MOVIE NOTES.

Otaki Mail, 19 May 1922, Page 4

MOVIE NOTES.

(By the Movie Man)

All event which many film people in California regard as the must interesting occurrence of the year, look place at the church of St. Mary of the Angels when Buck Jones, Fox star. iv:i;formally christened Charles Jones. Buck decided to become Charles after legal discussion ami advice, since In hud no legal records of his birth and did "not know definitely who his parents were, or where he was born. The ceremony was attended by a large number of film slars.

.Marguerite Clark is at present appearing in New Zealand in the film

"(Scrambled Wives.'' li i- many months since we have seen the little

Ethel Clayton soys she v. ill definite ly retire from the screen. Mis.- Clayton has been acting on the screen foi the last ten years. She started with the old Lubin company, and went steadily ahead, and .-.oou after she and her husband, Joseph 'Kaufman, hud launched their own company, the latter died, Miss Clayton, however, went on, and she hits appeared hi numerous Lasky features, Her retirement will be regretted by her numerous fan-". Barbara .Bedford, a new William Fox star, was first discovered by Manrice Tourneur, the famous French director.

She acted In two of his films ar.d lliei Fox engaged her as a star. A film shortly to be shown in Otai.i is ".Married Life," featuring Ben Tlupin. This is one of Turpin's best comedies and is much funnier than his Urst live-reeler "A Small Town Idol." Irene Castle has made definite arrangements to make an extensive toutin vaudeville, and she will appear in Australia at the end of the year. '•The Sign on the. Boor," the stage play which toured New Zealand recently has been .filmed, and Norma Taliliadge is the star. A paper remarks:

•'After seeing both stage and screen versions of 'The .Sign on the Boor' we arc convinced that the picture is undoubtedly the finest production." William Farnuin has made 'Samson.' Mr Farnum appeared in the film 'Hamson' about six years ago, and it was billed as "not a biblical story." The second version however, is a biblical story. An English company is making a selection from W. W. Jacobs delightful stories for filming-. The first to be dealt with will be those with a strong comedy side. • v.