Photoplay/Volume 36/Issue 2/New Pictures

PRESENTING the new type of star created by the talkies. At the Paramount Studios, it isn't considered a real dialogue-drama unless Ruth Chatterton heads the cast. Just one year ago—July, 1928, to be exact—Miss Chatterton made her first picture. She had, you know, given up the stage and was living in retirement in Hollywood when the new-fangled sound pictures came along. In one year Miss Chatterton has appeared in nine pictures—thereby setting a record for talkie stars

ANOTHER girl who talked herself into stardom—Lupe Velez. Lupe had the inconvenient and incurable habit of stealing pictures from other stars, so the only thing to do was to make her a star in her own right, just to avoid misunderstandings. And in these changing times when all foreign accents in Hollywood are considered a handicap instead of an asset, this is a heavy personal triumph for Lupe

CHECK up another success to the chorus girl. Also register another score in favor of Irish luck. Nancy Carroll was a red-haired Irish chorus girl in a Broadway musical revue when she decided to hit for Hollywood and test her luck in the movies. You'll be glad to know that because she can sing and dance, she is one of the few youngsters to survive the talkie test. You'll see her next in "Burlesque"

DOLORES DEL RIO goes from Carmen to Evangeline, from the snap of castanets to the stately rhythm of Longfellow. "Evangeline" is a venturesome departure for Miss Del Rio who, after winning a place on the screen because of her sparkling Spanish beauty and the fire of her performances, now steps into a rôle that might have been reserved for Lillian Gish. It's a tribute to her versatility

NOT since "The Big Parade" has Renee Adoree had a rôle worthy of her great talents. After marking time for several years in less important pictures, Miss Adoree is now acting in "Redemption." And what is more good news, she is reunited—cinematically speaking—to John Gilbert. The Tolstoi drama is being filmed in both silent and sound versions, so that you may take your choice

HEEDING the tears and pleadings of the "fans," William Fox has decided to cast Charles Farrell in another picture with Janet Gaynor. The name of the film is "The Lucky Star," but it should be called "The Lucky Co-Stars." Both Miss Gaynor and Mr. Farrell are out to recapture the magic of "Seventh Heaven"