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T THOLLYWOODrhe YacjabondQuality Filmpaper £ KSSStZrJS f*Oc}Volume I, Number 11 Thursday, April 21st, 1927

Copyright. 1927, fcy

Vfcgat>ond Pub. Oo.

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L^COMPENDIUM

OF CLIPPINGS

THREE MEN IN A BOATHollywood was startled

this week by the following

announcement from the

Lasky studio:

Guarded with the utmost care at

the Paramount studio in Hollywood

is a revolutionary screen production

which departs from every precedent

of screen entertainment. It has

no star, no actor or actress who

ever appeared in a picture, no sets.

It was made thousands of miles

from the nearest studio, and yet it

is said to be the last word in dra-

matic entertainment.

"It is a milestone in the develop-

ment of motion pictures," stated

Jesse L. Lasky in a wire to B. P.

Schulberg. asking that it be shownto studio executives for their study.

"Amazing," commented Mr. Schul-

berg, after seeing it; "it will be a

sensation when shown to the pub-

lic" The inner circle of the studio

organization who sat in on the

showing agree with him.

Until plans are completed for the

public showing of the picture it is

to be held as an absolute secret.

HOLLYWOOD VAGA-BOND wishes to announce

that this amazing and mys-

terious opus has nothing to

do with the three men in the

boat with leaking oars.

In the meantime curiosity

runs rampant in Hollywoodas to the identity of these

three water-besieged menand the exact method em-

ployed in getting to shore

when the oars leaked. Con-

trary to report, the boat was

not "Old Ironsides." Wehope to have the solution

next week, as George Rigas

was at the barber's getting a

haircut at the time this issue

went to press.

GiantPatheDeal Set;

British Films inMove

AILEEN PRINGLE

She is "The Lotus Lady'' of Fred Fox's sketch

See Page Five

Giant Combines

Are Organized

The past week has seen

the completion of two big

film movements.Pathe Exchange, Inc., has

made official announcementof the completion of its mer-

ger with Producers Distrib-

uting Corporation and the

Orpheum and Keith-Albee

vaudeville circuits. Details

were worked out while Cecil

B. DeMille was in New Yorkand plans for a giant produc-

ing program are under wayat this time.

Details involving addi-

tional factors to the mergerare believed near conclusion

at this time when the namesof several others in the mer-

ger will be announced.

The British film industry

has made its first big bid for

international r e c o g nition

with the reported establish-

ment of a government film

subsidy under the directionof Lord Beaverbrook, news-

paper publisher, and others.

Producing plants are to be

built in British Columbia and

headed by Nils Chrisander,

who has been directing films

at the DeMille studio here

for some time. This is the

first concrete evidence of the

looming world film league

discussed in last week's

VAGABOND.

X Criterion for Fi/m Stories r"» ** —TURN TO PAGE FOUR



Two Hollywood Vagabond April 21, 1927

to Publish Cecil B.DeMille

King of Kings Edition on May 19th

Flip-Flops

Is Universal Vogue

That good old pastime of

title, who's got the

is not the exclusive

of Adolph Zukor,

seems.

Carl Laemmle, out Univer-

way, yonder, likes to in-

in title juggling, too.

What was, once upon a

"Lea Lyon," has been

"Surrender." Ivan

and Mary Philbin

Emory Johnson decided to

an aviation film. He

it "Flight." That was

off. Then they called

"The American Eagle."

much patriotism,^

per-

Anyway, it's "Warnow.

Harry Hoyt's film, "Pat-

Pending," evidently

too many exhibitors

So they've changed

to "Hot Heels" for the

of showmen who

to have hot heels run-

for Universal contracts.

Mel Brown's opus, "Let's

Home" wasn't so good,

decided. Therefore,

Privates."

Edward Laemmle was"Counsel for the De-

Not snappy enough,

Ach nein! Alright,

let it be "Honor and the

What was once "Polish

is now "He KnewPage Mr. Menc-

!

The big naval opus at Uni-

had 'em stumped for

while, it seems. They

it "The Big Gun," .. ..

then exhibitors might

there was only one gun

the picture. So th£y madeplural -. .. "Big Guns.

plural must make it a

picture.

Well, ho-hum, let it rain

!

Wilson Starts

IT Flying Film

Al Wilson, stunt aviator.

started work on "ThePatrol," his fifth feature

Universal. It is from his

story.

On Thursday, May 19, 1927, HOLLYWOODVAGABOND will publish its Cecil B. DeMille "King

of Kings" Memento Edition as a tribute to this note-

worthy film production upon its west coast debut.

Guided by the same idealistic promptings that

have created HOLLYWOOD VAGABOND as the

most distinctive film journal of years, this MementoEdition will contain many features of interest to in-

telligent and discriminating readers.

Exceedingly painstaking effort will be extended

to create this Memento Edition as a work of typo-

graphic beauty, even surpassing the excellence of the

regular editions of HOLLYWOOD VAGABOND.This will be of historic value in years to come and an-

other great forward step in the establishment of

HOLLYWOOD VAGABOND as a journal of distinc-

tion, not only among motion picture publications, but

among the quality journals of the world.

In keeping with our well-defined and regular

policy no motion picture actor, actress, director or

other motion picture artist will be afforded the priv-

ilege of advertising in this issue, with the possible ex-

ception, in this instance, of members of the cast andstaff of Mr. DeMille's "King of Kings" unit, whose ad-

vertising will be accepted as an acknowledgment of

the work they have done.

HOLLYWOOD VAGABOND has rigidly ex-

cluded professional advertising and this policy will

be adhered to at all times to insure absolute freedomof opinion and to maintain this publication on its

basis of editorial quality and advertising excellence.

There will be no increase in price, 20c per copy.

Regular subscribers will receive the Memento Edition

without added cost.

Remember the date—Thursday, May 19th, 1927.

Remember the Cecil B. DeMille "King of Kings"

Memento Edition.

What Is Inspiration

Planning for James?

Hollywood is wondering

just what Inspiration Pic-

tures is going to do with

Gardner James, its new star.

Signed to a long-term con-

tract after his work witii

Eichard Barthelmess in "The

Amateur Gentleman," James

has not as yet appeared in an

Inspiration film under the

terms of his new pact. Hav-

ing been seen in so manyfilms during the past year it

is problematical whether this

lay-off will do James any

good.

It was announced sometime ago by J. Boyce Smith,

Jr., Inspiration chief here,

that James would soon ap-

pear as the star of "Quality."

Nothing further has been

heard and in the meantime

James has appeared in one

or two pictures for other

companies, being "farmedout" by Inspiration.

The plans to co-star Jamesand Dorothy Gish are, it ap-

pears, somewhat indefinite

now that Dorothy has abro-

gated her pact with the com-pany.

It is to be hoped that

James will soon appear in his

own stellar identity under

the Inspiration banner as heis too valuable an asset to be

idle long.

Billy Butts Takes

Jackie Morgan Role

Billy Butts has been

picked to play "Chester" in

the Andy Gump two-reelers

made at Universal by Samuel

Van Eonkel.

Up to this time the part of

the Gump scion has been

portrayed by little Jackie

Morgan.

Butts was seen with MaryPickford in "Sparrows" andwith Thomas Meighan in

"The Canadian."

Universal gives no reason

for the change.

De Putti to Star in

'Midnight Rose'

Lya de Putti, that sensa-

tional and diminutive actress

who scored an immediatehit in this country in the

German production of "Vari-

ety," and who has been alter-

nately lauded and lam-pooned since coming to Hol-

lywood, is making rapid

strides toward favor here.

She will next star in Uni-

versale productionof "Mid-night Eose," to be directed

by James Young. It will be

a story of the underworld.

Henry Kolker has been

named to the cast.

Inspiration Picks

New Executives

At the annual meeting of

Inspiration Pictures, Inc., in

New York, new officers were

elected.

The position of treasurer,

previously held by Walter

Camp, Jr., was delegated to

J. Boyce Smith, Jr., in addi-

tion to the post of vice-presi-

dent and secretary already

held by him.

Frederick H. Stokes waselected second vice-presi-

dent, assistant treasurer and

assistantsecretary.

Theof-

fice of general manager wasdiscontinued and that of pro-

duction manager added. Aman for this new post is nowbeing sought.



April 21, 1927

BurlTUTTLERespect

—a virtue"RESPECT—To have deferen-

tial regard for; esteem. Conformity

of, to duty or obligation. To treat

in accodrance wiht propriety, con-

sideration, or obligation; hold

sacred or inviolable. To regard as

important; pay attention to; heed.

The relation in which one thing

stands toward another; regard.

Good-will; favor Consideration; re-

flection.—Webster's Dictionary."

Hollywood Vagabond

The writer heard a lecture

recently by a prominentjudge sitting on the benchin one of our largest cities.

His subject was the diffi-

culty today in administering

justice.

Justice is an ideal after

which all men of all ages

have struggled. If it is never

fully attained, the reason is

because of the greater diffi-

culty in arriving at the facts

in any controversy. Wheretruth is revealed, justice is a

simple matter.

Now, this learned justice

pointed out the great diffi-

culty experienced in his pro-

fession today—the impossi-

bility of getting at the truth.

Today, he said, we have fifty

well formed and publicly ex-

pressed ideas to one idea in

any community of two gen-

erations ago. Perhaps forty-

nine of the present ideas are

worthless. But they exist,

are propagated, and each set

of followers believes in the

one it elects to follow.

We can all easily visualize

complex situation that head in mind. Take »

but valuable ex-

At one time all the best-

people of every

held to the belief

the quality of respect to

elders in young people

a virtue.

Today contrary opinions

held. Some hold that

of respect in the youngnot to be deplored. They

it but as an expression

independence. Independ-they argue, is a virtue.

parents, while feeling

personal grievance, mini-

the evil, and decidetheir children are

than children usedbe.

Vajda To Locate

Here Permanently

Ernest Vajda will makeCalifornia his home. Theplaywright has returnedtrom New York with his wifeand son. His latest work is

Pola Negri's "The

Womanon Trial."

Page Th

Pick Title for

Richard Dix Opus

"Who's Your Friend?"Ask Richard Dix he

knows.

It's the title of his currentproduction for Mr. Zukor.

Who's your friend?The cashier.

Universal Buys HarmarTWeight to

'Broadway Romance' Start F, B, 0. Film

Universal has bought "ABroadway Romance," novelby Neil Martin, which is

slated for publication in

"McClure's Magazine." It

will be filmed in late

summer.

F. Harmon Weight whodirected "Drusilla With aMillion," is preparing "Hookand Ladder" at the F. B. Ostudio. Peter Milne is hand-ling the script.

Leo Maloney Starts

New Pathe Picture

Leo Maloney has startedwork on his seventh picturefor Pathe, "Border Black-birds," which is being filmedat Maloney's big ranch nearSan Bernardino.

In the cast besides Ma-loney, who stars and directs,

are Eugenia Gilbert, MorganDavis, Bud Osborne andJoseph Rickson. Eddie Kullis handling the camera.

Helen Garry in

Ray Griffith Film

Helen Garry, characteractress, is playing a part withRaymond Griffith in "Afraidto Love" at the Lasky studio.

Otis Harlan Cast

For La Plante FilmOtis Harlan, rotund come-

dian, has been cast withLaura La Plante in "SilkStockings" a t Universal.

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Clarence Brown Unit

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Clarence Brown, who is

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companyon location toAlaska in a few days.

Brown recently returnedwith the company from Colo-rado, where snow sceenswere filmed and is now goingto Skagway, Dawson Cityand Yukon points to film the-nce break in the river there.Ihis production is regardedas one of the most promisingof the M.-G.-M. array and itis predicted that Brown willonce again smash theaterrecords when it is shown fol-lowing on the heels of hisepochal "Flesh

and theDevil, which shattered therecord at the Capitol The-ater in New York at its re-cent showing.

Ralph Forbes and DoloresDel Rio are featured andothers in the cast are HarryCarey, Josie Sedgwick, KarlDane, Tully Marshall.George Cooper, Emily Fitz-roy, Tene Holtz, William Or-lamond, Caesar Gravina,Johnny Downs and others.

Dog Will Appear

As Horse in Film

If Lon Chaney thinks he'sgot a monopoly on trickmake-ups, or if Rex, the WildHorse, is getting upstage andstriking for more oats perscene, here is glad news forthe producers.

"Pal," popular, palpitat-ing canine of the screen, is

going to play a Shetlandpony as his next film role.

Harry Lucenay, owner ofthe famous dog, is lying

awake nights, a birdie hastold us, thinking of a smarthorse-head-and-tail disguise.

Ye Gods! Actor

Turns ScribblerlThe pen is mightier than

the grease paint.

Clarence Thompson, forthe past two years a stockactor at Universal, has aban-doned the make-up case fortypewriter plunking as ascenarist with the same com-pany.

"Why, you were in thearmy, Clarence . .

."

"Three editors fainted at alate hour last night . .

."



Hollywood Vagabond April 21, 1927

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Criterion for FilmStories

There is an unceasing controversy within the film

that has reached out into the world at large

held popular attention.

It is the debate to determine what is most vital

the success of a motion picture ... the story, the

the director, the producer or the exhibitor.

The scenarist will tell you that without his brain-

the photoplay, with all of its subtle treatment

grandiose settings, would be naught.

The director will modestly affirm that it is his

touch that puts the stamp of excellence and box-

value upon a production.

The players will haughtily pooh-pooh all of that.

would the picture be without their dazzling

The producer has it all figured out that his money

the trick.

And the exhibitor—ah, well—it is his showman-

that will save the distortions of those poor Holly-

saps.

—o

Mr. B. P. Schulberg, of the Paramount studios,

voice to the age-old assertion that "the play's

thing!" In a mimeographed speech that ushers in

he latest Lasky publicity bulletin, Mr. Schulberg de-

clares :

"The overwhelming importance of the story in

motion picture production has made the search for

suitable screen vehicles the dominant activity in the

film industry.

"It is most significant that the demand of the

present in pictures is not for better acting—the screen

now offers the highest type of characterization—not

for better direction—the successful directors of today

have reached the point where their names on a picture

is an assurance of the best of production methods

not better photography—camera work has never been

at such a high degree of efficiency and effectiveness

as now.

"The one outstanding cry of today is for better

stories, or, perhaps, I should say for more stories of

the highest grade, for certainly there are numerouspictures being made now which have stories than

which we could ask no better."

Whether the simple story has a greater hold upon

the popular fancy than the massive spectacle is a moot

Some declare that stories such as "Over the Hill"

and "Tol'able David" are the pre-eminent contribu-

tions to the silent drama. Others rate such opuses as

"The Ten Commandments," "Thief of Bagdad,"

"King of Kings" and others of like ilk above the sim-

ply told and simply presented story.

To our notion there is one story being bantered

hither and yon in Hollywood that is the criterion for

film stories. It is "A Friend of Napoleon," originally

published as a 37-page short story in Richard Con-

nell's volume, "Apes and Angels." The screen rights

to this story, we understand, were at one time owned

by Paramount Famous-Lasky. Plans were announced

for its production at least a year ago. Nothing fur-

ther was heard.

Later it was announced that William K. Howard

had obtained possession of the Connell work and was

to make it for C. B. DeMille. Since that time it has

again sunk into oblivion. It was to be hoped that after

Howard had made a marked impression upon thecritics with his latest production, "White Gold," that

he would make the whimsical story of Papa Chibou of

the wax museum. Such, however, is not to be for

Howard is slated to direct "Shepherd of the Hills."

"A Friend of Napoleon," if handled with sym-

pathy for the original story, would become one of the

most noteworthy productions of many years. As a

vehicle for, let us say, Rod La Rocque, with an actor

like Walthall in the role of Papa Chibou, and Jobyna

Ralston, this Connell story would forcefully demon-

strate that a simple story, intelligently depicted, is

vastly superior to all of the super-operas of the indus-

try. The sameis true of the

DeMaupassant short

stories, "A Piece of String" and "The Necklace."

With the basic material for really worthwhile

films such as these stories offer, there should be no

furious quest for screen material. But then again it

may require too much courage for a producer to tear

away from moth-eaten tenets and pioneer.

The producer who will have the courage to makepictures such as "A Friend of Napoleon" will have

earned the gratitude of discriminating theater patrons

everywhere.

Another prevalent evil of the films that seems

timely to discuss here is the practice of stretching

two-reel stories out to six or seven reels and squeez-

ing seven-reel stories to two-reels.

Why should it be necessary for players to "ad

lib" for three or four reels? If a story can be told in-

telligently in two or three reels, that is sufficient. If

it requires six or seven reels to be satisfactorily pre-

sented then why try to hammer it down to short

lengths merely to meet the qualifications of some silly

production schedule?

When the picture business gets away from the

idea of making so many dozen six-reels every year andso many hundred two-reelers because a pre-announced

production schedule must be generously padded, then

we will have greatly improved product.

In brief, when the nabobs of Hollywood forsakethe methods of sardine packers, then the silent dramawill be on the verge of its greatest era. ,



April 21, 192 Hollywood Vagabond Page Five

I HOLLYWOOD JOURNEYS WITH FRED FOX :* 4

vagabondia"Z/7^ tf/r the music-makers

And we are the dreamers ofdreams"

A. W. E. O'SHAUGHNESSY

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The LotusLady

. Impressions of an Exotic

The tropics.

Endless reaches of coral

reef and blue sea.

The foamy swish of

waves sliding over the

warm, white sand.

The sigh of the wind

passing through the syca-

mores. Luxuriant jungle

at the water's edge.

The languid flow of the

river, bordered by sweep-

ing willows and giant cy-

presses and adorned with

eddying lotus.

—

People are symbols.

A rough-hewn lumber-

jack will suggest pine and

redwood and the wilder-

ness. A suave dilettante

will arouse visons of the

city and cabaret. Keen-

eyed and bronzed sailors

exude the atmosphere of

boundless seas. The to-

readorbrings

dreamsof

Granada and the bull-

ring.

Aileen Pringle is the sym-

bol of the lotus, exotic blos-

som of the Far East. She is

surrounded by a sensuous

aura, an impressive hold

upon the impetuous senses.

— —

When Aileen Pringle ap-

peared with John Gilbert in

"His Hour" she precipitated

a furore of new-born interest

in the male connoisseur of the

photoplay.Even the casual gentleman

patron of the silent drama

was suddenly stirred by an

unseeming excitement.

The appeal to man's ap-

preciation of the fragile

and spiritual was swept

away by the intoxicating

allure to the ever-present

animalistic man.

With one fell swoopAleen Pringle had destroy-

ed in man the notion that

the exotic in the motion

picture was merely a silly

vampire. It was the in-

herent magnetism of an

actress who was born to

fascinate man.—o

Pringle personifies "It."

She came to us before the

sudden heyday of Bow.

Where Bow is oftimes the

naive flapper, with the de-

luctable charm of extreme

youth, Pringle is the sophis-

try of womankind that is ma-

ture and realistic.

—o

The motion picture has

progressed in the years be-

tween Theda Bara and

Aileen Pringle.

One was the exotic who,

unconsciously perhaps, in-

stilled into male hearts the

fear of being enmeshed by

vampish sorcery.

The other has aroused manand personified the exotic as

the symbol of man's rap-

tures.

Where the screen wiles

of the Bara of a decade

ago seem factious today,

FredW. Fox

the amorous strategem of

Pringle will be as potent

and logical ten years

hence as it is today.

Aileen Pringle coaxes the

male urge to possess anddominate. An appeal to thespiritual side of the male, at

least where the succinct pho-

toplay is involved, is inclined

to make men feel like dolts

after the picture has fin-ished.

It was the passionate

mastery of Valentino that

brought him to such em-inence.

It is five or six years nowsince Aileen Pringle first

came to Hollywood.

It is really only within the

past two years or so that she

has commanded the atten-

tion of patrons of the silent

drama. As the first inter-preter of the Glynesque

drama, Aileen Pringle cre-

ated a new niche for the

lowly movie vamp.

When Aileen Pringle

vamps they stay vamped.

What's more; she makes

'em like it.

Aileen Pringle has

proved that men who go

to the movie theaters are

not particularly infatu-

ated with the sweet, curly-

haired blonde who is

picked from the cliff's

edge as the hero rescues

her from the mighty-mous-tached villain.

Pringle upsets all of thepet cynicisms of bitter bache-lors. They succumb indroves.

-

There has always beenan ingenuous astonish-

ment in our minds as towhy Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has not capitalized

this distinctive personality

more than they have.

Truly, Pringle has neverbeen afforded a full chanceto demonstrate her powerssince those first days of prom-inence.

She has embarked on a co-

starring arrangement withLew Cody in "His BrotherFrom Brazil," the picture

now being filmed at Mr.

Loew's Culver City studio.Pringle in quasi - comedyseems somewhat incongru-ous.

Pringle is an individual

who can breathe reality

into a character such as

Camille or Helen of Troy.

Her depiction would be

vastly apart from the in-

ter p r e t a tions of anyothers, for she wouldstress the physical allure

and yet not offend risi-

bilities.

Pringle would entrench

herself in great drama.

—o

Aileen Pringle speaks

with frankness. Her words

convey the impression of

unstinted courage. She de-

clares herself and talks

without fear or hope of

favor. Yet there is under-

neath it all a gentility that

reveals a woman intelli-

gent andexceedingly well

bred.

Here is an actress who can

discourse beyond the con-

fines of Hollywood. To her

a motion picture studio is a

very small portion of the

world. She has the stamp of

a true metropolitan.

Men like Hergesheimer

and Henry L. Mencken

recognize Ailneen Pringle

as an individual in a

stereotyped H o 1 1 ywood.

Wherever she moves

among people of culture

(Continued on Pago 8)



Six Hollywood Vagabond April 21, 1927

Third

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in Motion Pictures,"

its issue of February 17th,

"More New Blood in

Pictures," in its issue

March 10th, many of the

O L L Y W 00 D VAGA-prognostications have

true and several pro-

have availed them-

of the suggestions

by this journal regard-

new actors and actresses

the silent drama.

Rosita, famous Spanish

of vaudeville, whoexclusively heralded as

"find" by HOLLYWOODin the first ar-

of the series, signed s

contract with Johnof United Artists

days later. Ambitious

are under way for her

debut.

Madge Bellamy has

a new contract

Fox Film Corporation

HOLLYWOOD VAGA-declared "Madge has

a place above Clara

and "it is our predic-

that this young lady will

one of the biggest favor-

of the films within a

time."Caryl Lincoln, of whomsaid, "Caryl will make

ladies of the Anneand Edith Roberts

do some stepping" has

been in great demand

it is believed that it will

only a matter of days be

she is secured by one of

big companies.

Dorothy Gulliver of Uni-

will go to features

"The Collegians" are

She was picked as

too.

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"Leila Hyams possesses

that delicate feminine beauty

that makes for stardom," the

issue of March 10th an-

nounced. She has just been

signed as Johnny Hines' lead-ing lady in "White Pants

Willie."

George Rigas, heralded

as "one of the screen's

given the right kind of

roles he will become a real

asset to the M-G-M or-

ganization.

Vera Veronina, youngRussan actress who has

been playing the lead oppo-

site Raymond Griffith in

"Afraid to Love" at the

LOUISE BROOKSLouise Brooks, dark-haired and dark-eyed young

actress whose appearance with Adolphe Menjou in

"A Social Celebrity" a short time ago created a near

sensation, seems to be slipping.

Brooks, the logical contemporary of Clara Bow,

for whom we held such high hopes, isn't substantiat-

ing our predictions at all. A product of the New York

show world, Louise Brooks displayed enticing verve

and pep in her first film part but since coming to

Hollywood she has not done so well from the stand-

point of popular interest.

In "Evening Clothes," the latest Menjou film,

Miss Brooks seems ungainly and entirely unconvinc-

ing. Having revealed herself as an actress of poise

and distinction we cannot accept her work in this film

as an example of her best work.

It is to be hoped that Paramount will give this

capable young actress roles worthy of her and that

she will not have to suffer further in parts that are notonly blandly depicted but actually incongruous.

With anybody other than Louise Brooks it

wouldn't matter much but we know she's capable of

better things.

most distinctive character

actors," has recently com-pleted a part in John Waters'"Drums of the Desert" for

Paramount and further op-

portunities are now beforehim.

Charles Delaney, whohas just been awarded a

long-term contract with

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, is,

to our belief, one of the

most promising youngleading men of years. In

an article entitled, "Want-ed: Capable Young Lead-ing Men" in its issue of

April 7th, HOLLYWOODVAGABOND discoursed

on the sad lack of eligible

young men for featureprominence. Delaney is areal bet, much of the TomMoore type, and if he is

Lasky studio, is regarded as

a "comer." She is slated to

go to England within a fewdays to play the lead withHarry Lauder in a picture

there. Then she will return

to Hollywood. Nothing def-

inite can be said about her.

however, until she passes be-fore the public gaze in herfirst role. She seems to pos-

sess ability and she certainly

has the beauty.

Thelma Hill, who grad-

uated from the Mack Sen-nett bathing-suit-propagan-

dists, to join F. B. O. as thefeatured player with DannvO'Shea, another HOLLY-WOOD VAGABOND candi-

date, in two-reel comedies, is

somewhat of an enigma at

this time. There is a ques-

tion in our minds as to

whether or not Thelma canfill the place left vacant byAlberta Vaughn. Lorraine

Eason, another youthful ac-

tress in the same series.,

seems too self-conscious be-

fore the camera but they tell

us that she photographs

"like a million."

Probably the most likely

candidate among the new-

comers today is AvonneTaylor, that dazzlingblonde of New York's

stage play, "Kid Boots,"

who has been captured by

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Our forecast is that

Avonne will upset all the

current dope on pre-emi-

nent actresses and put a

whole pack of 'em in the

back row.

Avonne is exceedingly

good to look upon; she

has that snap and pep

that is the sole property

of the New York show

girl; and she is a trouper.

If M-G-M doesn't do

something of consequence

with her then they have

lost one of the most prom-

ising potential stars of

many years.

A young man, now play-

ing extra parts who has

the capacity to think beyond

his status, is Tom DeMilo,

who is an actor of intelli-

gence and the ambition to

make something of himself

in the silent drama. The edi-

tor has known Tom for sev-

eral years and it is his con-

viction that if some producer

who is looking for an athletic

fellow of the Richard Tal-

madge or Reed Howes type

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IN MOTION PICTURES •»will give this boy a chance hewill assm-edly not regret it.

Colonel Tim McCoy, whois making pictures for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, has been

heralded as another TomMix. However, McCoy has

elected to picturize incident?

in the history of Americaand is making considerable

headway there.

Helene Costello, sister of

Dolores, is fast coming to the

front as a Warner Bros, star

Helene, whose individuality

has been submerged to that

of her sister's sister and her

father's daughter, will soon

be established as Helene Cos-

tello in the public mind.

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.,

has been handicapped, to

a certain degree, in creating

his own identity because

many have accepted him only

DOROTHY DEVOREDorothy Devore, who attained wide-spread popu-

larity as a star in two-reel Christie comedies some time

ago and later joined Warner Bros, as a featured com-

edienne, has joined Educational Pictures where she

will make six two-reel comedies.

While it is certain that Dorothy will maintain and

increase her popularity in these short comedies, one

wonders why the motion picture business has failed

to recognize the talent of this young lady that befits

her for stellar prominence in feature comedies, along

with Constance Talmadge, Colleen Moore, Louise

Fazenda, Harold Lloyd, Douglas MacLean, Monty

Banks, Harry Langdon and other big-timers.

Pretty and petite, of an exuberant and snappy

personality. Devore is a logical prospect as a feature

star and would amaze those who have overlooked her

in the rush., . , .

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ALBERTA VAUGHNWhile the economic value of Alberta Vaughn,

young film actress, has doubtless been heightened dur-

ing the past two years, there does not seem to have

been any great progress, from the popular viewpoint.

Coming from the Mack Sennett ranks where she

played small supporting roles, Alberta had a sudden

swoop to prominence as the star of F. B. O.'s "Tele-

phone Girl" and other two-reel series. Cognizant of

her growing value at the box-office, F. B. 0. an-

nounced that Alberta would be starred in feature-length productions and soon "Collegiate" appeared

with the diminutive actress.

Something must have happened at the GowerStreet plant for not long after Alberta was announcedas a free-lance player. News has just gone forth that

Alberta and "Buster" Collier will play the leads in

"Back Stage" for Tiffany productions.

While it is a safe bet that Alberta is getting good

money for this part, it is a question whether it will do

much for her popularity at the box-office, inasmuch as

the public was all primed to expect her in features

from a company of the prominence of F. B. 0.

Whether or not Alberta is retrogressing is a ques-

tion not easily answered as many are inclined to thebelief salary is the sole barometer of a players suc-

cess. To our way of thinking Alberta has failed to

live up to the exceptional promise of her first efforts.

as his father's son. How-ever, by virtue of his workin "Stella Dallas" and otherfilms, young Doug is nowwell on his

own career.Janet Gaynor, on whom

Fox is banking much asa stellar favorite, is consid-

ered a candidate to fill thevacancy left by Mae Marsh.She is the outstanding con-temporary of Lois Moran andthe race between the two forhonors is close and repletewith interest.

Larry Kent, who gradu-ated from leads with Alberta

Vaughn in F. B. O. two-reel-ers for First National featureroles, seems somewhat stiff

before the camera. If this

young fellow is ever given achance with a director whocan make him act more pli-

antly there is no doubt butwhat he will progress.

In an earlv issue HOL-LYWOOD VAGABONDwill publish the fourth of

this series and commenton the progress or lack of

progress, made by these

different people.

Adler Returns to Polly Moran Gets

Mack Sennett Plant Long M-G-M Contract

Felix Adler, writer and di-

rector, has returned to theMack Sennett studio after anabsence of eighteen months.

Prior to 1925 Adler waswith Sennett for five yearsas title writer and gag-man.Then he went to the Foxstudios, where he wrote sto-

ries, titles, gags and directedtwo-reel comedies.

Polly Moran, eccentric

comedienne, has been signed

to a long-term pact by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She wasformerly on vaudeville andhas recently finished parts in

"The Trail of '98," "Captain

Salvation," "The Unknown,"and "The Callahans andMurphys" at the same stu-

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nd affairs she is grace-

received.

Aileen Pringle can speak

language apart from the

lexicon of Hollywood, Toer the motion picture is a

of infinite beauty and

f vast artistic potentialities.

t is not merely the product

of studios but a medium of

expression that is yet to at-

tain its full growth.

Here is a woman whohas neither sought to vil-

lify or glorify the eternal

eminine on the screen.

She has depicted, in nat-

ural chapters, the eternal

quest of womankind for the

nectar of life . . . love. She

has proven that passion has

a spiritual beauty and a hold

pon human beings. She has

endued her work with dis-

crimination and thought.

There has been no falsetto to

her efforts; merely limita-

tion.

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To meet and knowAileen Pringle is a privi-

lege to the aristocrat and

a joy to the democrat.

Stein and Warners

Cancel Film Pact

'Hoof Gibson Pact

Nears End With4W

Change Title of

Barker M-G-M Film

Reginald Barker's current

production for Metro-Gold-

wyn-Mayer, which is adapt-

ed from Katherine Newlin

Burt's novel, "The Branding

Iron," will be released under

the title "Body and Soul."

Studio officials thought the

book title would suggest a

western film, whereas the

locale is the Swiss Alps.

Paul Ludwig Stein, direc-

tor, has secured an amicable

release from the WarnerBros. fold.

He has produced "MyOfficial Wife," "Don't Tell

the Wife" and "The Climb-

ers" for that company. His

release was secured by At-

torney Charles B. Hazle-

hurst. Stein has rejected

several long-term contracts

until he has made at least

one picture on a free-lance

basis.

Fay Wray, who will be

seen in Von Stroheim's "The

Wedding March," will play

the lead opposite Emil Jan-

nings in "H i 1 1 i n g for

Heaven," it has been an-

ounced.

Whether or not "Hoot"

Gibson, western star, will re-

new his contract with Uni-

versal, is the gossip in Holly-

wood at the present moment."Hoot" will complete his

five-year pact with Univer-

sal some time before the first

of October, according to reli-

able advices, and it is a mootquestion as to what his next

move will be.

It is understood that the

Laemmle company has prof-

fered him a new contract at

a substantial increase. Gib-

son is one of the biggest

drawing cards in the films

today.

Sam Wood has been

signed on a long term con-

tract to direct for Metro-

Goldwyn-Mayer.

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