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•^TTTHOLLYWOODYagabono
Filmpaper % **"h***>™xPublished by BILLYJOY
I, Number 7 Thursday, March 24th, 1927Copyright, 1927, by /Vagabond J*ub. Oo. /
A COMPENDIUMOF CLIPPINGS
by a nifty
of a hobo holding
an empty platter to-
the gateman of
(whoever he
be) the following ap-
in the Moving Pic-
World of February
addition to the film press
Hollywood Vagabond, Vol.
1, of which came to our desk
week. Fred W. Fox is editor
Billy Joy publisher. Ten iron
is its price for fifty-two issues
advance. The Vagabond con-
some vagrant comment and
on films and film folk, as
reasonably be expected, and
a trace. What the
vagrancy laws may be,
do not know, but as far as wediscern this particular Vaga-
is quite harmless, though,
all tramps, it may perhaps, be-
a bit annoying to some folk
wanderings.
a tramp trade paper, how-
its price seems, upon a casual
to be somewhat high.
Hollywood hoboes have to be
—before they will willingly
for ten semoleons—that they
going to get all of the fifty-two
luck, just the same, boys.
the "handouts" be plenteous.
First Natl Shakeup??
•.-:: T-
Changes Loom at
Burbank, Is Claim
New Offices
The amazing growth of
VAGABONDmade it imperative that
offices be obtained.
We are now located at
606, Taft Building,
two telephones to
calls; GRanite 4690,
GRanite 5902.
MILDRED HARRISi<The Steadfast Idealist" of Fred Fox's
See Page Fiveketch.
That a shakeup is im-
minent at the First Na-tional studios at Burbankhas been reported so manytimes during the past fewmonthsJ;hat it has becomea standing
joke.The rumor has again been
revived, this time with morewide-spread credence, how-ever, because of the presence
in Hollywood of John J. Mc-Guirk, new chief of First
National; Col. Fred Levyand others who are declared
powers in the affairs of First
National as related to the
impending merger.
It is said that many of the
chieftains now in power at
the Burbank plant may soon
be looking for new jobs asthe result of the purported
decision of McGuirk, Levy,
et al, to effect a house clean-
ing in the First National
organization.
Just how the move will af-
fect the status of John Mc-Cormick, M. C. Levee, the
Rockett brothers and the
others now in command re-
main to be seen, but that
something will happen quick
is generally credited within
the industry.
T/ie \^egend of Poverty Row—TURN TO PAGE FOUR
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age Two Hollywood Vagabond March 24, 1927
Adolph Zukor's Power on
WhoWill Be Next Film Colossus?
Influence
May Be Surpassed
Is the far-flung power of
Zukor, chief of
Players-Lasky
and manyon the wane?
Will the tremendous ac-
of Metro-Goldwyn-
batter this magnate
a secondary position?
Will the astute moves of
M. Schenck bring
United Artists boss to
higher political emi-
within the industry
that now enjoyed by
Will the much-dis-
long-awaited and
Pathe merger spell
doom of Adolph's
These are only a few of
moot questions being-
hither and yon in the
circles of HollywoodNew York these days.
Ever since the advent of
some fifteen years
he has steadily climbed
a position of affluence
power. Endued with a
of the ultimate great-
of the motion picture,
at that time an ob-
furrier in Chicago,
everything on the
photoplay contraption
was delighting nickel-
audiences. Today he
ammased untold mil-
and controls the des-
of many great film
Zukor has never stood
forth in the business as ,a
eacon of Art. He has been
shrewd and hard-headedchieftain, recognizing Art
only where it could be
transformed into cash. Asa result of his maneuvers he
has created Paramount as apreeminent organization of
the world's commercial en-
terprises.
Zukor has been raptur-
ously extolled and heartily
villified on every hand. Hehas been pictured as Na-
Tittle Eva* Gets
Universal Contract
N i n e-year-old Virginia
Grey, who plays 'Little
Eva' in "Uncle To m's
Cabin" has been awarded a
long-term contract withUniversal. Their intention
is to make her a star. She
is the daughter of the
librarian at Universal City.
poleon, Ananias, a colossalangel with a huge harp, as
a hypocrite and as a tight-
fisted Ssrooge. He is none
of these.
Zukor has been an apos-
tle of hard work. Public
fancy has put the millions in
his path ; but his own efforts
put Famous Players whereit is today.
Today it seems as if
Zukor has reached the point
where he cannot go muchfurther. There really seems
to be little else for him to
achieve. The problem thatnow confronts him, as wesee it, is to maintain his pre-
eminence. In Harold B.
Franklin, who has shifted to
West Coast Theaters, Zukor
has lost one of his most able
lieutenants. Rumor persists
that another one of his
right-hand men, even a
more valuable asset to the
company than Franklin was,
is about to depart to workout a presumably more ad-
vantageous destiny in a newfield.
It is a prevalent notion
within the industry today
that Zukor's organization
has not been "hitting the
ball" with the aplomb of
some other companies, par-
ticularly Marcus Loew's M-G-M corporation. Now,faced with the possibility,
of a commingling of manyother competitive powersinto one grand unit, Zukorwill have a problem on his
hands to keep pace.
Joseph M. Schenck, whose
rise in the film business hasbeen equal to, if not sur-
passing, that of Zukor, is
rapidly climbing to the
point where he will have to
be generally concededZukor's outstanding rival.
Schenck heads an organiza-
Monta Bell Slated
For Newspaper OpusMonta Bell will direct his
own story of newspaperlife, "People," for Metro-
Goldwyn-Mayer. It willstar John Gilbert.
tion of young blood that has
a tremendous future of
many years' growth ahead
of it. Somehow or other
Zukor seems weary of it all
and if he should soon retire
from active participation in
the film melange and leave
Schenck and the others to
fight it out, it would not oc-
casion any great surprise.
Zukor has attained much in
his years in business; in
fact, he has shown the wayfor the others.
Just what the outcome of
it all will be is merely spec-
ulative now. It is possible
that Zukor may decide to
contest the new bids for
Add Kate Price to
"Quality Street" CastKate Price has been
added to the cast of "Qual-
ity Street," the new MarionDavies film under way at
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
supremacy and plunge into
the fight with a verve andambition that has been lack-
ing of late in Famous Play-
ers. Then again, Zukor
may decide to fold up his
wigwam and move from the
village of the gallopTng^tin-
types to the happy hunting
grounds of retirement, there
to enjoy, amidst ease, the
fruits of his years af
achievement.
The prevalent and dawn-i n g economii ionditions,
however, indicate that the
time is not far distant whenhe will have to make a de-
cision or else sink to a lesser
position in the industry.
The Motion
Picture IndustryA Western Institution and
a Western Asset
By FRED W. FOXEditor of "Hollywood Vagabond"
also - -
"Selling Needs More CommonSense," by B. J. WILLIAMS
"When Advertising Goes on the
Air," by HARRY P. BRIDGE, Jr.
"Advertising Maketh Old Things
New," by HUGH E. AGNEW
AND MANY OTHER FEATURESin the March Issue of • - •• •• ••
25c
Western AdvertisingA Monthly Magazine Published in the Interest of the More
Effective Marketing of Western Products
564 Market St., San Francisco
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Four Hollywood Vagabond March 24, 1927
VH O L L Y
AGAWOODN
The QUALITY Filmpaper
Published by BILLY JOY Edited by FRED W. FOXA. J. GASCHEN, Comptroller
Published every Thursday by the VAGABOND PUBLISHINGCOMPANY, Suite 606 Taft Building, Hollywood, California.
Telephones GRanite 4690 and GRanite 5902. 20c per copy; by
subscription $10.00 per year.
LEGEND OFPOVERTY ROW
Poverty Row is a state of mind.
It is a Hollywood complex.It is a mental illusion and a hypnotism of writers
like to stir up melodrama and cheap romance.
Geographically, Poverty Row is a shambles of
on a weary side street in Hollywood where
"quickies" and the horse-operas are manufactured.
probably we should have used the past tense and
"it was." For its passing seems near at hand.
One of the highly-spiced editorial dishes served
the menu of the fan journals for many years has
the goulash of hypocritical pathos about this
... or rather, complex.
Poverty
Rowhas been the cradle of
manysuccess-
people in the industry today. It no doubt harbors
who will find their niches. It has known some
and, assuredly, many heartaches. But it is,
a rendezvous of shysters.
The extremely small number of Von Sternbergs
"Salvation Hunters" originating in Poverty Rowmore than offset by a gang of swindlers and photo-
ghouls who have all the effrontery of Chicago
People of ambition and energy have
beeen fettered to Poverty Row. They have ad-
to other things.
As a whole, though, the celluloid cuneiforms and
dogmatic mental processes of the tenants of this
have been a sore on the business. They think in
of ex-murderers, two-gun rubbish and vile
of thespic cognomens. Much of the indus-
censorial tribulations have been the results of the
ideas emanating from Poverty Row swill-bar-
All of the more lurid accusations against Holly-
can be laid at the doors of this street.
The street itself, it seems, is due to go. It is
claimed owners of the property where these shacks
stand have decided to raze the place entirely and use
sites for commercial edifices. This may do muchto rid the industry of these leeches. They are not con-
fined to any one locality, though. Their offices are
where they sit.
If the looming merger does nothing else than kill
the avenues of revenue for these gyp-artists, then it will
have done a great and elevating deed.
By BEN-ALLAH
(EDITOR'S NOTE: The author o'f this sketch, Ben-Allah or Ben
Newman, as he is sometimes called, is an author, editor and scenarist
well known to Hollywood.)
Death is a secret society, all of whose members are
pledged to keep its mysteries inviolate.
It is the ambrosia and nectar from the meal of Life
after the meats of mortal munching. It may be the de-
sirable forgetfulness of utter oblivion ... or the
hazy interim bridging infinity and bodily existence.
Whether word-painted in the stentorian-touched
diction of an Ingersoll or registered in the bleatless
passing of a butchered lamb, it is none the less Death.
Black is not a color; rather is it the absence of all
colors. So, in its sombreness, is black the color scheme
of Death. Mayhap this midnight darkness is the
advance guard of change and progress. It may be the
last, tattered soldiers of the rear guard, weak corpor-
aled and straggling . . . into what?
The Religionist need not fear the arrival of this
early instrument of his ethereal evolution. The Athe-
ist may find in Death a beckon to repose, unmindful,
unknowing and uncaring. He may reach its heights
in the adamantine elements, rendered alluringly soft
because they fetter unfeeling flesh.
Swinburne personifies Death in the words, "Her
languid lips are sweeter than Love's who fear to meet
her."
IN MEMORIAM(STtjarles Smrarf Mack
Actor and Gentleman
SOMETIME AT EVEBy BURL TUTTLE
Sometime at eve, when the tide is low,
I shall slip my moorings and sail away,
With no response to a friendly hail
Of kindred craft in a busy bay.
In the silent hush of the twilight pale,
When the night stoops down to embrace the day
And the voices call in the water's flow,
I shall slip my moorings and sail awayThrough the purple shadows that darkly trail
O'er the ebbing tide of the Unknown Sea,
And a ripple of waters to tell the tale
Of a lonely voyager, sailing awayTo the Mystic Isles, where at anchor lay
The crafts of those who have sailed before
O'er the Unknown Sea to the Unknown Shore.
A few who have watched me sail awayWill miss my craft from the busy bay
Some friendly barks that were anchored near,
Some loving souls that my heart held dear,
In silent sorrow will drop a tear.
But I shall have peacefully furled my sail,
In moorings sheltered from storm and gale,
And greeted friends who have sailed before
O'er the Unknown Sea to the Unknown Shore.(Copyright, 1823, by B. K. Tuttle; Copyright, 1926, by The Dotted L,ine.)
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March 24. 1921 Hollywood Vagabond Page Five
HOLLYWOOD JOURNEYS WITH FRED FOX J
vagabondia^ We are the music-makers
And we are the dreamers ofdreams'1
t A. W. E. O'SHAUGHNESSY
* ^F * W W ~ W * V ^"t
The SteadfastIdealist
the Courage of Lorelei the Modern
"In those years I was a
creature of the heart. Tobe beautiful, popular, the
object of adulation . . . un-
doubtedly the wish of ev-
ery young girl . . . was mysole goal. Love, then, wasa shining mark. . .
.
"I cannot explain the
change that has come over
me. Now I am ruled by
ambition, the desire to do
something worth while inthe world ; my heart rules
me no longer. I still love
life, of course, but my out-
look on life has changed,
and, I guess, I have
changed with it."
—o
The true story of Mildred
Harris has never been writ-
ten.
The cynics have spokenof a blonde girl who was the
first wife of Charles Chap-
lin and who was unhappy.The romanticists have
told of a girl who was beau-
tiful with a child-like beauty,
who captivated men whenshe apeared on the screen.
None have mentioned the
courage of Mildred Harris
. . . the courage of ideal-
istic convictions.
That is the greatest thing
about her.
Mildred Harris was on
the threshold of great
glory just a few years ago
when she forsook it all to
be Mrs. Charles Chaplin.
She was a star for Uni-
versal, directed by Lois
Weber.
Before that Mildred Har-ris had been a child actress
with Vitagraph ; an ingenue
with Griffith and with Ince.
She worked hard andfaithfully for months andmonths to create a place for
herself in the silent drama-She came into popular favor
in four or five Lois Weberpictures which were madefor Universal. Then Univer-
sal wanted her on a starring
contract as one of their
Super-Jewel attractions.
Here was fame and glory
in her path. She abandonedit all freely and happily for
the devotion of a husbandand the duties of a home.
But life had not willed it
so.
Sorrow came to Mildred
Harris . . . there was scorn
and even ignominy in
what misunderstanding
people said and wrote.
The years, with their
heavy-laden disappoint-
ments, came and went.
Once again destiny
placed opportunity before
her. An urgent call to NewYork frustrated her en-
deavors and dampenedher hopes. It was a long
time before she cameback.
In the meantime the mo-tion picture had evolved
and changed. In those pass-ing years Mildred Harris,
too, had evolved andchanged. She was no longer
a girl ; she was now a womanof poise ; with a heritage of
Fred W. Fox
sorrows . . . but a treasuryof rekindled ambition.
Today Mildred Harris is
still very young; she is still
a child in years when com-pared with some of ourmost popular stellar favor-
ites. She has the wisdom of
years beyond her. She haslearned that the head mustrule the heart-
In the midst of all this,
Mildred Harris proved
that a girl in this world
can have ideals and ad-
here to them.
There have been manytimes when she could have
given up the struggle andperhaps led a life of care-
less ease.
She is driven on by ambi-tion . . . that untiring slave-
master.
She has a son . . . "Tim-
mie."
It is for "Timmie" that
she must achieve ... it is a
maternal instinct, perhaps.
It may be "Timmie" whohas brought her a newunderstanding of life-
But this we know . . . Mil-
dred Harris has changed.
There are people in
Hollywood who have be-
lieved in her. Amongthem are DeMille and
Carl Laemmle. Mildred
Harris is going to achieve
something that will sub-
stantiate their faith in her.
In recent weeks there has
been a reawakened interest
in this girl. Anita Looswants her to play Lorelei in
"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"when that play goes to Lon-don.
Motion picture offers areincreasing as each day goesby; companies are on theverge of long-term contract
inducements . . . opportunityhas once again visited her.Mildred Harris has foundthat a destiny that can becold and cruel can also bewarm and kind; that theworld has ideals for ideal-ists.
The coming year willbring her before us as shehas never been presentedbefore.
The confidence of ourDeMilles and Laemmles hasbeen a great and buoyant
thing. It has not been mis-placed-
But for us the greatest
thing about Mildred Har-ris has been . . . not her
composure in sorrow, not
the frail beauty that stirs
the emotions of man, not
so much the confidence of
gentle souls, not the
change that has visibly
transformed her from agirl of the heart to a wom-
an of more serious ambi-tions, not the opportuni-
ties that have returned to
her, not the ultimate suc-
cess that she will score,
and not the silent battle
she has fought . . , but the
courage of her ideals.
Her ideal has been that
life is a sweet and a hap-
py thing.
To keep that ideal in
the depths of tribulation
and adversity and relent-less denial demands su-
preme courage.
Mildred Harris has
shown that.
It is surely the greatest
thing in life.
Rock Denies Talk
Of Will Rogers Pact
Joe Rock denies the rumorin last week's HOLLYWOOD
VAGABOND that he hadsigned Will Rogers for a
series of comedies. Rockdeclares he has never had
such a deal under advise-
ment.
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Six Hollywood Vagabond March 24, 1927
and lOUlI
Returnto
the WarnletBy FRED W. FOX
(NOTE: Complying with requests that have been received over a period of several weeks, the fol-
is reprinted from "The Film Tribune" of September 17th, 1924, where it was originally published
the editor.),^OT=«m™„,TO ,aTO«D««ramm ,»raOT»™„.»>»m 1=J.
There is a hamlet a few
off the highroad that
to the cities beyond. It
snuggled in the blue hills
nestle at the foot of the
ranges.
It is Yesteryear incarnate.has not sullied its
nor has modern-
aroused its inhabitants
their lethargy. It is
to them . . . and it is
to me, though it is full
and four years since
have gazed upon it.
I recall it so well . . . the
glare of the setting
creating a halo above
hilltops, as I left it in the
ago.
I left it a young man, full
zest and the promise ofto seek wealth and re-
in the maelstroms of
Roger Bullock, they call
It is a name of strength
men of strength. Nature
moulded me well for myfor I am of brawn
brute strength, my face
the hue of a penny, andeyes are clear and grey
intense.
I am strong in the strength
the world, but I did not
the strength to abidethe cities and fight the
of everyday. So I have
. . . into the bywaysfar corners.
I have seen Berlin in its
days; I have
the hallways of the
academy of Dresden,
a mute symbol of mili-
in the days whenand imperialism
sway . . . and the clank
sabre and the gleam of
helmet caught the eye and
entranced the ear.
The Louvre, the Luxem-bourg, the Taj Mahal, the
Acropolis, the Kremlin, the
Forbidden City . . . they are
all familiar spots to me. I
have seen the great Univer-
sity and the Hall of Laces at
Louvain in their days of
glory. Vienna and Tunis are
rendezvous to me; and St.
Petersburg and Moscowwere my playgrounds in the
time when the word of the
Czar was law.
I have delved into the
wilderness. The Zambesi,
the Amazon and the
Yangtse-Kiang are rivers
known to me no less than
the Volga, the Rhine and theRhone. I have sailed the
Straits of Magellan ; and fol-
lowed the Southern Cross. I
speak to a Samuraii as easily
as to a Legionnaire. India's
native police and the Uhlan. . . both have been myfriends. I have mined for
Aztec treasure and sought
Inca gold. I have huntedcaribou around Hudson Bay;and I have lived in the quiet
recesses of the Rockies,
where they soar skywardback of Lake Louise. I have
known Malay fever andchilled before the blasts of
the Yukon.
The legendary solitude of
Siberia and the hinterlands
of Madagascar hold no ter-
ror for me. Tierra del Fue-
go, Yucatan, the Sudan andPersia ... all have been mytramping grounds.
I have seen all manners of
places, and all sorts of peo-
ple . . . kings, princes, ra-
jahs, mendicants, thieves
and all of their kin.
I am strong; and I have
seen the world. I am not
strong in the strength of
American success, nor have
I achieved my youth-dreamtsplendor and riches. Yet I
am happy.
Full thirty and four
years ago I walked this
ground. It is still the samein its tableau of trees, flow-
ers, meadows and vales. Thebluebird flits and the whip-
oorwill croons; the brook
murmurs and the river sings.
It is home to me.
Strange that the mist
should hang before my eyes;
and a throb hold that lump
in my throat.
I feel ... I sense ... I live
my homeward-bound jour-
ney. Before me is the road's
last turn. It is late after-
noon. Sunbeams dance on
the mountain's crest. A pro-
found silence fills the skies,
and nostalgia clutches myheart.
It is before me . . . far be-
low; dreaming in the eternal
blue hills. I scan the neigh-
boring dales and prairies;
but life here is the same. I
return, the prodigal of the
hamlet, without the treasureof mortal appraisal. Yet I
am rich with the lore of life
and the sight of the world.
Again the halo of light is
around me, and in the gold-
en waning of the day I see a
city of splendor . . . with
the magnificence of all those
I have known, and the charmand warmth of the hamlet.
I cannot say more. I amhome . . . after thirty andfour years.
Adolph Menjou will taketrip to Europe as soon as
finishes "Headwaiter" at
He has been granted
two-months' leave of ab-
. . . whatever that is.
Vera Veronina will playopposite Raymond Griffith in
"Dying for Tove" at FamousPlayers. Frank Tuttle di-
rects. William Powell will
play a comedy villain.
Lillian Gish will make"The Wind" next instead of
Channing Pollock's "TheEnemy." Lars Hansen will
play opposite and Victor
Seastrom will direct.
"Vagabond* Is Cooked
By Scribe Ted Cook
Ted Cook, that master-
ful typewriter dilettante
and editorial giggle-o of
satire whose "Coo-Coos"
in the Los Angeles Exam-iner have driven manypeople nearly coo-coo, has
elected himself a press
agent for HOLLYWOODVAGABOND.
Mr. Cook, in his inimit-
able compendium of al-
leged bunkum entitled,
"Bull-etin," lavishly em-
bellished with a chromo
of a snorting toreador-
target, has honored The
Quality Filmpaper with
reprints from our "vaga-
bondia" stories.
Mr. DeMille has re-
ceived first honor in this
department, followed the
next day with an excerpt
from our Madge Bellamy
story.
We are now waiting for
Mr. Cook to reprint a
piece from our Marion
Davies story.
Filming Starts
on Pathe Serial
"The Hawk of the Hills,"
a new 20-reel Pathe serial,
was started on Wednesday,March 15, and is scheduled
to be finished on May 12,
which gives a time span in-
cluding 50 working days. It
is an original story byGeorge Gray and is semi-
historical. It deals with the
final troubles between the
U. S. Army and white set-
tlers when arraigned against
the Indians under commandof white renegades.
Spencer Bennet is direct-
ing. Allena Ray and Walter
Miller are to be starred.
Only one other woman, Lil-
lian Russell, is in the cast.
Men engaged for important
parts are Paul Panzer, FrankLackerteen, Fred Burns, Bob
Chandler, George MacGrill,Wally Oettel, John Prince,
Harry Semmals, Jack Ganz-
hom, Parke Jones, Chief
White Horse and Chief Yow-lache.
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24. 191 Hollywood Vagabond Page Seven
Wiseacre Critics Hurl Rocks
Langdon as Director Quits
When it was recently announced that Frank
young director who had handled the mega-
on Harry Langdon's two most recent films, had
his post a goodly group of our editorial dis-
throwers began target practice.
Mr. Langdon was becoming quite uppish and
getting the idea he could do without a manthe megaphone, we are informed by those crit-
brethren . . . and sisters.
Anybody who has paid any attention to Langdonhe is working can easily determine the actor's
insofar as a director is concerned. Thethat when Langdon first tried the films he exe-
an ugly flop under the guidance of a megaphoner
presumably knew his business might be enlight-in view of the fact Langdon had a great hand in
during his subsequent affiliation with Mackwhen he scored a hit.
If a man like Harry Langdon, who has been im-
in show business as many years as he has,
know the intricacies of direction, then he
know much else, either.
It is only natural that a man in Langdon's position
want to maintain more than a passing interest
the piloting of one of his pictures. Langdon is morethe actor. He is also the producer. From what
know of him, it is likely he would give free rein to
director until the man proved inefficient.
We do not know that the circumstances surround-
Capra's withdrawal. Frank Capra seems to be a
and energetic young fellow. What differences
may have had with Langdon are not for public air-
or they would be publicly aired by all concerned.
the same time, why should this be a signal for the
chorus to start with their silly knocks? Before
so much it might be well for them to ascer-
what it is all about . . . and use their grey matter a
ittle, if they have any.
Whether Langdon directs himsef, which is moreunlikely, or whether he hires the most famous
director in the business, let us hope his next effort tops
"Long Pants." At the time we saw it at one of its
early previews it was most disappointing and certainly
nothing for Langdon to crow about. Langdon is get-
ing weak on story material, it seems. The actor him-
self is excellent . . . when there is something for him
to do.
Cronjager Camera Jack Dougherty To
Chief for Kirkland lake 2 IT Serials
Jules Cronjager is hand-
ling the camera on "TheGingham Girl," David Kirk-
land's film at F. B. O. Hewas with Director Kirklandin New York some years
ago. Lois Wilson and GeorgeK. Arthur head the cast.
Jack Dougherty has signed
to make two serials for Uni-versal. One is CourtneyRiley Cooper's "The Trail of
the Tiger," and the other
will be "Haunted Island,"
from Frank R. Adams' story,
"Pleasure Island."
Wm* Desmond Signs
For New 'IT Serial
William Desmond hassigned to make anotherserial for Universal. Thetitle is "T h e VanishingRider." His two most re-
cent serials for the samecompany were "The RiddleRider" and "The Return of
the Riddle Rider." If theyever get anybody at Univer-
sal who ran find this rider,
it's going to be hard on Des-
mond. Keep 'em guessing,
Bill!
Gaston Leroux Tale
Is Bought by M-G-M"Cheri Bibi," by Gaston
Leroux of "Phantom of the
Opera" fame, has been pur-chased by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is a story of the
French penal settlements.
Laemmle Buys Song
For Scenario UseUniversal has bought the
title of the song, "Thanks
for the Buggy Ride" It willbe used for Byron Morgan'soriginal story for LauraLa Plante.
Duello Finishes
"Senorita" Role
Lou Duello, young Latin
actor, has finished work with
Bebe Daniels in "Senorita"
at the Lasky studios.
"Let Me Protect You"
Frank M. Flynn
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