GENERAL FILM GOSSIP

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17170, 13 October 1923, Page 2 (Supplement)

GENERAL FILM GOSSIP

TO CORRESPONDENTS. Correspondents desirous of liaving quo*, tions answered in the current issue are delivered at this office not later than ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. I.Y.—Lila Lee. I/catrice Jo.v. Bebe Daniels, Lasky Studios. Hollywood, California. Marion Davies, Cosmopolitan Productions, 2nd Avenue and 127th. Street, New York City. Mary Pickford. Pick for dFairbanks Studios. Hollywood. California. Wesley Barry, Warners Studios, Hollywood, California. House Peters and Ja.ckie Ooogan, Metro Studios. Hollywood, California. Charlie Chaplin, <Tiaplin Stuclios, Hollywood, California. Mary Miles Minter is out of pictures. Has uo studio address. E.J.—Thomas Weigh an and Dorothy Dalton. Lasky Studios. Hollywood, California. Alice Brady, Paramount, Picture? Corporation, 485, Fifth Avon Tie, New York City. Richard Barthelmess. Inspiration Pictures Corporation, 565, Fifth Avenue, New York City. Warner Baxter, Robert son-Cole Studios. Hollywood. California. Milton Sills, United Studios, Hollywood. California. John Gilbert, Fox Studios. Hollywood, California. Wanda Hawley is. making pictures in England. Address not available. *‘ Rupert of Hent-zau.” which was adapted from Anthony Hope's novel, and which will he shown at Greater Crystal Palace on Monday, has one the most notable casts which conh ho gathered together. Elaine Hammer stein will plav Queen Flavin. Bor Lytell the role of Rudolf of Ruri tnnia,. and Low Cody that of Ruper' of Hentza-u. Claire Windsor will hr screened as Helen. Marjoria Daw a* Rosa Holf, Adolph Jean Bon.iou a r the Count, Hobart Boswortli as Colone Sapt. Bryant Washburn as Fritz. Trv ing Cummins as Berenstein, Mitchel I,ewis as Bauer, Elmo Lincoln as Simoi the Woodsman, Xigel do Brulior aHerhert, and Josephine Crowell a Mother Holf. No wonder that it is called an “all-celebrity cast.’’

“Railroad,'’ the Universal scree’ play starring Herbert Rawlinsor which comes to the Greater C-ryst-r Palace on Monday, involves the adven tures of the wayward son of a stem English judge, and is filled with dram atic situations. The play was adapter f.om Margaret Bryant’s popular novel “Richard,” and was directed by Ed mund Mortimer. Charles Kenyon, wel known playwright, made the sc-reei adaptation.

Clothes vour grandmother used t r wear from' part of Betty Compson’s wardrobe for a short time in the Para mount picture, “ The Rustle of Silk, in which she and oCnway Tearle are featured, and which comes to Everybody’s on Monday. The story is one of England in the days just after the World War—the reconstruction period

“Helpful Hogan.” a Paramount comedv, starring Charles Murray, nil. be the chief supporting subject to “The Rustle of Silk.’’ on next weeks programme at Everybody s.

Tbe Dangerous Age.” the feature film to be shown at the Liberty Theatre to-d.iT. is a problem picture play of a satisfying type, a play m which the problem is strongly set, out. and as strongly answered in the closing scenes. To tbe question of wliat is the dangerous age there is only one answer when the circumstances are as they are put forward in this story of a married life that was almost wrecked nv the follv of a man when romance was denied him by a wife who grew out of youth, while lie. in sentiment at least, was still a vouug man, even though he might be forty. The final scene is powerful, for he is brought to realise that his wife’s love, if not showy, is true and lasting. _ “The Haunted House,” a Buster Keaton comedy, will he the leading film in support of “ The Dangerous Age, ’ at the Liberty to-night. “ Know Thy Child,” now showing nv the Crand Theatre, has backgrounds and settings that show the beauty of \ustralia. and the healthy standard of

living 111 that country. There is a o typical back-blocks township, with its 1 one and only store, filled with every- I thing under the sun; an exquisite v river, and fine harbour scenery. 1 here, r sro scenes of the favourite sports in Australia —fishing, swimming. tennis anrl yachting, and combined with these c a story of exceptional power, full of 1 incident, and adventure, and gripping | the interest from start .to finish. J The popular and talented actor John < Gilbert will he seen in " r lhe Madness < of Youth,'’ which will be shown at the 1 Queen's Theatre on Monday. It is a 1 stirring storv of a thief who enters a < millionaire’s” mansion to steal his famous jewels. Instead of getting the jewels the thief falls in love with the owner's daughter. John Gilbert I plays the part of the thief, while j Billie Dove is the girl. The second ! attraction is “ Tropical hove/’ with i Ruth Clifford and Reginald Denny in i the loading parts. This picture was--1 produced in Porto Rico and has for its I background the bright sunshine and ■ flowers of that land. | Coming to the Sydenham Theatre I next Wednesday is the Australian pi<s i duction, ‘Know They Child.” starring ; the New Zealand actress. Vera James. Charles Chaplin has come back to [ us! He will only be here for a little while, so don't miss him. He is the sort of man you don’t want to lose, especially as it's his “Pay Day.” You have never before seen Chaplin in such a funny characterisation. He has taken the most popular day of any week, month or year, for the title of his latest comedy, and that rt “Pay Day.” In “Pay Day” Charlie will show you how to shirk work and bo happy—how to turn piecework into peace-work or cease-work, how to get- underpaid for overtime—how to keep your pay and save some of it—from your wife—how to put alittle bit away for ? rainy day—and pray for rain each pay day. And that’s not half of it. “ Pay Day ” will be shown at the Liberty Theatre next Saturday. One of the features at the Liberty Theatre next Saturday will be '* The Cave Girl,” a First National production starring Teddy Gerard in her first picture. Teddy Gerard has been a warm favourite with Loudon, Paris, and New York theatregoers for some years, and attracted international attention when she became the dancing I partner of Tfary Pi leer in succession to the late Gaby Deslys. The storv j deals in dramatic fashion with the j love arul adventures of a girl who ha.i isolated herself from civilisation am | i lives a life of hardship in the wild* l of the Yosemite Valley.

When “Tho Old Nest” comes to he Liberty Theatre next- Saturday, •veryone will have a chance to see one »f the most satisfying and truthful pictures ever screened. The theme is i common one to all homes; it is home ifo, and n study of each individual nernber of the family. It will recall *our dearest memories, those that centre round your own mother and father, your own hopes and aspirations, and i he big step you took in our own life when you left- “ The Tld Nest” to make a new one of “our own. It is Life, the greatest of all themes. Rupert Hughes, the well-known novelist, wrote this story, and Mary Alden, Louise Lovely, Helene Chadwick, and Cullen Landis head a notable cast.

Two big attractions have been booked for screening at Everybody's. They are " Souls For Sale,” v hic.h will be shown cm Monday week, and which features Elinor Boardman. Mae Busch and Richard T)ix. and “Sherlock Holmes.” which Avill be screened the following week. Three well-known players are in the cast of “The Face on the Bar-room Floor.” These are Henrv B. Walthall, Ruth C lifford and Alma Bennett. Miss Bennett is seen as the charming, unsophisticated and unconventional daughter of a fisherman, while Miss Clifford portrays the role of a daughter of the idle rich, for whose love a talented and successful artist is forced on the downward path of life. Henry B. Walthall, the “ Little Colonel ” of a “ Birth of a Nation ” fame, depicts the character of the aru.M/.

A writer in an American Magazine pjedicts that Edward Horton, who has a comedy part in “ Haggles of Red Gap,” will one day rival Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd ii. public popuarity. Insurance for 1.500,000 dol. was put on the celluloid negative of e: The Hunchback of Notre I>ame.” covering its transmission from Universal City, California, to New York, where the •positives” were made for showing in the theatres of the world. The insurance covered loss on land or water by tiro, theft, derailment, earthquake, floods and all other disasters. “ See no evil, hear no evil, say no

evil ” is the Golden Rule of the wise East, and has a great, deal to do with Shadows.” a film adapted from Wilbur Steele's prize store, “ Ching, Chi eg Chinaman.” Yen Sin, the Chinaman in the story, is a fine cliar- , actor, who has learnt much from the ancient philosophy oi his race, and is able to :;*e it to the advantage of ? Western folk. This is a tine, gripping 1 story, true to life, and tinged with its . mystery. Lon Chaney, thw scions 5 greatest character artist, is unique in his faithful portrayal of die old Chiua--1 man, who was as wise as he was silent, s Shadows ” is to be screened at the Liberty Theatre on October 27. 1 Magnificent settings and realistic acting by the star. Guv Bates Post, go f to make ** Omar die Tent-maker.” s which will he screened at the Liberty Theatre on October 27, one of the most

picturesque productions that have been seen here for some time. The story, which teems with the romance of the Kant, tells of Shireeu, whose love for Omar is not allowed to proceed along anything like smooth lines. If the old saving is sound, their love is very even journey. Both Shireen and Omar suffer the indignities of a dungeon, and both are sentenced to death, release coming just in time. How many times has Chat lie Chaplin played the part of a henpecked husband? He’s had some terrible screen wives in his time, but not one of them could come within a mile of the one lie's got in “Pay Day." He has also had some slave driving bosses, but Mack SAvain is the “daddy of them all.” He refuses to let him pause to aa ipe the poisture from his manly brow, but even he is not so bad as Charlie’s boss at liome —his Avife. “Hitherto the standard of American films has been determined, as a rule, bv the lowest class of exhibitors in the Middle "West,” declares Miss Oudia, Bergere. avlio has gone to England to collaborate with Sir Hall Caine on the scenario of “The Holy City.” She says. hoAVCA-er, that all this is changed now. and that it is an established fact that all the great producing companies are now refusing to film any but firstclass pictures, and fewer of them at that. "Wherever the movie troupe that is producing his novel wanders, there goes Zane Grey, who likes to superintend the acting. “To the Last- Man” is located in the Arizona mountains, and the Avhole company, with the author, Avent to the scene of the story before any filhiing was done. In a personal chat with the cast before starting work, Zane Grey strove to imbue them with the beauty of the story, and intro duced the actors to many of the primitive settlors in Toronto Basin. Sessue HayakaAva. the leading Japanese actor, has arrived in Paris with the object of producing a film based on Claude Farreres popular novel, "La Bataillc.” Ho will be assisted by. among others, Mmc Gina Palerme and Felix Ford, the scenes wi 11 he taken at Toulon. Deauville and Paris. He is the first Japanese player to produce a French film, and his arrival created considerable interest in theatrical and kinema circles. It may not be generally known that Hayakawa is also a ooet. Two Federal narcotic agents (says a Chicago telegram in a San Francisco paper) have been assigned to guard Mrs "Wallace Reid, widow ol : the late movie star, after she complained to Federal authorities that she had been .varned : trice bv telephone messages to her room in an hotel here to stop her campaign against narcotics. Mrs Reid said that .since she has undertaken her campaign, almost, everywhere she goes anonymous threats are made I as a means of coeicing her to halt 1 her efforts.