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IMPULSE FROM ULTRA-VIOLET RAY STARTS CAMERAS FILMING "ONE RAINY AFTERNOON"
For the first time in the history of the cinema, the ultra-violet ray which makes photography vossible, was harnessed and used when Mary Pickford utilized a sunbeam to start the cameras grinding on "One Rainy Afternoon." In honor of Pickford-Lasky's beginning its first production, Samuel Goldwyn and David 0. Selznick, fellow producers for United Artists, attended the event.
By reason of its activities in researching solar phenomena, cooperation was sought from the Mount Wilson Solar Observatory in California, through Dr. Edison Pettit of the Observatory staff; and he acted as adviser on the demonstration. The delicate scientific equipment necessary for the feat was supplied by Electrical Research Products of Hollywood.
It was accomplished when Miss Pickford directed an ultra-violet ray from the sun, just as it crossed the meridian at high noon, through a photo-electric cell to the camera-motors, thus supplying the impulse to set them off. The initial shot vhotographed in this unique manner was a romantic closeup of Francis Lederer, star of the picture, with the Countess de Maigret, one of the principals in the supporting cast.
"One Rainy Afternoon" derives its title from a song that Lederer will Sing, lyrics of which were written by Morrie Ryskind, with music by Ralph Irwin. The picture under the direction of Rowland V. Lee, was
adapted from a French comedy-romance by Stephen Morehouse Avery. Louis Van Den Ecker, who has served the French government in the military and diplomatic service, is the technical adviser on the Film,
Ida Lupino plays the leading feminine role opposite Lederer, and the others in the cast, besides Countess de Maigret, are Edward Everett Horton, Roland Young, Hugh Herbert, Joseph Cawthorn, Donald Meek, Georgia Caine, Eric Rhodes, Paul Irving, Harry Myers and Sydney Jarvis.
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MUSZUM GETS EARLY PICKFORD FILMS .
Mary Pickford's first screen efforts are now perpetuated in the archives of the Modern Museum of Art Film Library by ten of her earl-— jest pictures, the largest number selected from any single star or producer. They include: Her First Biscuits —The Violin Maker of Cremona — The New York Hat ~ The Lonely Villa —Kentucky Feud Mender of the Nets — Pueblo neeeee —~ Friends -~Willful Peggy — Lena and the Geese.
In presenting these productions Miss Pickford said; "As one of the pioneers of the industry, let me say again how much I appreciate
the efforts of the Film Library, I am one of its staunch supporters and believe the preservation of significant and outstanding films to be of great historic and educational value. I am only surprised hat tt oe work was not undertaken long ago by the industry