Motion Picture News (Jan-Feb 1923)

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January 2 7 , 1923 495 /. C. JESSEN'S PRODUCTION NOTES BY WIRE Studio and Player Brevities LITTLE STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE olv THE LOT At Universal City Four subjects have been selected for Hoot Gibson to be made following the completion of his present vehicle, " Poor Worm." They are " Katydid," western, " The Shave Tail," Boy Scout training story, and " Out o' Luck," a story of the Navy. Tully Marshall, Braden Hurst, Eulalie Jensen and Raymond Hatton have been added to " The Hunchback" cast. Harry Pollard has completed " His Good Name," baseball and convict story, to embrace an allstar cast. Ed Sedgwick has been engaged as director. Assignment to company will be made this week. R-C Production Notes Joe Rivers and Ad Wolgast double for the knock-out fight of eleven years ago in the sixth of the " Fighting Blood " series, titled " The Gall of the Wild," featuring George O'Hara and Clara Horton, direction of Mai St. Clair. Leach Cross and Phil Salvadore are in the cast. The DeHaven's next starring two-reeler, titled " Private, Keep Out," from an original by George W. Bartlett, is being directed by Carter DeHaven. Emory Johnson's " Westbound Ninety-Nine " troupe have leased track and trains of the Southern Pacific and are making exteriors at Pacoima. The cast includes Ralph Lewis, Ella Hall, Claire McDowell, John Harron. Ethel Clayton's " The Greatest Glory " is completely edited. Johnny Walker's " The Fourth Musketeer " is being completed. Harry Carey, directed by Val Paul, is at Barstow, making exteriors for " The Man from the Desert." The complete cast embraces Margaret Clayton, George A. Wagner, Charles LeMoyne, Alfred Allen, Camilla Johnson, Dan Commons, A. W. Fremont, Fred Kelsey, Ford West, Ashley Cooper, C. Sovern, Otto Myer. Hyatt Dadd has been transferred from the New York publicity department to the coast department in charge of Will T. Gentz. Around Metro Studios Buster Keaton's first five-reel subject for Metro, " The Three Ages," is now being made under the direction of Eddie Cline. The players engaged include Margaret Leahy, Wallace Beery, and Lionel Belmore. The complete cast for Hunt Stromberg's "The Two Twins," starring Bull Montana, includes Roy Atwell, Fontaine LaRue, Chuck Reisner, Stanhope Wheatcroft, Billy Armstrong, Grace Gordon, Margaret Cloud, " Pal," the dog, and Jimmie Clemmons, for Warner Brothers Items The complete revised cast for "Main Street" includes Florence Vidor, Monte Blue, Noah Beery, Robert Gordon, Harry Myers, Louise Fazenda, Josephine Crowell, Otis Harlan and Gordon Griffith. The picture is under the direction of Harry Beaumont, the continuitywritten by Julian Josephson. Harry Rapf has engaged Chet Franklin to product a northwest story title "Wolf Fangs," featuring the police dog named "Rintintin." The continuity was written by Fred Myton. Sada Cowan has been engaged by Raof to write the continuity of the Kathleen Norris novel "Lucretia Lombard" and Mary O'Hara to write continuity for "Beau Brummel." Warner Brothers have assigned Julien Josephson to write the continuity of "Little Johnny Jones," from the play by George M. Cohan. William Beaudine will direct. Here and There Phil Goldstone has completed a Richard Talmadge subject titled "Through the Flames," and will make as his next picture one founded on a story laid in Central America, also starring Talmadge. Goldstone has engaged Howard Mitchell and Reaves Eason to direct an original melodrama titled "His Last Race." The cast to date includes Pauline Starke, Noah McKim, Tully Marshall, Alec. B. Francis, Rex "Snowy" Baker, William Scott, Dick Sutherland, Robert Kortman, Harry Depp, Phil Hall, Ed Burns and "Boomerang," Baker's educated horse. Goldstone is also planning to make "David Crockett," as an all star special. The first Douglas McLean production for Associated Exhibitors was started this week at Hollywood studios, under the direction of Lloyd Ingraham, the James Montgomery play "The Aviator," later adapted as the musical comedy, "Going Up." The executive staff has been named, with Bogart Rogers, business manager and J. R. Crone, production manager. Fred Caldwell Productions have been organized and the filming of "Knighthood in Hollywood," by John Blackwood, is under way. In the cast are Raymond Cannon, Victor Potel, Cecil Holland, Gale Henrv, Violet Schram and Charles Mack. Edgar Lyons will act as camera-man, the continuity by Helen Van Upp. Caldwell, responsible for this comedy drama, also directed "Ni^ht Life in Hollywood." Edwin Carewe has engaged J. Warren Kerrigan, for the lead, Sylvia Breamer. for the role of teacher, Russell Simnson, the sheriff, Hector Sarno, the heavy for "The Girl of the Golden West," the David Belasco stage play. The Jackie Coogan picture "Toby Tyler," has been completely edited. Kenneth Webb, who directed "Secrets of Paris," the C. C. Burr feature, has just been elected director of the Eastern branch of the Motion Picture Directors' Association. The office corresponds to that of President and the organization here is affiliated with the same association on the Pacific Coast. Roy Del Ruth, comedy director, has been signed by Jack White, producer of Educational-Mermaid comedies, to direct Lige Conley in his next production. Herschel Mayall has been added to the cast of "The Isle of Dead Ships" which Maurice Tourneur is now making on the coast for the M. C. Levee for First National release. Edgar Lewis has already completed " Are You Guilty " and will start work shortly on " Oh Ye Fools." Both these pictures are for C. C. Burr. " Oh Ye Fools " is an original story by Mr. Lewis. " Are You Guilty features James Kirkwood, Doris Kenyon and Mary Carr. Betty Blythe is now working on her third Whitman Bennett production, " The Garden of Desire." Will Carleton is leading man, while Tyrone Power is also cast in a prominent role. Corinne Griffith will complete work on " The Common Law " about the middle of January, when she will return East to begin a series of productions of her own. Webster Campbell will direct this star's productions and several stories have been bought. Captain Leslie T. Peacocke, who produced " The Wheel of Fortune " for Anchor, has finished his second production of this series, which has Vola Vale as the star. Earl Hurd is now at work on his fifth comedy for C. C. Burr. No title has been chosen for it yet, but it will be along the lines of his other work for the same company. Mr. Hurd recently finished a comedy called " Chicken Dressing." With Paramount Units Herbert Brenon is engaged in preliminaries for production of " Rustle of Silk," adapted by Sada Cowan and Ouida Bergere from the Cosmo Hamilton novel, which will co-star Betty Compson and Conway Tearle. Frank Condon has written " Seventy-Five Cents an Hour," continuity by Grant Carpenter, the next vehicle for Walter Hiers, to be directed by Joseph Henabery. Production begins January 22, upon Hiers' return from his honeymoon. Jacqueline Logan will play the feminine lead. Charles Maigne is finishing " The Trail of the Lonesome Pine." George Fitzmaurice puts " The Cheat ' into production on January 29. William DeMille is half finished with " Grumpy." Sam Woods is making the last scenes for " Prodigal Daughters." These include airplane trips through a storm to Lonely Inn. Battles between Tartars and Gypsies for " The Law of the Lawless " are being fought at Lasky Ranch under the direction of Victor Fleming. Dorothy Dalton is the star, with Kosloff and Charles De Roche in the support. Wesley Ruggles has been assigned to direct Agnes Ayres in " Contraband," the Clarence Budington Kelland story, adapted by Albert Levino. Irvin Willat has arrived from the Coast to prepare for the filming of " Fog Bound," which will be made at the Long Island studio with Dorothy Dalton as the star. Paul Dickey, famous as a playwright and author, has been engaged to write the scenario of "Fog Bound" from this story by Jack Bechdolt. " Bella Donna," the first American-made starring picture of Pola Negri, has been completed after nearly three months of production work at the Lasky studio by George Fitzmaurice, Paramount producer. Guy Wilky, who has started his fourteenth picture, " Grumpy," as cameraman for William DeMille, has just signed a three-year contract with Famous Players-Lasky, by which he will continue to be associated with Mr. DeMille for that length of time in the same position. On the Goldwyn Lot A unit system is being installed to give freer rein to individual directors, each to have a complete staff working in co-operation with executive organization of plant. Eileen Pringle has been placed under a long-term contract by Goldwyn as a result of her work in "Strangers Banquet" and "Souls for Sale." William Orlamond has been placed under contract. Marshall Neilan will film part of "The Ingrate" in Grand Canyon. Katherine Hilliker and H. H. Caldwell are titling the foreign production starring Pola Neeri for release in February, release title to be "Mad Love." William Worthington has been engaged for an important role in Marshall Neilan's "Red Lights," directed by Clarence Badger. Katherine Kavenaugh, from the New York scenario department has been named writer and personal assistant to June Mathis. Goldwyn has signed Claude Gillingwater to act in its screen version of Austin Strong's play, "Three Wise Fools." the role of Findley which he created upon the speaking stage.