PARAMOUNT PICTURES

Southland Times, Issue 19546, 9 May 1925, Page 10

PARAMOUNT PICTURES

BIG PICTURES ANNOUNCED.

A further anouncement is made by mount Pictures in regard to the next group of future features to be released in New on the new group, it will be interesting to recall a number of recent screen successes that have been released by Paramount. “The Ten Commandments,” it is safe to say, has been received by the public of New Zealand with xi enthusiasm that has not been rivalled by asy entertainment brought to this country. It has received not only the unstinted praise of the picturegoers, but it has received the highest criticisms from Press, Clergy, and professions alike. Other pictures include “Monsieur Beaucaire,” which brought Rodolph Valentino back to the screen after an absence of two years, also Zane Grey’s “The Wanderer of the Wasteland,” “Feet of Clay,” and many others. In the very near future there will be released Cecil B. DeMille’s “The Golden Bed,” “The Garden of Weeds,” with Betty Compson, “Merton of the Movies,” from the story* of the same name “Forbidden Paradise” with Pola Negri, “Tongues of Flames,” with Thomas Meighan. Besides this announcement of pictures to be screened this year Paramount is once again first in the field to announce the pictures to be released this year. A definite schedule of production was set down by Paramount at the beginning of this year, and it is being adhered to so closely that it is almost possible to name the big pictures for 1926. Production is working at top speed in the Paramount studios and the following pictures have been 1 completed, or are in the course of producti ion:—“Madame. Sans Gene,” with Gloria Swanson, “Sackcloth and Scarlet,” from George Gibbs novel, Zane Grey’s “The Thundering Herd,” “Modern Babylon,” with Beatrice Joy, Zane Grey’s “The Light of Western Stars,” “The Coast of Folly,” with Gloria Swanson, “Peter Pan,” James M. Barrie’s stage play, and many others. Among the stars who have allied themselves with Paramount in this line-up of productions there will be featured prominently Lois Wilson, Gloria Swanson, Thomas Meighan, Bebe Daniels, Theodore Roberts, Leatrice Joy, Ricardo Cortez, and Rod la Rocque. A recent announcement has been made stating that Sid Chaplin and Douglas McLean, have joined the Paramount fold. D. W. Griffiths Is now a Paramount producer, he has part completed “The Sorrow of Satan,” from the novel of the same name by Marie Corelli. Paramount has also called in its field a number of notables, not directly connected with the movie picture; these names include such as James M. Barrie, Zane Grey, George Gibbs, David Belasco, Rafeal Sabatini, Jeffery Earnol and George Ade. These personalities are now frequent visitors to the Paramount studios where there several are in the course of them being picturised. It is very certain that in working on their pfesent plan, Paramount will do very much to bring the Moving Picture to a still higher level. It is understood that the next big production to be released by this organisation will be thff J Metro special, ‘Scarmouche,” which has been produced by Rex Ingram from the story by Rafael Sabatini. In all probability most of the above pictures will in due course be screened locally at the Civic Theatre Invercargill. '