The Moving picture world (November 1926-December 1926)

December 11, 1926 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 405 -rOM WALLECL ^^^i WEfT COAJ'T REPREPEMTATIVE 318 TAFT. BLDG^ Seeking New Screen Faces In Hollywood Hollywood Boulevard in the vicinity of the Montmarte has been frequented by more newfaces during the past few nights than we have ever noticed before. This may, or may not, have anything to do with this situation, but B. P. Schulberg, Paramount's West Coast executive lis just credited with having requested all of Famous directors under contract to meet the "new face problem" by developing at least one screen face apiece during 1927. Schulberg is quoted also as saying: "Directors have been given to understand that to develop a 'new face' which will favor with the public will be considered as of great value to the company as the production of a good box office picture. This will overcome the hesitancy of directors to use inexperienced or unknown players, as it is naturally much simpler to use tried and experienced actors who do not require such painstaking supervision." Since the announcement we rave noticed that even the goodlooknng girls behind soda fountains are more attentive than ever to patrons of distinguished bearing or — cane carriers I Ray Going Abroad It is reported that Charles Ray may make four pictures for British national films in England next summer. At the present time he is completing work in "Getting Gertie's Garter" with Marie Prevost. Upon completion of that he will move over to the First National lot where he will play leading roles in "The Butter and Egg Man" and "The Poor Nut." Setnon "Triples In Brass" for Paramount Paramount. wc leiirn, has just signed Larry Semon in tlie triple caipacity of writer, director and comedian. B. P. Seliullterg, West Coast executive, IiaiLs the securing of Semon nr. "a move of the grentest importance," stating "at the present time when comedy is progressing so rcmiirkably in public demand, the value of a man of his versatile j?enins is immeasurable," Semon is sche<lulcd to assume his new capacity with Famons PlayersLasky at once. Delay "Deep River" Production work on Sam Rork's "Deep River" has been delayed by the illness of Doris Kenyon, the leading lady. Carl Laemmle, president of Universal, was presented with this silver loving cup on his return to California after a severe illness. Marion Davies made the presentation on behalf of the Wampas, the Writers' Club and the Directors' Association, TELEPWOME" GLADJ^TOHE Ob08 Bachmann Is Confident Of "Exclusive Rights'' Preferred Pictures Producer Sets Precedent in Devoting Personal Attention to New Feature For Lillian Rich and Cast rt*" G. BACHMANN, producer of Preferred Pictures, ^1 personally places himself on record in this issue of J' *Moving Picture World's Hollywood Department in a manner that should interest box office proprietors generally. He states that no other picture he has produced has occupied the time in personal supervision he devoted to "Exclusive Rights." expect when "Exclusive Rights" in seven reels will be generally released on December 15. We sat with Bachmann recently in a projection room in the Fine Arts Studios from 10:30 one evening until one o'clock the following morning previewing the first rough print of "Exclusive Rights" which will be the six.th of the series of thirteen features on Preferred's 1926-27 schedule. The picture as we then saw it was in its original length straight from the camera box, or 10,500 feet. Planned Six Reels Bachmann had intended that it should be released as a sixreel feature but he expressed such elation over the continuity preserved in the first projection that he consented to the pleas of everyone connected with the picture from the director down to the cutting room man and ordered that only three reels be sheared. The reason he ordered any reduction of the original length at all, he stated, was because of the picture being scheduled in the release list as a six reeler. Readers will remember the strong moral arguing for the abolishment of capital punish(Continued on page 408) Coming from a producer who is known to be conservative, especially so in the broadcasting of statements made during interpiews for publication, one should thus be provided immediately with the kernel of our story and the type of picture to Exclusive Rights" A Real Box Office Picture