TIIE EUGENE GUAED
Thursday Evening, Ma
Fngo Four
GUT LIST OF FILM
BE
Hark, This Dog Don't Bark He Acts
Watch for the comedy output rf
the larger studios this year. It's
going to lie of astonishing pro
portions, sitting an entirely now
precendeut. Te fun-makers, so
railed, are big headllners on the
forthcoming programs, cupoclully
with Charlie Chaplin's "Tha Gold
Ituah" now In sight and nearly
all of the prominent featuro-nro-
liuclng companies hare been en
deavoring to add one or two of
trim to their quota of stir-i.
It would appear that Faramoun
hat fathered together tho most
pretentious group thus far, with
lltiold I.loyd and Douglaj Mac
Ltn releasing through their .ir
g.'Llzation, and Raymond Griffith,
a contract player, groomed f. r a
Bt-tliar place as well, rhn flint
Lloyd picture in to be niadq as
scon as Harold returns frum a
trip to New York in ahout t.i.'oe
wieks, and "MacLean's story will
bo shortly announced.
Ray Griffith Favored
Ray Griffith Is already one of
the most highly favored of the
screen's newor personalities. He
has won his spurs through a se
ries of productions In supporting
roles chiefly by hla Ingenious pan
tomime and gags, and is now con
sistently featured.
Ills experience stretches away
hack to the Keystone days, when
he was both a director and gag
man, as well as a player. All
around experience counts.
Ills presence 1b quite a contrast
to that of most of tho other com
edlans. Ho has made a forte of
dress-up clothes, and If thoro Is
: any prop In the way of garh that
' ho uses frequently, It Is the silk
hat such as he was In "Forty
Winks." In fact, that silk hat
may he exploited with safety
: since It promises to be part of
his regular mako-up.
Longdon Unsettled
Harry Langdon's destiny seems
a little unsettled Just at present,
and' that Is rather unfortunate,
since ho Is really one of the big-
goat bets. He Is under contract
to Benott, and 'It Is understood
that hiB pictures will bo roleased
until at least noxt November by
I'ii I ho.
It Is reported, though, that he
has recoived offers from various
other organizations, any one of
which might result in feature
length films. Tho production that
ho lfl lit present making, "Ills
First Flame," may be reloased as
a fivo-rcelor. rathe Is known to
he desirous of establishing him In
that way.
Syd Chaplin appears to be tho
star comedian for Warner 'pro
fliers Just no. They feel suro
that ho can duplicate the hit that
ho nindo In "Charley'B Aunt,' nnd
thouRh "The tyin on thn Box."
Ills first slurring film with them,
mm
Strongheart, noted dog actor, Is coming soon to the Lowell lit
Jack London's famous tale, "White Fang.". The feature has been
scheduled for May 14, 15 and 18.
Is entirely different, It Is a story
of good possibilities.
Many Work With Chaplin
Fred Neumeyer, who has direc
ted many of Lloyd's successful
pictures, will act In that capacity
for Chaplin. "Chuck" itelsner Is
helping on the story, with Churles
Logue, who adupted "Ponjola" and
"The Lost World." It Is to be a
modernized version of the Harold
MacGrath novel, and will probably
have a big chano finish. Later
on, it is not beyond tho range of
possibility, that he will do anoth
er female Impersonation similar
to "Charley's Aunt." It la Bald
that a story is being considered
with this In view.
It Is a ralher striking fact that
the growing vogue for comedians
Is also bringing a demand for
their npnonraneo in plcturcn based
on stugo play and, llferary mater
ial, in thn past, comedians have
depended altogether on tholr own
Invention. They hnvo never dealt
In the box office value of titles.
Douglas MucLean Is tho only ono
who has consistently used stage
successes, nnd strictly sponklng
he did not begin as a gag com
edian.
Keaton at Work
Hunter Kenton has evidently
found boneflclnl the use of adap
tntlnns. He Is following "Soven
Chnncos." taken from the Ilelnsco
slagn production, with "Battling
made with a view toward building
up his feminine patronage. He
has nearly always been a more
popular star with men than with
women.
MacLean's gain In popularity is
proof of what good consistent
hard work will do. He has gath
ered together a very excellent or
ganization. They thresh out thor
oughly the picture from beginning
to end, and strive to make each
gag just as new and as effective
us possible. From the very un
pretentious "beginning, ho has
gradually climbed up Into the big
league star class.
Tho sort of comedies he first
made at Ince's were of a very
light order, but fushloned accord
lug to the feature pattern, and
without auy particular stress laid
on tho gags. They wore not so
successful, outHlde of "Twenty-f'hree-anda-Half
Hours Leave."
"Hottentot" Is Success
"The Hottentot" marked' the
reul change In his style, and
brought him back Into tho spot
light. The scene -whero he clung
to the horso'e tall during the race
was his first big venture Into
comedy hokum, and it appeared
to be significant of good fortune.
Consequently he haa a 'horse's
tall" that la a similar touch of
hokum In nearly every picture
that he mnkes, like tho runaway
In the old rlgjln "Nover Say Die,
nutlcr." also from a Now York tho rolling nnd hounding snowball
play that enjoyed favor about two
years ago. This has a prizefight
plot, nud Duster Is going Hack to
IiIh regular comedy costumo, looso
ovor-slr-o pnnts nnd pnncako hut.
Ho dopartoil somewhat from thlB
routine In "soven Chnncos,'' nils
plcluro having undoubtedly been
In "Introduce Me.1
MncLonn will probably koep
right on with a similar tyo of pic
ture under his new releasing con
tract. The reclpo has proven
good, and when comedians do
find I ho right reclpo thoy have
a much better chance of sticking
i.. ,. . I
iu , aa a- iuiv, mau ine piayvrB
In the dramatic features.
Lloyd High Quality
Lloyd's very consistent and
high average of popularity Is per
haps ample Indication of bow well
he has been able to classify him
self in the public mind through
the consistent quality of his pic
tures. He seldom, If ever, goes
very far wrong at the box office,
and It Is bis enormous money
getting power that has been re
sponsible, as much as anything,
for the attention that is now be
ing given to the comedians by the
producers.
All but completed now Is Char
He Chaplin's feature, 'The Gold
Rush." Nobody knows quite yet
in how many reels It will be re
leased Charlie's plans always be
ing subject to change up to the
last minute), but ten seems to
be about the settled number.
Some of tho final shots have been
photographed on board ship near
Los Angeles In the past- few
weeks, and practically all that
remains now are some retakes
and the cutting and editing.
It has been all of a year since
Charlie started the picture, but It
will be a year well repaid if the
comedy lives up to the anticipa
tions that are being held for It.
His method' is still quite Indepen
dently his own, and though he
would give the efficiency experts
Insomnia and heart failure, his
productions are always epoch
making. Chaplin Is Stimulus
If they watched "The Woman
of Paris," directors and stars are
going to flock to see bis latest
production. It may not mean so
much as an Influence because
Chaplin's comedy style Is too
much his own, too Individual, but
anything that he offers Is bound
to be a tremendous stimulus. This
wilt be particularly true of so el
baocate and pretentious a film as
"The Gold Rush."
Not even a dramatic story can
be made today without some com
edy rellof, and' the popularity of
the majority of films during the
past year has been In direct ratio
to the amusement that they have
afforded. Douglas Fairbanks nev
er neglects humor in his films,
and he is going to have plenty
of It In "Don Q" blending with
the thrilling romantic appeal.
Mury Plckfonl, too, is going to
renew the humor nnd pathos that
established her fame In "Little
Annie Koonoy." It Is a true old
time story with gags and gayety
for her.
John T. Murray Is another
whoso appcarancca aro worth
watching for. He was a hit In
"Mndonna of the Streets" In a
small part of the crook, ChrlRtlo's
feulure length comedy, "Stop Flirt
ing." Murray has had a long exper
ience on the musical comedy and
vaudeville stage, and didn't Imag
lno that he had' any claim on
popularity In pictures until he i
came to the Coast about a yeari
ago.
It they are going to start draft
ing comedinns from the stage,
there Is absolutely no telling how
much tho producers will be able,
to add to the now all-Important
Item of laughs on tho screen.
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GENERAL
CONTRACTORS and BUILDER
Just Completed the
Lowell Theatre
and Store Buildings.
Estimates Furnished
Thirty Greetings of Future Success and Prosperity To The
Lowell Theatre From carl laemmle
30 UNIVERSAL JEWELS
The Master Production of the Year, "THE LAST LAUGH"
Reginald Denny in
"CALIFORNIA STRAIGHT AHEAD"
By BYRON MORGAN
Cast: Uortrude Olmstead, Tom Wilson, Frances Raymond,
John tilopptlng, Charles Uerrard, l-'red Ksuiollou,
Lucille Ward, Loo Kouita
A Harry Pollard Production
v Rex Beach's
"THE GOOSE WOMAN"
with Jack Plckford, Louisa Dresser, Constance Bennett
Heading a brilliant cast Including: Gustav Von Seyffcrtlti,
James O, Harrows, (Icorgo Cooper, (ieorge Klchols
A Clarence Brown Production
Hoot Gibson in
"SPOOK RANCH"
by Raymond Bhrock and Edward Sedgwick
Cast Includes: Jules Cowles, Helen Ferguson, ltobt. Me Kim
and Frank Rice
Directed by F.iVwurd Litommle
Virginia Valli and Eugene O'Brien in
"SIEGE"
Serlalled In Collier's nnd published as A novel
by Samuel Hopkins Adams
Cast: Mary Allien, Marc MacDcrmott, lleatrlce llurnhaiii,
W. II. Turner, Klngslcy Benedict. Spotttiwoodo Atlkcn
A Svend Gade Production
Norman Kerry in
"LORRAINE OF THE LIONS"
with Patsy Ruth Miller
and a fine supporting cant Including: Phllo Mcfullnugh,
Joseph J. lktwllng, Harry Todd and lVirreh Turner
Story by luldore Bernstein
An Edward Sedgwick Production
Laura La Plante in
"THE TEASER"
with Pat O'Malley
From the Wm. A. Brady Hroiidwuy Stage Succem
by Adelaide Matthews and Mnitliu M. Stanley, with a cast
Inehndlng Wyndham Standing. Margaret IJiilnihy, lledda
Hopper, Walter Motirall, Vlvlnn Oakland, K. Alyn Warren
Directed by Wlllam A. Seller
House Peters in
"THE TITANS"
with Ruth Clifford
Supporting cant Includes: Mrs. Lou lellegen. Jern Auston,
Gertrude Clair. Lionel Relmore. Ray Hnllor,
From tho Novel by Charles Guernon
. Directed by Edward Sloman
Reginald Denny in
"WHERE WAS I?"
From the Magazine 8tory by Edgar Franklin
Directed by William A. Salter
Hoot Gibson in
"THE ARIZONA SWEEPSTAKES"
by Charles A. Logue
Cast: Helen Lynch, Kmmett King, (Ieorge Ovey, rhllo McCul
lough. Kale I'rlce, Klngaloy llenedlct. -Directed
by Clifford Smith
Dorothy Canfield's
"THE HOME MAKER"
with Alice Joyce and Cllve Brook
Supported by n east Including; fleorge Fawrett, Mary Campbell
Martha Mattox. Jacqueline; Wells.
A King Baggot Production
Glenn Hunter in
"THE LITTLE GIANT"
with Edna Murphy and David Higglns
Supporting cast includes: Jim Uradhury. Jr.. Jean Jarvis,
Lownrd Meeker, Louise Mackintosh. Thomas Mctiinn,
lVdson Mitchell, Petvr Raymond
From the Saturday F.venlng Post Story "Once a Peddler"
by Hugh McNalr Kehlar
A Will Nigh Production
Laura La Plante in
"THE PLOT THICKENS"
with Aleaander Carr
From the Saturday F.venlng Post story "Ikiubling for Cupid''
by Nina Wilcox Putnam
Directed by Prank Griffen
Mary Philbin in
STELLA MARIS
by William J. Locke
A Charles Brsoin Production
"MY OLD DUTCH"
by Albert Chevalier and Arthur Shirley
with Pat O'Malley
and Cullen Landls
A Lawrence Trimble Production
Hoot Gibson in
"A HERO ON HORSEBACK"
Adapted from the novel "A Daughter of tho Dons"
by William McLeod Kalne
Cast: Virginia Urowne Faire, Gonrgle Grandee. Cesare Gravina
Otto Hoffman
Directed by Herbert Blache
Reginald Denny in
"THE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING"
From the Stage Success
by John Kmerson and Anita loes
"ON THE FRONTIER"
with Norman Kerry
by Ralph Spence
Directed by F-dward Sedgwick
"PEACOCK FEATHERS"
with Jacqueline Logan and Cullen Landis
From the novel by Temple Bailey
with a supporting cast including: George Fawcett, F.dwin J.
Pvrady, Carolyn Irwin. Ward Crane. May King,
Prince Troubetikov
A Svend Gade Production
"TWO BLOCKS AWAY"
with George Sidney and Charles Murray
the M;iie play by Aaron Hoffman
Hoot Gibson in
"KINGS UP"
by Ralph Spence
Directed by Edward Laemmle
House Peters in
"SNOWBOUND"
Even greater thsn his previous vuccees, Th Storm" ad
(he "Tornado
Mary Philbin in
"SALLY IN OUR ALLEY'
by Johns Chlckerlnn
Reginald Denny in
"THIS WAY OUT"
Novel bv Frederick Isham
Laura La Plante in
THE LOVE THRILL"
By Byron Morgan
Hoot Gibson in
"CHIP OF THE FLYING U"
From the novel by B. M. Bowers
Directed by Herbert Blache
Norman Kerry in
"UNDER WESTERN SKIES"
To he filmed during the 1925 Pendleton Roundup
"THE STILL ALARM"
Adapted' by Harvey O'Htgglns
From the famous stage play by
Joseph Arthur and A. C. Wheeler.
Directed by Edward Laemmle
Virginia Valli in
"SPORTING LIFE"
and All Star Cast
Famous Drury Lane Melodrama by Seymour Hicks
and Cecil Raleigh
A Maurice Tourneur Production
"HIS PEOPLE"
with Alexander Carr
Story by Isidore Bernstein
Hoot Gibson in
"THE CALGARY STAMPEDE"
Directed by Herbert Blache
White Pictures White Contracts White Treatment
AND THE WHITE TREATMENT GOES ALL THE WAY-FOR UNIVERSAL PICTURES ARE PRESENTED IN EUGENE BY THE REX AND LOWELL THEATRES