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NORMA TALMADGE'S NEW.
PICTURES."
SATURDAY, FEBRU
18, 1928.
MUSSOLINT'S NEW CENSORSHIP.
APPOINTS OWN EDITOR FOR NEWSPAPERS.
Pario, Jan. 15.
Hollywood, Jan. 22. Norma Talmadge's first United The Ralian Mail, a newspaper Artists Picture, "The Dove," based published in English in Florence, on Willard Mack's stage play of has come under Signor Mussolidl'e that name, will go to Broadway this Press muzzling order. month. Miss Talmadge's second As already reported in The Daily United Artists Picture will be "A Chronicle, the Fascist regime re Woman. Disputed," based on Denni-cently drew up new and severe Press son Clift's play of that name. M. C.laws. The result was a general Levee and Agnes Christine Johns- forced exodus of editors and ton adopted the play to films. journalists who were not regarded Fred Niblo, directing Gilda Gray as true blue-or true black- In "The Devil Dancer for Sarauch Fascista.
Goldwyn, and next to direct Ronald Even the Italian Mail did not Colman and Vilma Banky in their escape the attention of the authorl- final co-starring film, "Flower oftles, and it is now to be the moans Spain," will direct Miss Talmadge of ramming down the throats of In "A Woman Disputed.". It was English residents and visitors to ho who directed her in "Camille." Florence the Fascist doctrine. Gilbert Ronald will have the chief The Italian Mail has been in'exia- supporting role in "A Woman Dis-tence as long as Fascism. It is a puted. Mr. Levee will supervise the production which will be started during Christmas week.
journal devoted to the "tourist in- dustry," and mainly concerns itself. with lists of visitors to that picture- aque and historié Italian city and with their doinge.
New Editor.
In announcing the change, the directors state that Signor Giuseppe Rainuzzo, who has edited the paper since its birth, is, in their opinion, "the man best fitted to hold the reins of government."
Speaking of Premieres.
"The "Douglas Fairbanks as Gaucho," had his New York pre-1 What political opinions it has ex- miere at the Liberty Theatre on pressed have always been, frankly November 21st, and his Ilollywood in favour of the Mussolinian order premiere at Grauman's Chinese, of things, but it has apparently not November 5th. The new film's been Fasclet enough; it has been story is by Elton Thomas, and the "presented" with a new editor. scenario was written by Lotta Woods. Douglas Fairbanks plays the lender of a band of South American cowboys. As such he had to learn to cast the boleadoras, a three-balled South American whip. F. Richard Jones directed. The Fascist authorities do not a result Actual filming of "The Gaucho, hold this view, and as without counting research, prepara-Signor Rainuzzo has been "kicked tion of story or firm tests, occupied upstairs" to become director general three months and three days, of the company publishing the news-
In the cast supporting Doug are paper. Eve Sothern, "the girl of the mir To his plate Signor Guido Baroni, acle Lupe Velez, "the mountain" Fascist of the first hour," as the girl" Nigel de Brulier, the padre; Blackshirts elite are called, has will act Gustav Von Seyffertitz, the usur- been appointed. He por: Michael Vavlich, the comman-specially as "political editor"-thul dante; Charles Stevens, the gaucha is, Fascist propagandist.
In a statement in which he bids. lieutenant; Al MacQuarrie, a beg- gar; Carlotta Monti, a dancing girl; his readers good-bye as editor,
Rainuzzo and Fred de Silva, a cavalryman. Signor
says he has Carl Oscar Borg designed the set brought the Italian Mail to its pre- tings, and Tony G. Gaudio did the sent position "only at the cost of photography. United Artists will desperate struggles and much un- release the film.
merited bitterness," and that he "retired from the front ranks with a clear and quiet conscience."
Lionel Barrymore in "Drums of Love."
The Press muzzling policy of the Fascist regime is preceeding apace. Lionel Barrymore, the "Alfred According to a message from Rome, Davidson" of Glorio Swanson's the Prefecture of Police there has "Sadie Thompson," is now being "invited" newspapers to "reduce un- fentured with Mary Philbin and til it disappears" all news regarding Don Alvarado in D. W. 'Griffith's persons who commit suicido be- new United Artists Picture, cause they are tired of life." "Drums of Love." It was in 1909 Such news, the Prefecture Hays, has that Mr. Barrymore made his a dangerous effect on "weak-minded. screen debut with Mary Pickford in
a film entitled "Fricuds,"-and on- der direction of this same David
persons."
Wark Grimth. On the other hand, in again supporting John Barry- Louis Wolheim, who made his stage more this debut in support of John and "Tempest."
time in Slms,--in John Barrymore's
Lionel Barrymore in "The Jest,"accond United Artista Picture.
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