THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WITH THE STARS IN THE MODERN PIRATE. THE CARMELITES AT
HOLLYWOOD.
"HOW UGLINESS IS AN ASSET.
BUZZ BARTON SHY. •
SAVAGE FIGHT WITH A
RUMRUNNER. ·
New York: Captain Kidd and Hollywood: Being extremaly Morgan have their modern counter-
the case.
by the
Florida,
The
BASRA.
A BOOK OF UNIQUE
HISTTRY.
W
ag
Sir Hermann Gollancz is about to ugly is just as good as being a parts still plying their trade off publish, through the Oxford Uni- which these two versity Press, a work of a singular slick-haired sheik when it comes the same coasts to getting in the movies. In fact celebrated buccaneers haunted in character on which he has been the gentleman with irregular fea-their lifetime, and, if official nar-engaged for some years. It is a they reproduction of a manuscript in tures in often preferred--he is ratives are to be believed,
never in their stormy careers show-hia possession dealing with the more distinctive in cinemaland.
of the Order of But when it comes to the secinted greater audacity and ruthless settlement
Bassora, in Meso- side of life, it is a different pro-ness that some of a breed of rum-Carmeltes at
who to-day infest the potamia. blem, Louis Wolhelm is proud of runners
Caribbean Sea. in his "homelicat physiognomy
manuscript contains #1 the At present there are lying in chronicle of events between the Hollywood" when he is on get but he is rather sensitive about prison in Jacksonville.
years 1623 and 1783 in a ployglot awaiting trial for murder, a rum-text, mainly Latin, but including it otherwise.
"A man can look mean and ugly runner called Horace Alderman pages in Turkish and Arabic, on the screen and get away with it and his chief lieutenant, and the Italian, French, and Portuguese great says the actor. "Movie story of the crime for which they A small quarto of 456 sheets, it is fana consider such a man merely are to be tried has just been made preserved in the original binding' that behind it all is really a hand-quarters of the coastguard service. leather with a device in the centre some face. Such, however, isn't Alderman was the skipper of a
notorious rum-running craft call and four corner ornaments. The
writing differs considerably, "I always feel out of place at /ed the V-18977 and, when it was various chroniclers took up the pen social functions because of my engaged in its normal activities of in succession; but the beautifully looks. When I try to smile at a smuggling liquor it was overhauled clear pages of the carlier gracious remark of the hostess or by a constguard cutter.
larger portion in a hand which one Alderman refused to surrender, might suppose modern, were set some guest, I get a horrible ex- pression on my face. But I can't and put up a terrific light with the down by Father Agathangelus of help it. I am homely on the screen armament which he had at his com- St. Theresa, whose death is record- mand. Of the cutter's crew of od in 1686. The script of the later and just as homely off it."
It is seldom that all celluloidia eight, four were shot down, two contributors shows a decided de- takes such an interest in a single dead, one fatally and the fourth terioration, and, as contractions reare frequent, it has not been easy person as it has in Rubye McCoy, seriously wounded; but the For three years the biggest stars, mainder of the coastguards show to decipher many of the passages. director and producers bought ed great courage, and were even Archaic and dialect cccur in the cigarettes from her at the Mont-tually able to overcome this Latin, Italian, and French. Turkish martre. She was so popular that dera pirate. They took him aboard and Arabic, with some little ad- she attracted considerable patron-their own bont, and there he con- mixture age. Many movie offers were made trived to flond its cockpit with gaso- rather frequent. There her. for single pictures. But line, which burst into flames. Both one or two references in English. Rubye wouldn't give up a sure captors and captured had a narrow This Bassora mission in the thing for the uncertain films. But escape from being burned to death. now she has inid aside her cigarette but the flames were subdued and tray for good and has a contract the prisoners brought safely to with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Nezd-land." less to say, everyone in the village is pulling for redhaired Rubye.
A New Camera. Here's something new in the way of cameras-one with a stove in it, The camera was devised by Arthur Miller, prominent movie photo- grapher. It is equipped with a tiny electric stove for warming the film as it is used in cold weather, The World War has been fought over and over again in Hollywood movie studios-and they're still fighting. Every month or
50 new fighting film in thrust upon the market. ing dug on the Mack Sennett lot for the purpose of reopening the fend between our own doughboys and the Germans. Who will be
next?
rum-
and
of Persian terms; are are also
middle of the 18th century was con- ducted by 16 priests governed by a vicar provincial. Before then, in 1681, one of the Fathers, Gaspard 'Annonciation, was present at the
Many of these Florida runners are apparently hardened
execution of "two nobles and saints, villains who neither expect nor give William Heward, Viscount Staffords the slightest mercy, and members: of the U. S. coastguard service in Oliver Plunket, Archbishop that region lead dangerous lives,
of Armagh." Bassora, or Ilasra, is a name still more Tamiliar to modern ears, which are also acquainted with such Buzz can do anything with horses local nomenclature as Abdekerim, from riding a bucking "broncho to often encountered, in changing mounts while going at spellings, in this contribution to the top speed. But he wants a double history of Christian missions in for his love scenes.
the East.
When Buzz started on his first picture it was suggested that per-
haps it would be better for a Trenches are now be
different
double to do the dangerous stunts, start to live the impersonation. But the kid wouldn't listen to The story is cold around filmland a thing. However, after that Elmo Billings impersonated such making three films, he has decided Abraham Lincoln, so much that he that a double would come in pretty started living his characteriza- hardy for what he considers tion off the set as well as on it. dangerous--love making.
He even had his clothes made Your time's, coming, Buzz-like Lincoln's, acquired the same these Hollywood girls will get you habit of pulling his ear all the
Incidentally, this Sennett war comedy, which by the way is the first feature length picture the producer has made in some time, is titled The Romance of a Bathing
Whenever Harry Langdon is Girl." There's nothing suggestive about war in that, is there? But in deep thought he always makes
yet.
with the same time and walked long, thoughtful stride.
Our movie town recently had a
if it doesn't do anything else, the pencil sketches of various objects, topic of conversation that lasted
film will introduce a new actress As
who is certainly on the road
stardom. She is Sally Eilers.
tory.
a result, both his home and for three days-Marie Prevost ap-
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Doesn't Like Love!
At last a movie-actor has been discovered who doesn't like to make love. And he is earnest in his wails of objection.
The actor is Buzz Barton, boy cow puncher on the. F. B. O. lot.
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