Elsie Johnson Revue Brightens Orpheum Next Week
High Point theater patrons will see Elsie Johnson and her Revue of 1929 at the Orpheum with a 14-member troupe offering jazz opera and chorus numbers. Dorothy Gish headlines a Broadway picture “Little Miss Rebellion” at the same time, while Paris stages the first operatic adaptation of a moving picture with The Cheat titled Forfaiture featuring Yanni Marcoux.
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Elsie Johnson
Miss Johnson
Baltimore
Norfolk
Danville
Greensboro
Winston
High Point
Parker and Melford Film in California and Paris Set
Sir Gilbert Parker travels to the Truckee mountains with George Melford and company to film The Money Master for Paramount. Meanwhile a Parisian street is built on the Lasky lot at Hollywood for resumed production with James Kirkwood featured.
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Truckee Mountains
Calfortuia
George Melford
Sir Gilbert
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Hollywood
James Kirkwood
William D. Taylor to Produce The Almighty Dollar for Paramount
William D. Taylor plans a Paramount production The Almighty Dollar from Cosme Hamilton. Ethel Clayton is set to star in the film adaptation.
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William D. Taylor
Paramount
Cosme Hamilton
Ethel Clayton
Paramount Studio Tabs Elsie Ferguson For Footlights
Elsie Ferguson will begin work at Paramount's Long Island City studio on Footlights adapted from Rita Weiman. Saturday Evening Post reports John S. Robertson has completed final cutting of his production Sentimental Tommy adapted from Sir James Barrie Thrums stories.
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Elsie Ferguson
Paramount
Long Island City
Rita Weiman
Saturday Evening Post
John S. Robertson
Tommy
James Barrie
Gaillard Thomas and DeCasseres Write Tommy Title in Long Island Studio
Gaillard Thomas and Benjamin DeCasseres are engaged at Par amount's Long Island studio to write titles for John S. Robertson's production of Sir J. M. Barrie's Sentimental Tommy, due for release in April.
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T. Gaillard Thomas
Benjamin DeCasseres
Paramount
Long Island
John S. Robertson
Sir J. M. Barrie
Tommy
Gloria Swanson Begins The Great Moment Solo Star Billing
Gloria Swanson completes The Affairs of Anatol and starts The Great Moment where she appears as the sole star. Elinor Glyn wrote the story for the studio, highlighting Swanson’s leading role and star status.
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Gloria Swanson
Anatol
Elinor Glyn
Claire Windsor Stars in What's Worth While production
Claire Windsor, noted for To Please One Woman, returns to the screen in What's Worth While a new Paramount release from Loig Weber with her leading portrayal.
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Claire Windsor
Loig Weber
Paramount
Gilded Lily Production Finished at Paramount Studio
The cutting and titling of the Robert Z. Leonard production for Paramount of The Gilded Lily by Clara Beranger with Mae Murray starring is complete at Paramount's Long Island studio. First prints are ready for preliminary showing.
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Robert Z. Leonard
Paramount
Clara Beranger
Mae Murray
Long Island
Hart Production Breaks Rivoli Records
William Hart headlines O'Malley of the Mounted at the Rivoli as the latest Hart Paramount release surpasses The Testing Block in receipts, setting new Rivoli records for the studio and star.
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William $. Hart
O'Malley
The
Mounted
Hart
Paramount
New York
Marjorie Daw to Star in Paramount Version of Experience
Marjorie Daw engaged to play Love in George W Hobart's Experience to be produced as a Paramount picture by George Fitzmaurice. Daw, who first appeared in motion pictures at fifteen in Lasky studio, heads east to begin work. Richard Barthelmess will play Youth. Frank McCormack, stage director of the spoken drama Experience, assists George Fitzmaurice on the film.
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Marjorie Daw
George W. Hobart
Paramount
George Fitzmaurice
Miss Daw
Lasky
Hollywood
Richard Bartheliess
Frank McCormack
George Fizmaurice
California Leads Nations in Dried Prunes and Apricots
California produces about 90 percent of the United States dried prunes and apricots, reflecting the state's dominance in this agricultural sector and its impact on national supply.
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California
Why I Am Enthusiastic About Motion Pictures
W Somerset Maugham explains his fascination with motion pictures and how they inspire his writing. He discusses the medium’s imaginative power, capacity for conveying emotion, and potential for collaborative storytelling with actors, directors, and producers.
First Impressions of the New Film Industry in Hollywood
An amateur observer praises Hollywood photoplay progress while noting stories often lack truth and human interest. He credits Fam ous Players Lasky with bringing fresh writing talent and anticipates future cinema perfection driven by artistic aims and better storytelling.
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Hollywood
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Edward Knoblock
Sir Gilbert Parker
Elinor Glyn
War articles used as school lessons delight Pattullo
George Pattullo, Saturday Evening Post short story favorite now writing a Paramount Picture for Roscoe Arbuckle, reveals two of his war articles are adopted as school lessons. Hell Wood about Marines at Chateau Thierry is used in New York schools, while The Second Elder Gives Battle about Sergeant York appears on instruction lists in Massachusetts New York Texas and Tennessee.
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Saturday Evening Post
Paramount
Roscoe Arbuckle
Hell Wood
Hell Wood,” Pattullo’s Tale of the Marines At Chateau Thierry
New York
York
Massachusetts
Texas
Tennessee
The Love Special and The Affair of Anatol Star Ruby Wallace Reid
Ruby Wallace Reid to appear in The Love Special as star and in The Affair of Anatol a Cecil B DeMille production where he is one of eight featured actors.
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Wallace Reid
Cecil P. DeMille
Affair of Anatol
Sampsons and Gloria Swanson in new film roles
Gloria Swanson continues acting with a leading part in The Great Moment written by Elinor Glyn and a supporting role among eight stars in De Mille's The Affairs of Anatol.
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Sammy
Gloria Swanson
Elinor Glyn
DeMille
Anatol
Mae Murray Stars in The Gilded Lily at Paramount
Mae Murray, under contract with Paramount, headlines The Gilded Lily and will soon be seen in the film. She is married to the director of the picture, Robert Z. Leonard.
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Mae Murray
Paramount
Robert Z. Leonard
Actor cautions about moving to Movieland for roles
In the talk between Lucile and an unnamed speaker, the speaker estimates about a hundred people per casting slot at the studiog. They question Dalton’s desire for someone resembling her in pictures. Dalton just completed The Teaser at Paramount in New York.
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Movieland
Miss Dalton
Paramount Studio
New York
First Woman Assistant State Attorney Joins Wanderer Prosecution
Miss Bessie Sullivan appointed assistant state attorney in Chicago will aid in the prosecution of Carl Wanderer, the alleged wife murderer, marking a historic step for the office.
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Bessie Sullivan
Chicago
Carl Wanderer
Not Partial to Babe
Allan Russell will train in Baltimore rather than travel with the Red Sox to the south. He denies wearing himself out last season trying to strike out Babe Ruth and says he pitched to all batters the same.
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Baltimore
Allan Russell
Red Sox
Russel
Babe Ruth
Stage Set for Phils Gainsville Training Base
Philadelphia February 19 President Baker of the Phils reports Gainesville has all facilities a cellar club needs for training. The note signals readiness for spring roster work and preseason sessions abroad.
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Baker
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Phils
Gainsville
Photograph of Richard Pathelmess at Paramount NY
The note states you can obtain a photograph of Richard Pathelmess by addressing Paramount Pictures at 485 Fifth Avenue New York. The rest mentions Dick is in DMawida now and annoying his part of the text.
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Richard Pathelmess
Paramount Pictures
Fifth Avenue
New York
Dmawida
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