Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-08-11 | Page 14 | Colleen Moore's First All Talkie, "Smiling Irish Eyes" Granada Now

Colleen Moor Moores Moore's First All Talkie Smiling J. J Irish Eyes C Colleen Studied I Brogue Bigue for fOJ Film t. t J J. J At A. A Ah t I the t h e Granada G rana d a 4 v 1 C Cnn n you you ou m Imagine e an Irish h colleen having halving Ing to to learn to speak peak p ak with a n brogue t p Su SuIt Suh I was wae tho case BC with Colleen n however bo In preparing for foi Ijen be r first rat talkInG picture Smiling Irish Eye tho the First National National- t l l production which Is 18 no nOW playing at the Granada Colleen although of t Irish descent In State and her speech I Is devoid of or a- a brogue In fact having hav hay ing lived In Florida for forn a number r oi or years oars ears th aha speaks with a a. slight ac accent ell rather than with Intonation that might be expected or at her hr But flut Colleen was fortunate In an to learn the tho correct brogue for Smiling Irish Eyes Her Het grandmother Mrs rl Mary tary Moylan royan 1 Kelly was as born and raised Braised In Iii County Kilkenny In the tho buth of Ireland and a n. soft Irish brogue still attl clings s to h r. r speech When Producer John McCormick selected Smiling Irish Eyes Eyes' ns as AS' AS the Colleens first dialog production little tittle star stal pont hours at IL a time Um talking with Mrs Kelly studying and andS her arr quaint pronunciation S f phraseology cology As the r result sult her re recorded recorded re- re corded corded II speech e ch In In Smiling Irish Eyes Ees is In a delightful brogue that thatIs thatIs thatis I Is perte suited to her role o of ofa a a. little Irish colleen Irish Eyes which was ws directed for First VIta phone by William A. A Seller Seiter was filmed with a strong cast In support of Miss MIK Moore Including James Hall lIaU Claude A Assle le leH H Herring Robert flobert Homans and Betty Batty Francisco