RE-CREATED IN COLOUR

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 852, 21 December 1929, Page 20

RE-CREATED IN COLOUR

Cloth of gold and silver, beading of pearls and crystals, and the trailing gowns of thirteenth century women, were re-created for the feminine players who appear in “The Vagabond King,” Paramoimt’s all-colour singing romance in which Dennis King is starred.

“The Vagabond King” has France of 600 years ago as its locale. Travis Banton, the creator of Paramount fashions, appropriated forty bolts of gold and silver cloth and eighty pounds of beads to make authentic costumes for the ninety-five court-ladies in the cast. The production was filmed entirely in colour, necessitating the utmost care in every detail of dress. “The Vagabond King” was completed recently at the Hollywood studios, and will be among the early 1930 productions. The supporting cast includes Jeanette MacDonald, O. P. Heggie, Warner Oland, Lillian Roth and Arthur Stone. Ludwig Berger directed the production.

Dan Healy, one of the best knowr actors on the IS ew Xork stage, has been assigned to a featured role ir “The Laughing Lady,” a Paramounl all-talking production, starring Rutt Chatterton. Healy plays the part ol a newspaper reporter. Clive Broofe is cast in the leading male role.

n Richard “Skeets” Gallagher and ls Helen Kane share the comedy in Para- _ mount’s “Pointed Heels,” in which William Powell and Fay Wray are ** featured. Gallagher has done splendid h work in “Close Harmony” and “Fast )f Company,” and Miss Kane made he.r k screen debut in Richard Dix’s “Nothing But the Truth.”

i Seena Owen, one of the most popu- - la.r players on the screen a decade ago, 1 has been cast in an important role in j “The Marriage Playground,” featuring t Mary Brian and Fredric March. “The r Alarriage Playground” was adapted - from Edith Wharton’s best-selling I novel, “The Children.”

“The Return of Sherlock Holmes,” Paramount’s picturisation of Conan Doyle’s famous story, has just been completed at the Long Island studios. Clive Brook is featured in the title role. The suporting cast includes Phillips R. Holmes, Betty Lawford, H. Reeves-Smith and Hubert Duce. Sir Basil Dean directed.

oman Trap,” Paramount’s alltalking drama featuring Hal Skelly and Evelyn Brent, will be released in New Zealand at an early date. “Woman Trap, which is Skelly’s second talking picture for Paramount, presents the |tar in a new Affe. Chester Morris, Kay Francis and Leslie Fenton are included in the cast.

THIRTEENTH CENTURY FASHIONS