NORMAN KERRY

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 139, 2 September 1927, Page 15

NORMAN KERRY

Norman Kerry admits that his entry into the movies was just one of those things—unexpected and unplanned. Kerry as a youth never considered the possibility of becoming an actor. Born in New York city of wealthy parents, Kerry attended military school and college in his native State, and upon graduation prepared to take up law as his life work. Before starting on

his daily grind, he decided to visit California and look up a few old school chums. On his first day in Hollywood he became acquainted with Jack Hoxie, Western star. Hoxie invited Kerry to the studio where the Easterner gave an amazing exhibition of skilful and daring horsemanship that resulted in his engagement as a movie cow puncher. To this day Kerry, the hero or villain of a hundred drawingroom dramas, still laughs when lie thinks of breaking into the movies as a cowboy. Flobelle Fairbanks has been engaged by United Artists to play the role of the English flapper in “Sorrell and Son.” H. B. Warner, playing the name role in the story, is making his first picture since “The King of Kings.” Alice Joyce, Carmel Meyers, Anna Q. Nilsson, Norman Trevor, Nils Aster, Mickey Mcßann and Lionel Belmore are also in the cast. The principal members of the cast have gone to England to make the picture. Florence Vidor has the support of Clive Brook and Norman Trevor in her next starring picture, “Afraid to Lov-.” according to an announcement by William le Baron, associate producer at the Paramount Long Island stude* The picture was directed by Frank Tuttle from Townsend Merlin’s adaptation of the play “Face to Face,” by , Vincent Lawrence.