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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER 12, 1927.
WITH THE STARS OF NURSE DANIELS CASE
HOLLYWOOD.
CLOSED.
A NEW SUCCESS PREDICTED. FOREVER OR UNTIL OCT. 11,
VERSATILE BANCROFT...
19377
Hollywood: Jeanno Eagels, Boulogne judicial authorities star of "Rain," will be a success have closed their prosent Inquiry on the silver sheet. That pro-lato the mysterious denth of the phecy Is made because of the way English nurse, May Daniela, who the famous stage star descended| disappeared on October 6, 1926, upon Hollywood.
and whose body was found four The majority of prominent stage months later on a lonely feld near folk who are lured here by the Boulogne.
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cry of movie gold come with thei As already reported, the Bou- attitude that they know it all and logne magistrates asked Miss they are going to show the green McCarthy, who was Nurse Dantola westerners how pictures should companioa on last October's ex- be made. As a result, most. of cursion to Boulogne, to come over them soon return to the stage. and give precise Information on
Miss Engels followed an: en- the trip.. tirely different course. She Miss McCarthy declined to come didn't insist that she should be and the British authorities do- starred in her very first, produc-clined to exert pressure to further tion-stardom would come later.the French magistrate's wish. Instead, she signed as John
Returning from a holiday; M. Gilbert's leading lady in "Fires Monmessin, the investigating magistrate, had a conference to- day with the Public Prosecutor. They decided to end their in-
of Youth."
I don't know anything about pictures." She told her director. "So It will be up to you to telli vesligations. me what I must do." She started
In a conversation I had with
to work with an attitude of really him, M. Monmessin said: "We trying to learn.
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I talked to Miss Eagels shortly count of the lack of co-operation after she established her head-
on the part of the British quarters at the Metro-Goldwyn-thorities. We have done all
Mayer studios.
"If the British authorities
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"I have no doubt about my net-possibly can. ing ability." declared the bland actress. "My success on the stage not interested In clearing the has given me confidence along mystery which surroundk that line at least. But, the tragic death of this Englishwoman we are very sorry, but we cannot technique of playing before camera is entirely different from help it. On this side of the. that used on the stage. In the Channel we have done our duty.". first place, one must use entirely. According to the French law, different make-up for the kleigs than for footlights.
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From Part to Port. "And then there is a difference in the anting itself. On the stage you do the same thing night after night and improve with each per- formance. But here We through a scene three or four times, then forget it and go on to something else. I really don't get a chance to leart my parts at all, but must act entirely, by direction.
however, the case will remain open for possible further inquiries for 10. years and one day from to-day. But only if new evidence, or facts come to light will the French judicial nuthorities take fresh action.
started the "smiling villain" tradition in the "Pony Express." and was one' of the principal comedians in "Old Ironsides," The executives, cast him for straight comedy in the forthcom- "Another difference is that on ing "Tell It to Sweeney," and then the stage a person's exnet posi- after looking at "Underworld" tion is not vitally important. If decided he must be a heavy again. you are in approximately the He may have it in him to be a right spot it is all right. But in Hamlet. front of a caméra, especially for close-ups, you can't be even fraction of an inch out of position. And you must be far atendier be cause the
camera will detect things an audience won't.
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Companies at War.
Cedar City: This city was very much in the news a few weeks ago because of some kind of a war between two movie companies. Miss Engels will return soon to It seems that Edwin Carewe" and New York for a winter's stage Al Rogel arrived here about the engagement. Metro-Goldwyn same time and both claimed the Mayer officials already are angl- same location spot about 12,000 ing for her services again next feet up in the mountains.
summer, however.
Rapid Eminence.
The cause of the whole thing might well be laid at the feet of Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney. New York: Movie fans who Everyone in both companies was like to keep track of personalities sore because there was no chance may take this tip as deserving of them getting back to Chicago particular attention.
to donate some forty dollars, each Keep your eyes on George Ban-to Tex Rickard. So they decided croft. He has stepped into to 'stage their own private scrap. eminence rapidly even if not They even pulled the sheriff into meteorically, and his future seems it. At least press reports stated a hundred times more assured that the sheriff had to excrelse his than that of the "finds" of beauty official authority to bring about contest winners and junior stars peace between the movie war- who are introduced to andden riors.
fame with a thunderous ballyhoo. couldn't learn of any casual- Bancroft served a solid stage ties upon arriving here, however. apprenticeship in drama and Much has been written about musical comedies and has been how the movie folk make snow making pictures for several pictures in sweltering, weather. years. With the over night auc-j But up here it is just the opposite. cess of "Underworld," he was Al Rogel is shooting drouth raised to the rank and dignity of scenes for "The Shepherd of the a "star," and what is more im Hills." Just as he was in the partant, given a new, long-term middle of a scene where every- and julefer contract. It has been thing was supposed to be dying announced now that his first from the heat a few days ago, starring role will be in the film snow started to fall.-- version of Joseph Conrad's Hollywood directors could learn "Victory."
a lot about "location lunches" up The first announcements of here. I say "up" because we are "Underworld" mentioned Ban up in the mountains, The, usual croft several names down in the meal served on location trips con- list of featured players. But he aists of 2 box lunch." Both ran away with the picture, mak- Carewe and Rogel are serving ing his part bigger than any their companies hot lunches every scenarist or director had realized. day. The meal I just finished at Ilia characterization of the ber- Carewe's "Ramona" camp. Was serk, bullying, misguided and better than anything the cinema nevertheless wistful thug certain village has to offer..
ly was the dominating factor In There's a red-cap porter here the surprising success of the who is the chief entertainer for picture. And the producers were the entire film aggregation. I quick to play him up in their have never seen a porter one- announcements...
tenth as industrious. He just Bancroft has been described about runs the train-which goes already as the "smiling villain." from here to the main line- He can kick a persistent beggar single handed. He handles all of down the steps or shoot a police- the baggage and the mail, sells man and burst into the most tickets, gives the engineer
the infectious chuckle-not a leer of starting signal, keeps the cars brutality but a flash of exuberant both of them-clean, and looks vitality.
after the comfort of the passen- The versatility of the man gera. Whenever things got dull, seems headed for a test in the all we have to do is to drop down character of Heyat, which he is to the railroad station and watch to have in the Conrad story. that porter work, Unless the movies do their worst If there ever was a game -as often they do. in adapting trouper, Rita Carewe is it. One and twisting a novel to their of the sequences in Ramonn" purposes the character will be a was shot on a high cliff which contemplative, cultured adven could be reached only by a turer in solitude, whose Inhibi-narrow trail. Eddie Carewe had tions keep him from ever quite arranged to have Rita and Do- breaking loose Bancroft's fires lores Del Rio carried up the hill- will have to do some very subtle side while the rest of the com- smoldering to make Heyst company rode horses. manding in the films.
"I don't want to be carried up But he already has shown there, dad," declared Rita. "Save wide range. Although a native that hundred dollars and I'll take born easterner, he has entered the
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