Camera (May 1922-April 1923)

CAMERA ! "The Digest of the Motion Picture Industry" Page FiftMB GOLDSTONE PRODUCTION PLANS Goldstone has just completed his first series of six Richard Talmadge productions and for the coming season will make eight specials with this coming star. Franklyn Farnum will shortly complete his first series of six comedy drama westerns for this season's market. These pictures are a new type of westerns and should be in keeping with Goldstone's idea of something different. Goldstone expects to announce a new series featuring an all-star cast. William Abramson has left the Hollywood offices of the Phil Goldstone productions to make a country-wide trip in the interests of the Richard Talmadge and Franklyn Farnum productions. Actor Gives Technical Aid in Kimberly Film Besides playing the part of an English general, Richard Pennell is giving valuable advice, in a technical way, on "Pink Gods," the story of the Kimberly diamond mines, which is now being made by Penrhyn Stanlaws, featuring Bebe Daniels and James Kirkwood. WHAT'S WHAT ON THE SENNETT LOT The carpenters and electricians are busy constructing sets and mountings for light effects for the Mack Sennett-Billy Bevan comedy now in production, to be in readiness for the jungle monarchs, fifteen lions and tigers which Roy Del Ruth has engaged from a traveling circus to appear in "When Summer Comes." After an absence of aimost two years from Mack Sennett Comedies, Louise Fazenda is giving vent to her happiness at being back again with her old friends, through the medium of work. Robert Ensminger, director, slipped out of town with a Miss Sullivan, nonprofessional, and was married in Riverside last Saturday. The couple left for Vancouver, B. C, and from there will go to Winnipeg. Corinne Griffith is to star in a Vitagraph production called "One Stolen Night." Earle Williams recently completed a Vitagraph picture entitled "Fortune Mask." It was the story known to the people on the lot as "Dickey." Roland Asher has finished assisting Norman Taurog in making two-reel films at the Century plant. After devoting five full weeks to almost unbelievable strenuosity in re-filming "Tess of the Storm Country" in a complete fishermen's village she had built on Chatsworth Lake, thirty miles from Los Angeles, Mary Pickford has taken her company into the Pickford-Fairbanks Studios at Hollywood, where most of the remaining scenes of this screen classic will be made. Grace Darmond is under the direction of Leslie Peacocke in "The Wheel of Fortune" at the Fine Arts Studio. CoflSn productions, featuring Tully Marshall and Gale Henry in comedies, has taken office space at Cosmoart. Booth Mitchell is director. Larry Trimble and Jane Murfin are producing another dog story at Cosmosart. "The Ghost of the Rancho," starring Bryant Washburn, is the forthcoming Pathe Playlet which has been scheduled for release by Pathe the week of July 2nd. The production has been re-edited from a former feature success which was adapted from the story by Jack Cunningham. It is described as a romance of Arizona, filled with thrills, comedy and mystery. Bryant Washburn is assisted in the offering by Rhea Mitchell and Joseph J. Dowling, while the picture was directed by William Worthington. Helen Dale, famous screen bathing beauty, is now supporting Bobbie Dunn in a series of two-reel comedies being filmed at the Berwilla Studio. Shirley Mason, Fox star, is putting away the grease paint this week, and will take a vacation trip to Del Mar, accompanied by her husband, Bernard Durning, Fox director. She will start work on a new feature shortly. "Joie," the little monkey that has brought so many laughs in the Educational-Campbell Comedies in the last year, is dead. "Joie" got wet in a heavy rain, caught cold and died. This intelligent little monkey attracted a great deal of attention through his work in "The Four Horsemen" before the first of the Campbell Comedies was made. The current release of this series in which "Joie" appears is "A False Alarm," and the next will be "Circus Days." Having just returned from a personal appearance tour, during which .she met flocks of governors and mayors and suchlike dignitaries. Miss Dupont star of Von Stroheim's "Foolish Wives," is with us once more. It was as an added attraction to the Von Stroheim production that Miss Dupont has been traveling with the picture during the past four months. She appeared in a little monologue act, and reports that she had a perfectly wonderful time. Walter McGrail has finished his part in the latest King Baggot production and has left for the mountains to worry some more fish. Arthur Jasmine, having completed the part of the Fox in "The Son of the Wolf," with Edith Roberts, has been cast for the part of one of the disciples in the Pilgrimage Play. Miss Frederick is at her old home in Ogdensburg, N. Y., with her mother, following a slight operation in a New York hospital. Her husband. Dr. Charles Rutherford, will join her later. Miss Frederick will recuperate, and will then take up her stage work. George Webster left last week with Tom Mix for a two weeks' stay in Phoenix, Arizona. Bill Thompson, who has been directing some sacred pictures with a modernized version, has left for New York to sign contracts with a new releasing unit who will handle his future products. Ralph H. Dixon expects to finish the reconstruction of the "American Torreador" about June 17. He is with the Dixon McNitt Schneider company. GAUMONT BUYS .."LITTLE MINISTERS' Gaumont has purchased United Kingdom rights of "The Little Minister," starring Betty Compson. John Harroh has again signed a Metro contract and will appear with Viola Dana in "Page Tim O'Brien." Cullen Landis has joined Metro to appear opposite Viola Dana in "Page Tim O'Brien." This will be Mr. Landis' second picture with Metro. Wanda Hawley has the feminine lead in "The Young Rajah," with Philip Rosen directing. Harry Myers will play a part in "Ivanhoe." May Wallace will play a character role in "Gimme," the next Goldwyn production. Lila Lee will star in the Lasky picture "Ebb Tide." James Kirkwood will play in "Ebb Tide" under direction of George Melford. Virginia Valli is playing in Jack London's story, "The Abysmal Brute," which is being made by Universal. "Pep" Harry Parizer is now at work on his own original comedy id'ias, at the Kel-Pine Studios. E. H. Christ has been appointed chief engineer at Universal City. Niles Welch is supporting Wesley Barry in "Rags to Riches." Russell Simpson is working with Wesley Barry in "Rags to Riches." Mrs. Minna Ferry Redman is working in "Rags to Riches," the new Wesley Barry picture. Louise Fazenda will renew her screen acquaintances through the medium of "BowWow." Jack O'Brien is casting for a picture that he will produce at the Hollywood studios. Dal Clawson is the cinematographer. Harry McPherson has started as production manager of the Malabee productions, which combination comprises the star director, Leo Moloney, and the well known scenario writer. Ford Beebee. This company has started the first of a series of 26 tworeel western films. Douglas Fairbanks has been personally reporting the proceedings of the thirteenth annual convention of the International Rotary to the world over the radiophone. Doug's verbal reports have been relayed by various broadcasting stations so they have extended from the Pacific coast to the Atlantic seaboard and from the Gulf of Mexico to Medicine Hat and thence to many foreign lands. William Kenton, of the popular Harlequin Players, will portray an important role in "The Bishop of the Ozarks," the Cosmopolitan Film Co.'s big feature, being produced at the Fine Arts Studio under the direction of Finis Fox. Mr. Kenton has had a varied and extensive stage career. His latest picture was with Goldwyn in "Poverty and Riches."