Motion Picture News (Nov-Dec 1916)

3156 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. 14. No. 20 Glimpses from "Bungling Bill's Bow Wow," a Vogue Burlesque. Center: Bill and the Bow Wow A new plan for a wife to secure payment ordered by the court is exposed in the tworeel comedy, " Easy Alimony," written and being filmed by Captain Leslie Peacocke at U City. To tip off this new plan would be telling secrets that would tip the hand of this comedy producer. There are three principal characters in the comedy. Upon the completion of " Easy Alimony," this organization will make the one-reel subject, "The Wonderful Tooth," being a comedy concerning the misfortunes that befell a theatrical troupe and their decidedly new methods of raising money to reach the next town. The star's diamond set tooth is the inspiration for the idea, and a poor broker is the victim. " His Night Out " " His Night Out " is a two-reel comedy featuring the DeHavens. It is the story of a lad who forgets promises, and suddenly finds himself engaged to three. The first requires no money, the second a goodly sum, and the third even more. He decides to forget the maid who does not demand that he have coin of the realm, and wins the amount necessary at gambling. It is then he meets the third, and goes back to win an additional amount, but fisherman's luck falls to his lot, and while the three girls are waiting at the churches he slips back to the first one, after making excuses to the others that he is penniless. The scenario is by C. J. Wilson, Jr. Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran are playing the featured part in a thanksgiving Nestor comedy, titled " The White Turkey," which was written by Bess Meredyth, and is being produced by Louis Chaudet. The fun the city boys have in capturing the turkey in order to win the hand of a fair one offers numerous comedy situations decidedly appropriate for these popular players. W. W. Beaudine, director of Joker Comedies, is directing one written by Carl Coolidge, late addition of the Universal scenario staff, titled " Two Doors and a Nut." Scenes are laid in an apartment house where wife, pajama clad, is locked in the hall by the door slamming. Rushing into another apartment she discovers it to be the home of a sculptor and attempts to pose as one of the models until the sculptor leaves. The artist tells of his experience to the husband, not knowing he was speaking of the man's wife. The husband finds the story true, plans murder by so placing a gun that it will fire upon the first who opens the sculptor's door. A dog prevents a crime. The usual Joker cast appears. Changes in Yorke Norroy Series Joseph DeGrasse will within the next few days complete the filming of " The Piper's Price," with Dorothy Phillips and Lon Chaney as principals, and will next take up the making of " The Wrong Side of Paradise." Both of these subjects consist of five reels, and are from adaptations prepared by Ida May Park. Lynn Reynolds and company of U players, including Myrtle Gonzalez and George Hernandez, are now at the Grand Canyon of the Colorado taking exteriors for " The Man with the Peanut Soul." Herbert Rawlinson, who has been absent from the U studio because of injuries sustained in a fight scene more than ten weeks ago, is now able to resume duties, and has been cast to play a featured part in " The Scarlet Crystal," being produced by Director Charles Swickard. An early Kay-Bee Triangle production will be " A Gamble in Souls," in which Dorothy Dalton appears in a featured part of a barbarj' coast girl who cannot learn Vivian Martin (Morosco) to understand a minister's meanings until they are brought together on a desert island. The early part of the story takes place in San Francisco where the girl was seen at a dance hall, and first meets the evangelist. From here they are transplanted to a Pacific Ocean island where they come to understand and eventually love one another. The plaj is spoken of as extraordinary in point of plot and staging, the latter being completed under the direction of Weaker Edwards. Wm. Desmond takes the role of the evangelist, Charles K. French a theatrical manager,, and P. D. Tabler takes the character part. This is one of the most costly five-reel productions made at the Ince studios. In addition to there being many elaborate sets, weather conditions on California coast islands made necessary a delay of three weeks in filming exteriors. Director Reginald Barker and thirty Ince studio players are spending a week at Pine Crest taking exterior scenes for a detective drama written by C. Gardiner Sullivan. Wm. Desmond is the star of this production, and Margaret Thompson plays the leading feminine role. After Correct Detail In order to secure correct detail for an operation, Director Charles Miller sent a requisition for a physician or two to aid him in supervising the scene for the first Thomas H. Ince subject presenting Enid Bennett as star. Miss Bennett takes the role of a blind girl who recovers sight b}* an operation. The strpporting players of this Ince subject are Jack Gilbert, Charles K. French, and others, including Alfred Vosburg, who was this week engaged by Mr. Ince to appear in support of !Miss Bennett. Vosburg was formerly with the NYMP organization, and has since played for other coast companies, his most recent engagement being at the American. Walter Edwards this week made a five hundred mile trip to El Centro, California, accompanied by a corps of players and technical men to secure one scene for production completed several weeks ago. The scene in question required a view of cotton fields, and the long trip illustrates the expense sometimes necessary to secure an atmospheric scene.