American cinematographer (Jan-Dec 1924)

November, 1924 AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER Thirteen Bert Glennon, A. S. C, is photographing "Tomorrow's Love," a Famous Players-Lasky production, directed by Paul Bern. Agnes Ayers and Pat O'Malley are starred. Reginald Lyons, A. S. C, has finished the Fox production, "The Arizona Romeo," starring Buck Jones and directed by Ed Mortimer. Reggie will have time now to get his Packard racer in shape for the 250-mile road race at Ascot Thanksgiving day. Reggie is installing four-wheel brakes and new springs and pistons. Reggie says he is out for the "big dough." Paul P. Perry, A. S. C, is completing the photography on Douglas MacLean's latest production at the F. B. O. studios. E. Burton Steene, A. S. C, who customarily holds forth in New York City, has deserted the metropolis for the time being on a combined business and pleasure trip to Hollywood. Steene is renewing many old acquaintances made in the hectic days when pictures were "in their infancy" in Gotham and when every cameraman had to pack a strong arm as well as a cranking arm for application against the detectives who were bent on demolishing the cameras that weren't being operated in the interest of the old film trusts. Fred and Floyd Jackman, both A. S. C. members, are in the wilds of Arizona on location for the filming of the latest Fred Jackman productions for Hal Roach studios. The A. S. C. members have set out to make their wilderness camp as modern as conditions will permit. The paraphernalia includes a projection machine for the exhibition of pictures taken on the location, and a generating system which will give the Jackman camp electric lights. * * * Victor Milner, A. S. C, is photographing the Famous Players-Lasky production, "East of Suez," starring Pola Negri and directed by R. A. Walsh. E. B. Du Par, A. S. C, has returned from Sacramento and for the past several days has been doing special work at the Warner Brothers studio in Hollywood. * * * Al Gilks, A. S. C, is still busy with the cinematography on Paramount's "North of 36," which promises to be one of the outstanding releases of the season. * * * Bert Glennon, A. S. C, has been appointed to the A. S. C. Board of Governors pro tem. during the absence from Los Angeles of John F. Seitz, A. S. C. Hans Koenekamp, A. S. C, has similarly been appointed in the place of James Van Trees, A. S. C, who is in New York City with First National productions. Seitz has sailed for Europe where he will film Rex Ingram's latest production. Walter Lundin, A. S. C will have his camera efforts go out under the Paramount banner henceforth as the result of the arrangements whereby Harold Lloyd's productions will be released by Famous Players-Lasky. * * * Sol Polito, A. S. C, has been spending busy days on the filming of "A Cafe in Cairo," a Hunt Stromberg production starring Priscilla Dean. * * * Ned Van Buren, A. S. C, has returned to Los Angeles from New York City. * * * Gilbert Warrenton, A. S. C, has returned from a location trip of several weeks at Victorville, Calif., where he finished the cinematography on his latest production for Universal. * * * Photographed by L. Guy Wilky, A. S. C, "The Fast Set," William de Mille's current Paramount production, was given its premiere in Los Angeles recently. Harold M. Bennett Announces New Carl Zeiss Tessar Lens Harold M. Bennett, photographic agent of New York City, has announced a new Carl Zeiss lens — the f:2.7 Tessar. Bennett states that he anticipates a heavy demand for the new equipment. Advance orders are already being received and are being booked in the order of their arrival. Elaborate Biblical Scenes to Be Made in Color for Metro Production Production on "So This Is Marriage" was suspended for three days at the Metro-Goldwyin-Mayer studio to allow Hobert Henley and his staff of assistants to prepare for the filming of the elaborate biblical sequence for this picture. From Bible The episode that embraces these mammoth scenes is a biblical insert into the modern story of "So This Is Marriage." It will be photographed in natural colors by the technicolor process. The story of this dramatic and spectacular sequence is a faithful adaptation of the eleventh and twelfth chapters of Samuel, which relates the familiar tale of the David, Uriah and Bath-Sheba triangle. Special Costuming More than five hundred people are to be used in the biblical scenes. Among these are fifty dancers who are being trained by Mile. Fanchon. The costuming, by Sophie Wachner, is to be especially pictorial and vivid as the colors will show on the screen as they appear to the eye.