Camera (April 1921-April 1922)

Pttge Eighteen "The Digest of the Motion Picture Industry" CAMERA "BUDDY" With SHIRLEY MASON in "Little Aliens" Henry East Holly 640 FRANK P. DONOVAN Director of Vitagraph, Pathe, General and Mutual Releases, Paramount Picture*, etc. Green Room Club, New York City Frank M. Willard Invites Offers. Press Agent — Publicity Man AVAILARLE— BIG THINGS ONLY! Just from Now Vork Caro of Camera! Oriental Costume Co. Chinese, Japanese Costumes Properties and Art Goods 6238 Santa Monica Boulevard HoUy 5954 Wanted — Series of Western Features AFFILIATED ENTEi^RISES, Inc. New York I^os Anfrolcs Long-acre Bldg:. Mer. Nat. Kk. Blrtg. Bryant 4116 Bdwy. 4270 CAMERAMAN With B. & H. Outfit Open for Engagement 598-589 $1000 FOR AN IDEA Also your name on the screen and an interest in the picture. Complete scenarios not wanted. Write for particulars. Grantmils Productions Co.. 319 Pacific Finance Bldg., Los Angeles, California. LETTERS OF A SELF-MADE CAMERAMAN TO HIS NEPHEW By John Leezer Glen Center Ranch, Burbank, Calif. My dear Nephew: Your ever so welcome letter at hand and contents absorbed. Me and you both so tar as what you say about How to be Decent Though in Pictures. I suppose a good many folks think that none of us are decent. In the face of circumstances we will have to admit that some of us have been rather careless about hitting the straight and narrow. .So careless, in fact, that from a distance it looks as if we were all more or less unsymmetrical. When I found a flea on one of those pups you saw the other day, I right away suspicioned the whole bunch. I don't mean to infer that there are any fleas in our busines.'^, but there must be some kind of a germ bug at large. Maybe it's one of those with a dollar mark on him. We make believe so much, and some of us are such good actors that I reckon we forget we're not taking direction, and go ahead and crab the scene. Anybody can see how a bird playing a he-vamp for several consecutive pictures just naturally becomes one of them things. And there comes a time when he can't hear the camera, but pulls a scene just the same, and the next day there's a (Censorship Board somewhere where there wasn't one before. Believe me, Boy, if I had anything to do with the directing of pictures there wouldn't be any he vamps or anything that I didn't want the kids to see, and as you know, your Aunt and I are pretty particular about such things. Putting in "rough stuff" because it is true to nature is the "bunk." A chicken is provided with a bunch of feathers, but when we are going to eat him we dispense with the feathers. Every day or so somebody gets a ride at the expense of the city, and registers at the municipal hotel as a motion picture actor or ■ess, as the case may be. The sooner this habit is overcome the quicker. I say, give everybody actually making a living — (no, that won't do) — everybody actually working in pictures a tag of identification, then the police court reporters won't have so much to say about our personnel. Any time the traffic laws or laws of decency are disregarded, take up the tag; revoke the license for all time. A party once volunteered the information that where there's smoke there's fire. Figuratively speaking, there is quite a little smoke arising from the Movie camp right now, and I figure it's up to us who didn't start the fire to put it out before the fire buggies arrive. Again, figuratively speaking, the fire department I have alluded to is made up of censors, and they have got just enough sense to not only put out the fire, but to put the business out, too. We wouldn't even collect the insurance. When we have a real fire in a cutting room or laboratory, we don't go over to the barber shop to get a shave before trying to put it out. The combustibles in our business are "reel" combustibles, and we always try to get there before we can. The alarm Is already turned in, so let's go. With best wishes, will close for this time. Write again soon, YOUR UNCLE DUDLEY. Virginia Valli is playing opposite Dustin Farnum in his current production for Fox, temporarily titled "Cursed." Marjorie Daw, Winter Hall and Doris Dawn have been selected for the supporting cast of "Barry Gordon," Herbert Rawlinson's next starring vehicle. Catherine Craig, Willie Mae Carson and Ray Thompson are playing in support of Dick Hatton in his new picture for Prairie Productions. CAMERAMAN Nov^r at Liberty Let Me Make You a Test 1346 N. Serrano Ave. Hollywood STUDIO FOR RENT Complete Equipped Including Generator 6070 Sunset Blvd. Corner Gower St. Phone 22258. Hollywood, Calif. THE PIT CLASSIFIED WANT ADDS Your advertisement will be run in this colmn at the rate of I 5c per line. Phone, mail or bring in your "Wants." Wants Ads must be paid in advance— 73 cents minimum. DRESSMAKER — Experienced; can handle any kind of work (e.\cept tailored coats); evening dresses, gowns and street dresses; especially good at remodeling; have had wardrobe experience; $5 per day. Phone 556235. FOR SALE— BELL & HOWELL, 120° shutter, Thalheimer Iris, three lenses, one 2-in. Goerz Hypar; 1-75 mm. Carl Zeiss, one wide angle Goerz Hypar; tripod, extra magazine.s, etc. Price $1500; rental $30.00 a week. See or phone Henry East, R. F. D. 10, Box 28S. Phone Hollywood 640, Laurel Canyon. WANTED— Bell-Howell Camera, 170 Shutter. Must be bargain price for cash. Box 7, Camera! HOUSE ORGANS — Planned, production supervised, .'ind circulation sy.steniatized. Policy, .<»tyle, etc. outlined to comply with purpose. Services in editorial and managerial capacity available. Motion picture proposition solicited. F. F. G., 907 Central Bldg., Los Angeles. FOR SALE OR R ENT— BellHowell Camera, 120° shultir. Call Henry, ?;ast Holly 640. SCENARIO WRITERS— The "Writer's Digest." Most popular llteiary journal published: brimful of good things for the writer; $2.00 per year, or 2 yrs. for $3.50. Special iate to Literary Clubs. R. EV'ERS, authorized representative, 3563 McClintock Ave., Los Angeles. COMEDY RELIEF PRODUCERS CHEER UP THE WOMEN'S CLUBS MAY COME Thf v may come to clean house at the studios f"jni attic to cellar. W'lito for clean, >vhoiesonie urilift .scenario.^! while the writing is pco^. or '-.scap'; tl iout.li a s'rc i et pa3.sni,-e as .liRg.s «'c,i:ifl d"i an-i call at ni.v otiice and look over some of my fresh, new-idea stories along poetical and musical lines, or some of the studios ma\ look and feel like .Jiggs after an int.;rview with Maggie. Some of niy stories :\v'i .Mbout Cluii Women, so they are house-cleaning proof. WILL M. GLASS STUDIO P.VRLORS, 2 to 5 p. ni.. 336 North Benton Way. DALLMEYER LENSES: Series F/1.9, F/2.4, F/2.D. Direct prices. .7. M. LEON.\RD. 4 1110A Sunset Blvd.. or 5158 Santa Jlonica Blvd. After a month's vacation in New York, Josephine Quirk has returned to the Louis B. Mayer Studios to complete the script for Anita Stewart's next picture, "The Woman He Married," adapted from the play of the same name by Herbert Bashford. Jackson Reade is playing a part in Gouverneur Morris' story, "What Ho, the Cook," which Rowland V. Lee is making for Goldwyn. Mr. Reade is also appearing at the Hollywood Community Theater. Those in the supporting cast of "A SailorMade Man," Harold Lloyd's recently completed comedy are Noah Young, Mark Jones, Charles Stevenson, William Gillespie, Wallle Howe and Gaylord Lloyd.