviled out the same stripes as the trunks.’ -.-j :: ■

PLAYS AND PLAYERS

ON THE SCREEN

By The Movie Fan

The, latest addition to the Paramount picturisation of the famous Mason, novel, “The Four Feathers,” is Olive Brook. Others in the cast are Richard Arlen, Fay Wray, Noah Beery Arnold Kent, Noble Johnson, and Theodore von Kit/,. Me.rian Cooper and Ernest Schoedsnck, the makers of ‘Chang,’ are directing the studio scenes.

A new story, “Marquis Preferred,” has been purchased liy Paramount for the next Adolphe Menjou starring production to follow “His Private Life,” at present filming at tbo Paramount studios. Frank Tuttle, who is directing the latter picture, will also have the . charge of “Marquis Preferred.”

Production has just commenced at the Paramount studios of “Hie Tong War,” the second picture *f the year in which Wallace Beery appears in a dramatic role. Florence Vidor is playing the contrasting part of a concert singer under the direction of William Wellman, the young director who was responsible, for the production of the air epic, “Wings,” “The Legion of the Condemned;” and “Beggars of Life.”

The adventurous life led by Reginald Denny, famous screen star, has been as colorful and exciting as many of those he portrays in motion pictures. The star whose recent comedy success Universal’s production, “Good' Morning, Judge,” was an aviator with the British Royal Flying Corps during the war, a professional Boxer, an opera singer, and a globo trotter. Mary Nolan plays opposito hint in his new picture. Others in the cast are Dorothy Gulliter, Otis Harlan, William Davidson and Bull -Montana.

Very charming and appealing does vivacious Clara Bow look in her sleeveless frock of Nile green orgnncli, which she dons for informal afternoons. Tfva skirt is gathered into the natural waistline, showing a scalloped hem, and appliqued dots in a darker shade. The now bertha collar is also trimmed in the sam;ei way, and has ties of the dark green. Green satin shoes and nude stockings a,'so lend color, and Miss Bow finishes the ensemble with, gold Spanish earrings and a huge pearl choker.

The greatest test any picture can he given i.« before a bunch, of hardboiled .film men in a Film Exchange T"i ejection Room, without music or film fan atmosphere. If any film can run the gauntlet of one of these frozen screenings and be acclaimed a “wow” then the exhibitor and the public have a good one coming, Columbia's Master Picture “The Matinee Idol” has been subjected to several of these frozen screenings at the Film House, and come through them with flying colors. “The Matinee Idol,” featuring Bessie Love and Johnnie Walker, is a masterpiece of burlesque and chockfull of ginger.

Rivvnmonnt News, “the eyes of the world,” lias achieved an -enviable position as the greatest news reel in the field, a fact borne out by the many scoops it- has made since its first' world release in. August, 1027. •At. the present, time. Paramount Nows - serves a total of 46 countries had ultimately is translated into 27 foreign, languages. Paramount News cameramen are located in every conceivable place where a news event might occur; they are to he found on the Island" of Guam, iu Alaska, the Himalayas,. iSbitzbergen, Siam, Gape Horn, as well g.s in every principal city in New Zealand- and Australia.

Approximately 200 short features will be released in Nbw Zealand and Australia in 1920 on Paramount’s “Whole Show Programme.” That number will include 52 issues of the Pa ramount World ' N gwb , 52 ( editions of the Paramount- Australian - Gazette, 02 two-reel Christie .Comedies, 2 Edward Everett Horton comedies, 20 Krazy Kat cartoons. 20 Chit-of-thc-Inkwell cartoons, find 12 “Paramount Novelty Short Features.” The Christie comedies will include a scries of Short features under the general name of “Confessions of a Chorus Girl.” which will comprise a group of eight individual stories ; another group known as the “Sandy MrDufT” series will comprise eight editions, featuring Jack Duffv. Francos Leo will be featured in the “Chorus Girl” series. * . ... . .

The making of an air picture demands the services of the most experienced and skilful pilots. In Paramount’s second air picture, “The 'Legion of the. Condemned,” which will shortly he released in New Zealand, the cast of flying men and the technical directors of the picture served with the air forces of the various countries during the world war. The producer, William Wellman, was a member of the' Lafayette squadron attached to the British Air Force. In the cast are Captain Sterling Campbell, one of the first five aces of the British Air Force, Lieut. Rudolph Schnd, a member of flic famous flying circus of Baron von Uitehofcn. Others who saw service arc Ted Parsons, for five years with the French Army, Ross Cook, Robert Coudic, Toni Watton and Al Johnston. Gary Cooper is 00-featured with Fay Wray in this production.

“The Devil’s Cage,” a coining Master Picture release, is fi. story of Paris, Apaches, cabarets, artist’s models and the life of the Bohemian quarter. Probably the widest, range ever given to Pauline Garon whereby to show what a versatile little actress she is iias been handed to her in this production. Miss : Garon is first presented as a half-starved little street gamin of Paris who is turned out into the streets. Next she is presented as a dancer in a gay Parisian cabaret. After .plunging headlong into misunderstandings with her sweetheart, a near-trngedv clears up the situation and all ends well. Miss Garon gives a fine light-and-shade portrait of the Montmarte girl who is regenerated through a great love. The photoplay is fine, the direction excellent and . the acting of the supporting cast all that could he desired. They include Donald Keith, Ruth Stoiieiioiise, Armnnd Kaliz and Lincoln Steadman. GOOD NEWS FOR MOTHERS.