SCREEN JOTTINGS

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 24 November 1924, Page 13

SCREEN JOTTINGS

I£ Hoot Gibson hadn’t been labelled he’d: probably still be in the brig of the' battleship California; serving a lifer tehin for. breaking all the' rules there are aboard ship. He, was "pinched” twice by the ship's , police aeiaii citifing the filming of "Out of lyuclv"—once for nonchalantly strolling down the admiral’s particular, private aiid personal deck—once:,; for invading the quarter, deck;, Gibson appears as a cowboy who, joined the navy in- a new picture to be / shown at the Theatre Royal,, on Thursday aild 'Eriday/and the sea scenes'were taken aboard the California, flagship of the Pacific Fleet, on a practice cruise. The actors, dressed as sailors, were all carefully marked to avoid complications through unwitting violation of ship rules. ; ; « * * *

‘•Maiiv. unsophisticated folk will be ■amazed to learn, j that "gold diggers” afe not rough’ and ready miners, but .on'the contrary, are women, genera Ily young, and pretty,. : ;,wlio .painlessly extract 1 hib'ney, •and' ollied : valuables: from the gentlemen of their acquaintance, without, making them adequate return. Ifopo Hadipton is one of the most/fascinating and clever diggers in “The Gold D’gners,” an amusing Master pictu earring here soon. *•* • •

For the screen version of Ethel .M. Doll’s storv, "The Eleventh Hour,, a Master picture, tho producer went oil to Henley, just after that celebrated English resort had finished its regatta. There were several river scenes to be filmed, and Henley was the place chosen as one of tho most picturesque spots on the Thames. Onco there, however, the producer discovered' that he could produce nearly all tlic exterior scones in the neigh 1 ' T.irbood’.

-' • * •• ••• * The famous speed boat, “Gar Wood 11,’’ owned by Mr Gar Wood, of Miami, Florida, which holds the record of having beaten the time of an. express train to New' Tork by two hours, will bo seen in “The Exciters,” a picture co-starring Jsebo Daniels and Antonio Moreno, which will be the feature at the Grand Theatre next Saturday. The scenes on the boat weiy> filmed in Miami, Florida. * 3 • • Robert Service, poet and author, wrote a story dealing with life, lovo and other things in Monte Carlo. H© called it'“Poisoned Paradise.” It gave inside information regarding th© inner working of tho gay city, and the heads of the various Continental police bureaus promptly forbade its sale in Europe. “Poisoned Paradise” has since been adapted to tho screen and made into a Master picture, with Kenneth Harlan mid Carmel Myers and Clara Row in the leading roles.

JNOTES FROM THE STUDIOS.

Constance Talmadge airs her views on -matrimony in her latest comedy, j “The GoldTiSh,” which Jerome Storm I recently directed for producer Joseph I M. Schenck. In the picture Con- : stance is married four times, is divorced twice, is a widow once ana turns down only two out of six pioposals. Rather a hectic marital career. “The Goldfish” was adapted ! by C. Gardner Sullivan from Gladys lunger’s stage play in which Marjoiie Rambeau was featured. Jack Muii hall is Constance’s leading man. Others having prominent voles in Ue 'cast are Jean Hershoit, Za oti Pitts, Edward Connelly, William ConkKn, Nellie Bly Baker and Leo White. “The Goldfish” will he screened at the Theatre Royal on Tuesday and Wednesday. •*, * *

There is always a thrill for the he-men in a political battle, and now that the ladies—God bless em. —have the ballot, their interest is no less keen. In “His Wife’s Husband” the Master Picture to be presented at the Grand Theatre on Tuesday night only, in which Betty Blythe is being starred, there is a political intrigue which is very true to life and which provides one of the high spots In the tense climax of the.story. “His Wife’s Husband is a ipicturisation of Anna Katherine Green’s famous society novel The Mayor’s' Wife,” Mr Huntley Gordon plays the mayor’s part and Artnqr Carewe, his secretary. George Fayfcett is cast as the political boss. Tne adaptation and direction is by Kenneth Webb.

. In filming scenes of the Panama Canal three different v ' T!iys w .J° r Thomas Meighan’s latest picture .“The Ne’er-Do-Well,” which comes to the Grand Theatre next Wednesday, the interesting fact was revealed that while it takes hours to go through the Canal by steamer and two and a half hours to cover the distance by the canal railway, it takes only twenty minutes to fly over the Canal. Scenes from the air, the railroad and the boat will be show* in the picture. Lila Lee is Mr Meighan’s leading woman.

Tt is true of most men. that all thatthey are they owe to some woman; that there-is "the woman back of the man” to practically every man who is a success. If the man is ot tho .right moral fibre, a woman is the inspiring’ factor in his lif<?- This is exemplified in "His \\ ile s Husband, a Master, picture adapted from Anna Katherine Green’s fair-mis society novel, “The Mayor’s Wife.” and which is-the feature attraction at the Grand Theatre on Tuesday night, only, with Betty ' Blythe in the star role. •*: . V . * : *