“TOO MANY CROOKS”
SOME BRILLIANT PLAYERS New evidence that Paramount will give “Too Many Crooks,” the picture that brings Mildred Davis back to the screen, the greatest all-star cast ever assembled for a farce comedy wa.offered wnen B. P. Schulberg, associate producer, announced the signing <•* Betty Francisco for the jpole of “Boston Fannie,” notorious confidence woman, and the assignment of El Brendel. “the funny Swede,” to the role of Bott3, the detective Apart from Miss Davis and tin* above notable pair, those in the cast include Lloyd Hughes, who is co-feat-ured with Miss Davis, George Bancroft, William V. Mong, Gayne Whitman, John St. Polis and Tom Ricketts, everyone of whom has a distinctive reputation for outstanding screen portrayals. Fred Xewmeyer directed the picture. Gustav von SeyC.’ertitz has been east for the “heavy” role of The Neif‘ht»our in “Barbed Wire” Pola Negri's next starring vehicle for Paramount. At • nouncement to this effect was mace recently by B. P. Schulberg, associate producer in charge of the Para mount West Coast production activities.. H
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 150, 15 September 1927, Page 17
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