ACTING OF NOAH IN “NOAH’S ARK”

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 824, 19 November 1929, Page 15

ACTING OF NOAH IN “NOAH’S ARK”

; The power of suggestion is known i to be a mighty weapon. Paul McAllister. one-time matinee idol, who enacts the role of the patriarch Noah i in Warner Bros.’ gigantic production. | “Noah’s Ark,” votrehes personal knowI ledge of the truth of this as -< rtion. j “Director Michael Curtis said to me, j in outlining a scene, 'Remember, Max, I you are an old man.’ ” McAllister exi plained. “I acted old and thought old } during the protracted shooting of the 1 scenes, and when the filming was Over 1 it took me several days to straighten my back ana erase real lines of age from my face.” Warner Gland. Paramount featured player and former grand opera singer, will be heard'in "Th“ Vagabond King.’* a Paramount musical comedy. Dennis : King and Jeannette MacDonald, former stage stars, play the leads in the production. The supporting includes O. P. Heggie. Lillian Roth and Arthur Stone.

Sonya Levien. author of ihe seenarl*. ffor the screen version of “Behind thaCurtain,” Karl Derr Biggers's mystet romance, will prepare the script fo Will Rogers's first all-da gue l*i< tin for Fox Films. “Tiny Had to See Paris.” Owen Davis is urn ting e original story !'•••• Rogers's p=«-i T* •* famous playwright’s son < ►wen Daws, junr.. will play ,m important supp rt-