Did You Know That—

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 886, 1 February 1930, Page 31

Did You Know That —

A 1 Jolson visited Europe in December. On bis return be -will undertake a concert torn-, singing four concerts a week for a period of about two months, before resuming film work for Warner Brothers. Roy Pomeroy, the fatner of trick photography and a director of no mean ability, has invented and is patenting a new process of recording sound on film. It is said to be of much better quality than that so far obtainable. Albert Conti will play the role of a music publisher in “Jazz Heaven,” a musical play directed by Melville Brown for Radio Pictures. Sally O'Neil, Clyde Cook and Blanche Friderici are in the cast. Five major productions are under way at the First National Studio. They are “Lilies of the Field,” starring Corinne Griffith; “Loose Ankles,” featuring Loretta Young and Douglas Fairbanks, junr.; “The Dark Swan," co-starring Lois Wilson and H. B. Warner; “Son of the Gods.” starring Richard Barthelmess; and “In the Next Room,” featuring Jack Mulhall and Alice Day. In addition, four more scheduled productions are almost ready to go into work. They are “Playing Around,” starring Alice White; “Back Pay,” starring Corinne Griffith; “Furies,” with Lois Wilson and H. B. Warner, and “The Other Tomorrow,” starring Billie Dove. HUGE SPECTACLE WARNER BROTHERS EXCEL THEMSELVES Warner Brothers are setting out to dwarf any De Mille spectacle «ver made, in their production •‘Song of the Flame.” Spectacular sets are being used in a lavish number. 9,000 extras are being used, 1,500 voices are in the choruses, there is a troupe of 100 Russian dancers, 100 real Cossack horsemen, more than a hundred outdoor scenes, and 35 interiors. Alan Crosland, who directed “The Sea Beast,” is directing this pretentious affair, says a Hollywood correspondent.