The Moving picture world (November 1926-December 1926)

December 11, 1926 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 407 Who's Who In **Exclusive Rights** The St a r Director Cameraman The Extra WHILE we were waiting to be introduced to Lillian Rich, who heads the cast in Preferred's "Exclusive Rights," we could not help but overhear a request she made to Production Manager Joseph Schleiff : "I have never had such wonderful wigs as those which I used during the making of "Exclusive Rights." I would certainly like to purchase several of them, especially the one with the titian tint." Schleiff assured her that would be impossible to purchase any of the costumes or effects used in "Exclusive Rights" since they were secured by Producer J. G. Bachmann from the wardrobe department of Famous PlayersLasky. Miss Rich was then introduced to us and we chatted for a few minutes in a little room adjoining Schlieff's outer office. The actress' husband awaited in the office while a sister of this featured player also shared the privacy of our little anteroom. The sister, Miss Rich tells us, aspires to be a journalist, and therefore wanted to hear for herself just what kind of a cross-examination a star would be subjected to by a trade paper. Miss Rich spoke most. highly of "Exclusive Rights," saying that she liked her role of the high-moraled society woman in "Exclusive Rights" much better than any she played. Frank O'Connor FRANK O'CONNOR who wielded the megaphone during the production work on "Exclusive Rights" was exceptionally busy on the several occasions when we approached hini. We walked over a couple of the Fine Arts sets on one day and located O'Connor only to lose him and then several times on the next day we almost had him only to have him prove his prowess again in eeling away from the subject of talking about himself. After the sixth or seventh attempt we finally got to O'Connor outside of Producer Bachman's office. He said he would see us in a minute and then whisked away. We followed him into a tiny hall and there finally reached him in time to get one serious pencil photograph of this director and that is that he thinks "Exclusive Rights" is one of the best stories of its kind which he has ever directed. Producer Bachman was open in his praise for O'Connor's work, the excellence of which, he said, manifested itself in the well nigh perfect continuity of even the rough print of "Exclusive Rights" during its first showing. O'Connor finished his picture on record time, it being exactly five o'clock on the morning of November 27, when he ordered the final cut. He is said to be one of the steadiest men in the business and he knows every angle of it. Andre Barlatier CAMERAMAN ANDRE BARLATIER used panchromatic film from the time he commenced cranking on Preferred's "Exclusive Rights," to the very conclusion of this picture. Barlatier has been a photographer for 28 years, 20 years of which has been in the motion picture industry. He was brought over from Paris by Universal. His first picture in this country was "Neptune's Daughter." Barlatier's experience as a cameraman has been decidedly extensive. At one time he was the head of a large film laboratory in Bayonne, N. J. He has been on the Coast for the past seven years. It was two years ago that Barlatier first became conversant with what he described as the advantages of panchromatic film. The early preview of "Exclusive Rights" which we saw substantiates all of Barlatier's praise of panchromatic negative. "The panchromatic film which I used all during the making of "Exclusive Rights" is responsible for the almost life-like portrayal of the characters. You will note that almost a third dimension is realized in this picture. The characters are not flat up against the screen. They stand out and seem to come to you. Even the grain in the wood is brought to the screen so clearly as to be almost startling in its naturalness. Jimmy Save OCCLUSIVE RIGHTS" marks Jimmie Savo's 'debut as a motion picture actor. He comes to the screen after fifteen years in vaudeville and musical comedy headliners during which time he has appeared in three Shubert successes and on Keith and Orpheum circuits all over the country. Jimmie does his famous bear coat dance in "Exclusive Rights." He capers out in the middle of a set with elaborate cabaret garnishings and steps before the camera just as he has stepped several times each day for years before thousands of people. "I missed that applause the first day in the picture — and that's straight," Savo told us. Savo's first reaction to studio life is that "screen tests are all the bunk." "Why, I flunked badly on my test. My face got sort of frozen. I just couldn't act. When they told me to arise I got up like a pallbearer. Honestly, I didn't feel myself and certainly didn't know myself when I saw that test on the screen." Although he "flunked" Jimmie admitted he had it over most "aspirants to stardom." "The funny thing is I never was an aspirant. Director Frank O'Connor told me I should go in pictures. I laughed at him. Recently while I was playing out here he came to me and insisted that I take this job. Lillian Rich Enjoys Her Role All Through