Screenland (Oct 1923-Mar 1924)

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SCIREENLANB 101 Wages of Realism (Continued from page 39) enough to require hospital aid. It was the zenith of realism. Filming French Revolution The Reign of Terror sequence in Rex Ingram's production of Scaramouche, made at the Metro lot here, was literally that for the hundreds of extras who took part in the scenes depicting the Jacobin riots of the French Revolution, scores were dragged out feet first nightly. Men and women, almost nude to the waist, gave Ingram a realistic portrayal of the horrendous mobs which overran Paris. The cameras were mounted on a moving platform, which was drawn away from the action, to produce the effect he desired. A throng of boys held flares to light the set. The flares sputtered, as such flares do, throwing white-hot sparks upon many naked torsos in the howling, seething mob, whose owners howled the louder, realistically and to the complete satisfaction of the megaphone men. Many a skin was seared that night and on other nights. Famous Amazon Charge year or so ago Allan Holubar produced Man, Woman and Marriage, one of those things with cut-backs from the Pictorial Age through the ages of history, Iron Age, Stone Age and so on. On a Chatsworth location he attempted to catch, with his cameras, a charge of Amazons upon their sworn enemies, — men. Webster defines an Amazon as "a warlike woman." Ancient writers declare they had a different version of "arms and a man" than Vergil. They welded axe and javelin upon men with manly vigor. They rode wild horses and eschewed clothes. That was all and is all an average continuity writer is supposed to know of things Amazonian. It was believed to be enough to give theater-goers a thrill. Hence horses were hired and extra girls too. The horses could charge but few of the girls could ride. A number of be-wigged men were introduced to swell the tide of Amazons. All were denuded and required to ride the steeds without saddles. The weather at Chatsworth is torrid in summer. A California sun, beating down on bare skin, blisters. Horses, under its glare, sweat profusely until perspiration streams down to fetlocks and drips from shaggy bellies, when the teeds are forced to exert themselves. Experienced horsemen, asked to ride under such conditions, would first laugh raucously and then grow indignant even to the extent of punching him, who suggested such a feat, on the nose if he proved to be insistent. Beginners in equitation are soon irked by a saddle. The custom of dining from mantelpieces and evincing -interest in downy cushions, when sitting, as the concomitant of early riding lesson, is a matter of almost universal knowledge. I Burned by the Sun magine then the sorry plight of the girls who were required to ride unsaddled steeds as Amazons. Their bodies were burned to the raw by the sun. The tender skin of their thighs was abraded by the coarse hair of equine backs. The acrid sweat of the horses irritated the abrasions. Infections resulted. Rehearsal after rehearsal was required for many of the girls had never been on a horse before and the charge desired had to be made at the gallop toward an army of masculine warriors. Finally the scene was essayed. The oncoming wave of screaming Amazons on horses stampeding, uncontrollable by feminine hands, broke like surf on the ranks of the soldiery. A melee resulted. Girls fell from their mounts and men were struck down by flailing hoofs. Both men and girls were trampled under foot. ■ Many were hurt. How many will never be known. An eye-witness describing the scene to me months afterward was still struck with the horror of it. I The Incident of Jackie's Double n Long Lire the King, Jackie Coogan's feature film, based on the Mary Roberts Rinehart story, the script called for a big jump for the child star — from a window to the arms of Alan Forrest, as Nicky, mounted on a restive black horse. Jackie, cast, of course, as the little Prince Otto could not be subjected to the hazard of a miss. The shot was kept in for its thrill value of which it assayed one hundred per cent. But with a double. The double, about the size and age of Jackie, rehearsed the jump from the second story window into a net until it was thought the gymnastics of the stunt were perfected. The net was removed and Forrest, mounted, took his position for the shot. PERSONAL APPEARANCE is now more than ever the key-note of success. BowLegged and KnockKneed men and women, both young and old, will be glad to hear that I have now ready for market my new appliance, which will successfully straighten, within a short time, bowleggedness and knock-kneed legs, safely. Quickly and permanently, without pain, operation or discomfort. Will not interfere with your daily work, being worn at night. My new ',Lim-Straitner." Model 18. U. S. 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