HERE AND THERE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20150, 19 May 1928, Page 3 (Supplement)

HERE AND THERE

Jack Holt, has signed a new contract to be featured in a series of Zaun Grey western p.cti.rcs fur Paramount, according to an announcement by Jesse L- Lasky, first vice-president of the Paramount pictures, ihe first of these will be “Tne Vanishing Pioneer,” to be directed by John Waters. Holt’s former contract with Paramount ex pired a little less than a year ago. His last picture for Paramount was the Zane Grey story, “The Mysterious Rider.’ ’

Reginald Denny, star of the Universal buper-comedy, “Out All Night” is one of the most able aviators in the Hollywood film colony and is the owner of one of the speediest airplanes on the Pacific Coast. During the war he was a member of the British Royal Flying Corps. Denny is supported in his latest picture by Marion Nixon. Ben Hendricks Jr., Wheeler Oakman, Dorothy Earle, Dan Mason and a score of others. « * • « Due to the season of the year in which “The Small Bachelor” was filmed the exact replica of a famous New York roof-garden bungalow was constructed at Universal City. The picture is a Universal-Jewel. The picture was made in the winter time, when it was 'below zero in New York. As the script called for ideal summer weather, the location trip could not be made. William Seiter directed the opus which features Barbara Kent anrJ Andre Beranger. * * The cast of Reginald Denny’s picture. “Be Yourself,” is rapidly assuming shape under the guicung hand of William A. Seiter at Universal City. Otis Harlan, Dorothy Gulliver, Sailor Sharkey ami Bull Alontant have been included in the east. » « « « Henry Walthall will play the role ot Editor Wicks in the Peter B. Kyne newspaper story, “Freedom of the Press,” and Boris Baronoff, the famous Russian actor. Evelyn Sei bio, Tom Ricketts and Bernard Siegel have also been signed. But none of the players are feeling so happy about it as little Ruth Hurst. Carl Laemmle saw her. an extra in the background, and immediately ordered screen tests merle of .her which have resulted in her being signed by Universal to a five-year contract. « « * * “Grease Paint,” which Universal recently purchased from Svcnd Gado, will be put into proper form for a starring picture for Conrad Vcidt. Paul Kohner, who will supervise, has Mary Nolan in mind ioi the girl. * « * The Paramount picture, “Beau S‘ibreur,” has already been released in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland. This picture will soon be seen in all the principal cities of Australia and New Zealand. “Beau Sabreur” is from the story by P. C. Wren, who was also the author of “Beau Geste.” Nancy Carroll and Jack Laden, young motion picture players, have just signed new long-term contracts with Paramount. Miss Carroll, called “the most Irish girl in Hollywood,” has the desirable part of Rosemary Murphy in Anne Nichols’ “Abie’s Irish Rose,” now being filmed by Paramount. She is a discovery of Miss Nichols, who happened to see her from a window as she was puzzled over th-3 casting of the leading woman role in “Abie’s Irish Rose.” George Bancroft’s second starring production for Paramount will !»e known as “The Dragnet.’’ “Odd Fellows” has been selected as the title for the newest W. 0. Fields-Chester Conklin co-starring comedy. which is now in production. “A Date with a Duchess” replaces “Super of the Gaiety” as the title for the Adolphe Menjou picture. which will go into production following completion of his present peture, “A Night of Mystery.” # ♦ * * Helene Costello, screen star, recently filed suit in Superior Court here, for divorce from John W. Regan says a Hollywood message. The screen star is the youngest daughter of Mariuce Costello, vetehau movie idol. According to the papers filed in divorce, the actress alleges that her husband drinks to excess, uses harsh language, am! that he has worked but four week •luring their married life of six months. Helene was selected us a 1927 Wampas baby star, following her sister Dolores in this honour by one year. When she and Regan, the son of a wealthy New York family, wore married six months ago. it was declared that the marriage was the result of a childhood romance.

In “Wild Beauty” a Universal Production, starring Rex, the famous horse star, picturegoers arc treated to a succession -»f unusual thrills. In one instance, a mountain lion attacks Rex’s sweetheart and the manner in which our equine hero prounces to the rescue and Musts up the would-be killer, will provoke rounds of applause.