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Five hundred players figured in the filming of the scenea depleting the Parman "Four Arts Ball" for the R. K. O. Pathe picture. "The Com mon Law," starring Constance Ben- nett, now at the Central Theatro. Henry Clive, artist and beauty ex part who acted as technical adviser for the art colony scenes of the the pleture, personally supervised selection of the girls who appeared in those scenos-250 in all.
From the chosen 260 Bir Clive next selected 94 of the most beautiful to appear in specially designed original costumes typical of thone worn by the artists' models at the actual Four Arts Ball. He then picked nine of the 91 to participate in the elaborate tabicap. Then he madu nelection from the nine. Dolares Marray was the lucky girl whom he classified as the Tablenu queen.
more
Ten designers worked three weeks in evolving the original and daring Costumes fer the benutter. They faced a difficult assignment. Thry
had to create costumex typical of those actually worn at the most Bohemian of all art colony festivals which would meet with the approval of the film censors. It took unie, ingenuity, and roundless sketches to du li. In addi tion to the outfits for the ninety-four picked benuties, the designers created original costumes for Alty men, rest of the 500 players participating | In the fete scenes wore artists' smocks decorated with futuristic paintings.
Three adjoining sound slages were made into one to house the mummoth
modernistic ball rem Mettings on which the scenes were played.
The
| hallroom was 230 feet long by 100 feet wide and is wuld to be one of the largest sets ever constructed for | interior action of either talking or
wilent pictures,
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1 Take cover from something that
Is fanrsonte, and copying
will
till remain for you
There is little doubt but
that
you could see him in the vicinity of the banks of 20.
10 After leaving port behind come to an island, when, doubtless, you will notice the likeness.
11 Now wrapped in celebrity.
12 Without restoration to health it
would not be impregnable.
14 Lie in the past.
15 An anesthetic may be extracted
from this number.
16 Scarcely describes the
purent.
modern
18 Reverne the syllables to see what Mias 1931 could not do to her hair, Reproach meets the case, 21 Remark that sounds as though it might be made by the car-driver who runs over another fowl.
"The Common Law," which la based on the novel by Robert W. Chambers, was adapted to the screen by John Farrow, Paul Stein directed.
Constance Bennett, who recently sp. peared in "Born To Love,"
The story opens in Paris with Clara There are, of course, some splendid Made the door fast. plays the starring role. With her in the cast preparing for her fight into the south speakers among the stars of Holly-26 An alternative meaning for 18.
of France. Un the train ride, she in wood. George Arliss, for
30 Bore. are Joel McCrea, Lew Cody, Marion mistaken for an eloping bride, mar-speaks the English language with 32 Compels: this, singularly, is yet
instance, 31 Biblical mountain. Shilling. Robert Willams,
ried to Skeets Callagher in spite of great beauty of recent and inflection. Hopper, Paul Elis. nnui
herself, and, as Gallagher is travelling My old friend, Fred Kerr, is another 33 Sounds not
anather alternative for 10. Walker.
under an assumed name, Clara really exponent of English as she ought to
bad exercise, Laughing Sinners."
becomes the wife of a man she has be spoke, at any rate by the crusty
though rough on the pour devils, Shooting
all the same. scedules were turned never met, Ralph Forbes, Then uld ten he always plays. But then at Deserta, but will be found in the topsy-turvy for filming of "Laughing Charle Buggles complicates the pic- Pred is so English through and Sinners." Metro-Goldwyn-Mnyera picture with his droll
humour and through that he will always be the 35 What Mrs. Bardell made of Mfr.
library. turization of the sensational Kenyon levy of beauties, including Geneva same, always be himself. ** Nicholson seni: hit, "The Torch Mitchell, Rosita Moreno and Natalie
Pickwick, "I like anking talkies, and am Song," in which Jim Crawford will Kingston, and things start to happen determined to make more. What they be seen to-morrow 稳气 the Queen's and finish. The finish is a great love will be, or what parts I shall play in Theatre.
scene, with Clara and her strange them, I do not yet know, but I am Siner much of the action demanded hubby headed for a honeymoon in trying to arrange for a new produc night and rain scenes, the bulic of Venier,
tion in the near future," the screening was done at night, thei "Hor Wedding Night" has a great It is probable, Film Weekly under. Forbes stands, that Sir John's second talkie company reporting for work at 6 p.m. story and a splendid cast. instend of the usual 8 a.n Harry was seen recently with Ruth Chater-will be a version of "The King's Men- Beaumont who directed the new Craw-terton in "A Lady of Scandal." Rug-senger." for the rights of which ford picture, alternuted the night and glos has beep making a laugh-record segotigations are now pending. duy work for the comfort of the cast in such hits a Roadhouse Nights," and crew, Sunday holidays coming as "Queen High," Yoing Man of Man- a rest period between the night and | hottan,” "Gallagher is remembered
as the "white-haired" boy who up duy shifts.
Neil Hamilton And
humour in "Fast Clark Gable ported Oakic's Be Social dan stage, has been brought to the screen share leading man honours in the Company" and dramatic feature with the cast In- and played with the "It" girl in "Love Paramount under the direction of
"Silence."
thrilled Broadway audiences on the "Silence" which a few years ago
Max Marcin, its author, and Louis
Down
2 Searchea
very thoroughly all round the garment. 3 A Stuart emerges from this walking in a very affected man-
ner.
4 A famous tower at Plan is Д
this,
Clear of all deductions at the
27
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head, and yet annoyed!
o Is returned and fent again-but
not a wordf
7 Reprove.
B Wükie Collins made quite A
mystery about it.
11 The milkman is an early one 113 The South American ostrich.
17 Excellent in the morning, but quite useless in a carillon (hy- phon).
19 After the ball was over a rut
showed itself in Victoria.
20 The beginning of all Industries
in India.
22 Eastern prince.
23 Go first.
25 Something between a Osh and a
joint.
27 Dehold in a French station. It
Is in great abundance.
28 May have been done for joy-or
with rage.
20 Samuel, supported by his son,
exhibited great strength.
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ale Handwas. Gayer Wedding Night" aizsies with Gasnier, and will show at the Ring'w are you.
Cooper, Clara Bow and action. It is filled with merry, mad moments as enticing as the title. It's farce at top speed in it. Clara has the kind of role that made her the "IT" girl.
Marjorie Kibbee, Cliff. Edwards, Roscoe Karns, Gertrude Short, George George F. Marion nd Bert Woodruff.
In the picture Miss Crawford plays the part of a cabaret entertainer who joins the Salvation Army after a bitter love experience, only to backslide into the old life when the man returns to j her through a chance meeting.
"Her Wedding Night"
"The Lyons Mall,"
Sir John Martin Harvey, the veteran English stage actor, is delighted with his voice us reproduced in his flest
"The thrilling melodrama which has stood the test of time has been Almed with Clive Brook playing the role which II B. Warner made famous on the stage. Marjorie Rambeau and Peggy Shannon huve the chief femi- nine ports, and handsome Charles Starrett, who played opposite Miriam Hopkins in "East and Loose," carries the juvenile role.
and handsome
Clara Bow, all dressed up in a talkie, The Lyons Mail," shown pri- "Silence" in the story of a likablo colourful new wardrobe right from vately in London recently.
erook whose crimes Paris, plays her first straight fareed "I never knew that I had such afbring ruin and death to the woman role in her latest "IT" hit, "Her Wed-pleasant voice," he remarked laugh he loves. His daughter, while a baby, ting Night," the King's Theatre fen-ingly to Film Weekly representative is taken from him, and brought up ture for today. Ralph Forbes, Char after seeing the Alm "I was amazed in the home of a kind foster-father. lie Ruggles and Skeets Gallagher are at the purity and realism of the re- Years later, the crook still pursuing in the east to push the laughter
production. I do not agree with those his Iawless career, meets his daugh the limit. It's the Red-Hend's debut atage actors who complain that theter. When the girl is threatened with in the field of non-dramatic picture speaking voices, in my case, indeed, father's past, the crook by a great talkio apparatus 'murders' their disgrace and ruin because of her real playing.
Avery Hopwood, the king of roman.I think the microphone has actually sacrifice, attempts to shield her. tie farce, author of "Fair, and flattered me.'
Only the girl's great love and courage Warner," "The Gold Diggers," The whole process of talking-picture pro
Sir John is vastly interested by the save him from death. Girl in
the Limousine," "Ladies' Night." "The Bat," "Getting Gertle's duction. "I loved making The Lyons acter of the crook, and flaming-haired Clive Brook plays the central char- Garter," "The Demi-Virgin," "The Mail" he said, "Film work in Best People' and "Little Miss Blue- tremendously interesting subject, and debut in "The Secret Call," plays two Perry Shannon, who made her screen beard," a great array Broadway
the various technicians at the studio roles in "Silence." stage hits, wrote
She is seen as "Her Weddingtook great pains to explain every-the wife and daugher of Clive Brook, Night." In this laugh-and-love thing to me. The camernamen and but the two characters never meet in story, Clara can be herself. She is sound experta are real artists. That the story action. The plot covers & cast as a red-haired movie star madly they take their craft very seriously period of twenty years, seeking seclusion
one can see at a glance." suitors.
The talkies, Sir John thinks, should of hobble skirts, embryo automobiles sequences going to the pre-war days "Not a moment of diamatic action," exert a good influence on the speech and beer gardens for their action кум. Frank Tuttio. "Its all for of film-goors. "They provide an ex- Marcin, a well-known Broadway cellent medium for the reproduction playwright, was employed to prepare And Tuttle, who directed "Sweetie," "True "but I am afraid that the Americans screen, and to assist in the direction. of really good English, he said: the script of his own drama for the to the Navy." "Love Millionarics," as well as "Her Wed-of the schools of clocution which have ed another law versus romance molo. Among the will never lose their accent, in spite Marcin, with Gasnier, recently direct- ding Night" knows his laughs, and been set up recently in Hollywood. drame, "The Lawyer's Secret." he knows Clarn Dow.
laughs and laughs
from a host of
for all."
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