Neer Do Well Meighan Picture Shot in Panama and Costa Rica
The Paramount company led by Director Alfred E Green filmed The Neer Do Well in Panama City Colon Canal Zone and Tobago for six weeks. Scenes included Old Panama ruins Cherokee prison and Union club with Panama Canal locks filmed from air and ships. Return stop in Costa Rica featured San Jose mountain resort and a baseball game.
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Thomas Meighan
Paramount
Alfred E. Green
Panama
Rex Beach
Comany
Canal One
Colonial Theatre
Panama City
Colon
Canal Zone
Tobago
Morgan
Union Club
Panama Canal Locks
Costa Rica
San Jose
Paramount Company
Alfred Green
Republic
Senor Parraz
San Cocho
Meighan
The Third Alarm fire drama at Rialto Theatre
A vivid account of a city fire department in action from alarm to extinguishing a major blaze is depicted in the film The Third Alarm starring Emory Johnson. Fire Chief R J Scott of Los Angeles aided staging of authentic scenes. A brief note follows about a Grimsby youth named as stock holder in a club linked to liquor sales during prohibited hours.
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Emory Johnson
Rialto Theatre
R. J. Scott
Los Angeles
Grimsby
Eng
Old Patriarchs Hear Ancient Voice of Israel
Hollywood correspondent Jack Jungmeyer describes Cecil B. De Mille filming the prologue to The Ten Commandments, noting 230 orthodox Jewish extras chanting Hebrew verses as Moses leads the exiles. He praises the scene’s emotional power and the cast and crew’s sacrifices amid hard location work.
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Israel
Jack Jungmeyer
Hollywood
Pacific Beach
Cecil B. de Mille
Theodore Roberts
Moses
de Mille
Pharaoh
Girl Defeats Five Ton Elephant in Africa Safari
Report from Mr and Mrs Martin Johnson after their two year Africa hunt includes a photo play by Metro Pictures titled Trailing African Wild Animals. Mrs Johnson, a slip of a girl, reportedly shot and toppled a nearly five ton elephant near Paradise Lake after a perilous safari starting near Nairobi.
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America
Martin Johnson
Africa
Metro Pictures Corporation
Colonial Theatre
Mrs. Johnson
Paradise Lake
Nairobi
Mrs. Johnson Fends Off Elephant With One Shot
In a water hole encounter, Mrs. Johnson fired her elephant gun as a charging bull closed to under twenty feet after Mr. Johnson missed four times. The shot toppled the monster, ending the danger and earning respect beyond fear.
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Mrs. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Johnsons
Ling
Parisinspired duvetyn coats with henna linings and sashes
Smart Paris coats feature duvetyn lining in henna or blue crepe de chine. Wide duvetyn sashes tie at the front, exposing the colored lining in a bow for a chic, decorative effect.
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Paris
Silk jumpers and crepe bound garments gain sleeves
A developing fashion note describes hand crocheted jumpers and silk crepe items bound with braid adopting wing sleeves, noted as the season's attractive trend.
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Panama Canal Zone
Lasky Studios
Rameses
Charles DE Roche
Rameses the Magnificent
Red Sea
Cila Lee
Jhe Ne’er
P. A. Powers
Adulea
Chautauqua
Bluefield
Fonia
Paramount Picture
Tom Meighan
Colonial Orchestra
Adolph Zukor
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