Motography (Jul 1918)

64 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 2. Striking scenes from Norma Talmadge's new Select picture, "The Safety Curtain." Eugene O'Brien appears as her leading man. All N. A. M. P. I. Directors Nominated Now General Division Last to Select Representatives — Board to Be Confirmed at Annual Meeting in Boston ALL four branches of the National Association of the Motion Picture Industry have now nominated directors for the National Association board, the general division holding its annual meeting last week. The directorate as nominated by the four branches follows : General division — Paul H. Cromelin, John C. Flinn, James Hoff, Paul Gulick, Julian M. Solomon, Jr., Thomas G. Wiley, Fred Beecroft. Producers' division — William A. Brady, D. W. Griffith, William L. Sherrill, Carl Laemmle, Adolph Zukor, Samuel Goldfish, William Fox. Distributors' division — Walter W. Irwin, Richard A. Rowland, Paul Brunet, W. R. Sheehan, Arthur S. Friend, P. A. Powers, Ricord Gradwell. Supply and Equipment division — J. E. Brulatour, J. H. Hallberg, W. C. Smith, Donald J. Bell, Walter J. Moore, J. F. Coufal, E. M. Porter. The nominations will be acted upon at the annual meeting in Boston July 19. The annual meeting of the general division was the largest of the year. Beside the nomination of directors several other matters were attended to. A committee consisting of Thomas G. Wiley, Paul Gulick and James Hoff was appointed to arrange for a luncheon Wednesday, July 24. A resolution was adopted recommending to the executive committee of the National Association that individual members of Class 5 who enter the service of the government should have their dues remitted during the period of the war. The Interocean Forwarding Company, Inc., and Reginald Ward., Inc., were elected members of the exporters' section and the following were elected as individual members. George A. Strader, Herbert S. Clark. A. M. Botsford, Patrick Kearney, Jerome Beatty, R. C. George, R. E. Pritchard, P. H. Stilson, Frederick Gage, W. H. Jackson and Morris Wilcox. Actor Hurt; Too Much Realism More realism than was intended was injected into one of the scenes of "Young America," the George K. Spoor feature now being produced at the Essanay studios, with the result that one of the players, William Wadsworth, who also is playing with Marie Cahill in "Just Around the Corner" at the Cort Theatre, Chicago, is appearing on the stage with his hand swathed in bandages. Wadsworth plays the part of "Joe the Grouch" in "Young America." He attempts to strike Charles Frohman Everett, the village bad boy, for throwing a powder ball at him. Jasper, the boy's dog, takes his part and snaps at the grouch. Jasper is half coyote and half fox terrier and he was brought up by his young master from the day he opened his eyes on the world. He carried out his instructions' to attack the grouch, but went the director one better. He grabbed Wadsworth by the hand and hung on like a bulldog until pried loose. Wadsworth's hand was badly lacerated. The dog has been thoroughly trained to carry out its difficult role, but is overzealous when protecting its master. It is now being restrained rather than urged in such scenes. Plan Hayakawa Campaign Selling plans for the series of Sessue Hayakawa specials, produced by the Haworth Pictures Corporation and to be distributed through Mutual, have been completed at a series of conferences with Haworth representatives in the office of James M. Sheldon, president of Mutual, Chicago. The first of the Hayakawa specials will be available for pre-release September 1. The exhibitor will be provided with one of the most complete arrays of advertising ever supplied. Some novel experiments have been made to fill the demand for "something new." There will be two sets of one sheets and two sets of three sheets, sixes, sixteens and twenty-four sheets, in addition to a quantity of other material. "His Birthright" and "The Temple of Dusk" are to be the first of the Hayakawa specials, both of which will be completed well before the date of release. The Hayakawa productions are being directed alternately by William Worthington and James Young. Rename Goodrich Feature "Her Husband's Honor" has been selected as the title for the first Edna Goodrich's new series of features for Mutual, and August 5 set as the release date. The picture was produced under the working title, "The Gadabout." from a story by Maibelle Heikes Justice, under the direction of Burton King. "Her Husband's Honor" was chosen as a vehicle for Miss Goodrich after a long search for a play which would exactly suit the talents of the famous stage beauty. It was agreed between Miss Goodrich, James M. Sheldon, president of Mutual, and Mr. King that the Maibelle Heikes Justice story provided exactly the material required.