FILM PERSONALS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17345, 27 September 1924, Page 20

FILM PERSONALS.

Because of his line work in the loadrig role of -'The Iron Horse*’ George >’ Brien has signed to he featured in a cries of Fox pictures. The son of the hi. I of police of San Francisco, o’Brill is a handsome six-ooter. Pen Turpin is scared just plain eared (says an American paper*. Reeißly. while the comedian and his hey attended church in St Anno'Vle Joauprc and Mrs Turpin's hearing w;c estored. They knelt for prayer, ami rising. Mrs Trrpin declared she had egained her hearing. Now Bon is tore than a trifle worried. lie ifraid someone will have faith enough o set his eyes straight and that would . Patsy Ruth Miller, who plays the in- I 'eiino role in ”A Self-made Failure,” j n early First National release, is an

outdoors girl. MGs Millar excels in almost all forms of athletics', and i? an expert swimmer, aesthetic dancer, • tennis player, ice skater and horse woman. Another of hoi favourite sports is vachtimr. a ml Patsy can take a hand at the wheel and steer a yacht according to all the recognised rules of navigation. “ Buenas’ 'Dias,' Nina ! " It was a| multi-coloured parrot from Venezuela j speaking to Shiricy Afason. the popular ! Willinm box star, and had come bathe nioi uing express. A letter attached to the carefully wrapped cage was translated, having been written bv a lonJ*Lcen-veal-oid hoy of Caracas, and j read: • Dear Aliss Macon. Please accept mv little offering. You arc our favourite motion picture actress and I ! hop.* 11. i < lit Jo parrot will make you I half as happy a.s your pictures make | us.’’ .‘■■'kirlev named the ite&utiful bird j Caracas and has suspended H- in its cage in licr dressing room jit Hollywood j Paulitie* Frederick is’to cekbrate, lier j tenth anniversary in motion pictures. Just ton years ago she was engaged for tho part of Donna Roma in the j sci con version of “The Eternal City. ” Miss Frederick was the first- star to go j to Europe on location. Everybody J thought it was a marvellous idea to go j all tho way to Rome for a lew feet of ! film. But. of course, Paulino Erode- i rick has appeared in many films and j [ from time to time has taken little excursions hack to her first love, the theatre. She has just finished work on | tho Master Picture 4 Let No Man Put Asunder,’- to be shown here shortly. Air Wi ilium Daly Pa ley. who died at j Hollywood rc- ti tlv was horn in Lincolnshire. Fug: ami, in 1857, and developed tito an expert cinematograph- j extensions and building to his credit, i For more than 82 years he followed the j neers ‘‘of 1 the 11 " industry° ,U, l hirtv H years j ago ho turned out the first camera cm- j ployed for news, picturing 1 1 1 < * fight between Billy Edwards and -Arthur Chambers, in'England, in 1891. He is I also credited with having perfected the first motion picture camera used in j both leg**, and complications recently I sot in which resulted in his death. | .-Alter n critical illness, during which ! his life was despaired of at one time. I .'Carles Dc Roche, who played “ Pharoih ” in " The Ten Commandments.”

is out of danger and making a speedy recovery (says an American movie publication). I)e Roolio was strieken while work on a picture. Ho had just completed a scene when lu* collapsed and was rushed bv amlmlanee to his home, where physieians diagnosed hicase as double pneumonia. His collapse' came as a surprise to the director and the entire company, for not one word of complaint regai-cong his ill-no'-i had (ho actor uttered. Rat bet than hold up the production, lie had remained at his post when he .should have l been in bed. Seventeen year old Betty Bronson won the role oi •■Peter Pan” in corape titum with one. hundred aspirants, among them some of the world s greatest artists. Tests for every possible player for the role were made and submitted to Sir James Barrie, the author, for him to make his .selection. On being notified by Mr Jesse L. Lasky that she bad been chosen. Betty sent the following cable message t(> Sir James Barrio:— “l leol like a new Cinderella, thanks to yon. I realise the importance of your trust in me and illy tremendous responsibilities. 1 pledge my every effort to justify your faith. 1 am the luckiest girl in the worldBetty Bronson. ” Rex Ingram's retirement now seems a definite tiling (says “ Photoplay ”). When Ingram returned recently from his brief rest in Florida, his physicians informed him that it would be dangerous for lii a to attempt another motion picture pio luction. They insisted that 11111*1 rest, warning him that any . consistent work would firing on. a : breakdown. So Ingram has been on- ; gaged id rweeks in adjusting his affair' ! preparatory to leaving for Tunis. In- : gram, it will he rrralled. bought a ; house* there when ha was in Africa ! shooting ' The Arab, ’ and he intends : to go hack with his wife, Alice Terry. ; leaving America shortly. Ingram de- ! dares that, while he will rest for some : time, his wife probably will reappear on the semen shortly, having several in- j teresting offers from European pro- ! di.ee r>. ______ |