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'flg<" Six 'The Digest of the Motion Picture Industry" CAMERA! FILM CAPITAL PRODUCTION NOTES LASKY COMPANIES Tru(;kee. Calitornia. is the present scene of George Melford's activities for the production of "Tile .lucklins," Paramount picture, with an all-star cast. Wallace Reid. under the direction of James Cruze. journeyed last week to a nearby town to secure scenes of a large school building for "The Charm School." Alici' buer ATiller's story, which was scenarized by Tom Geraghty. iithel Clayton, having completed her last F'aramount picture in the West Coa.sl studios for some time, has departed for New York whern slie will leave for Europe for a tour. MiMiiwhilc. Tom Forman, director of ♦ he pictiirf. which is temporarily titled. •■Rosanne Ozanne." and was scenarized by Mary H. O'Connor, is completing the picture with a number of scenes which do not require the presence of the star. Ros' oe . "Fatty" Arbuckle, directed by Joseph Hennbery, is still in Jamestown, California, milking the exterior scenes for "Thi? Traveling Salesman," adapted by Walter Wood.s from the James Forbes play of the same name. Betty Ross Clark is leading woman tor Mr. Arbuckle. William de IMille. it is believed, will not be able to siarf his Paramount picture. "His Friend and hTj Wife," by Cosmo Hamilton, with scenario by Genevieve Daniel, until sibout the middle of July, owing to extensive pets that must be prepared. Ora Carewe and Conrad Xagel will play the leads in an all star cast. Cecil H de Mille will probably start within a couple weeks on his newest Paramount production, concerning which there is no information available. AT UNIVERSAL CITY Erich Von Siroheim and his staff of directorial ami technical assistants are busy with their preparations for the production of "Foolish Wives." Albert Russell has reached the sixteenth episode of tlie "Moon Riders," starring Art Acord. Hoot Gibson is now at work on his latest action Western, "Marryin'." Reeves Eason is busy with the manuscript of "Out of the Sky," in which he will direct Edith Roberts. William Craf is filming the final scenes of "The World Inside." a drama featuring Eileen Sedgwick and Joy Moore. Jacques Jaccard with a company of sixteen people and enough provisions to last them a month, have departed for Little Bear, where outdoor scenes for a series of three two-reel pictures will be taken. UNION LABEL FINISHES COMEDY Fred Caldwell, director of the Uunion Label Film Company, announces the completion of another of a series of two-reel <-omedies featuring Cost Angeles. Louise Lament plays the feminine lead. FILMING ANITA STEWART FEATURE Production has been started on "Sowing the Wind," the new Louis B. Mayer First ^^ational attiaction, starring Anita Stewart. It is from the play of the same name by Sydney Grundy. John W. Stahl is directing and Rene Guissart is in charge of the photography and effects. ROBERT GORDON FINISHING VITAGRAPH SPECIAL Robert Gordon will complete work next week in the Vitagraph Special now bearing the title. "The Vice of F'ools," for which he was engaged by special arrangement by J. Stewart FUac'kton. Mr. Gordon's contract -with Blackton expires In July. THORNBY DIRECTING SWEET Following the recent comph tion pf "Half a Chance. " which is his initial special, Robert Thornby has returnsd to the production of Blanche Sweet features. H" commenced this week the picturizalion of Marah Ellis Ryan's novel, "That Girl Montana." The exteriors will consuim' at least three weeks in the making and will be filmed at Truckee, Calif. George Webb in "Let's Be Fashionable" at Cl:jne's Broadway this week. PRODUCTION STARTED ON "SO LONG. LETTY" They have commenced filming "So Long Letty," at the Christie Studios, which wa^= adapted for the screen from the stage fare: in which Charlotte Greenwood starred. MARION DAVIES TO WORK AT BRUNTON The international Film Company, releasing through (Cosmopolitan Films, and featuring Marion Davics. has taken offices at I he Bruiiton Studios, and commenced technical work on her new picture. "Buried Treasure." Direction is under George Baker. Miss Davies will probably arrive in Los Angeles this week. BRUNTON SERIAL COMPANY TO GO ON LOCATION The se\enth episode of Charles Hutchinson's serial. "The Double Adventure," nowbeing produced by Robert Brunton, has been completed, .md work will begin at once on the eighth. Director W. S. Van Dyke expects to take the company on an extended location trip to San Diego this week. UNIVERSAL ACQUIRES NEW STORIES The Universal Scenario Department announces the purchase of "The Orchid" from the pen of Marguerita C. Storrs. which will serve as a starring vehicle for Carmel Myers; "West Is West," by Eugene Manlovo Rhodes, which will be used for Harry Carey: "'Wniite Youth," by Clara Barringer and Forrest Halsey, and "Black Friday." the novel by Frederick S. Isham, which will be used as a starring vehicle for Frank Mayo. CASTS OF THE WEEK C'has. Ray Productions 'FORTY-FIVE MINUTES FROM BROADWAY" Directed by Joseph de Grass Ciiarles Ray Donald MacDonald Harry Myers William Courtwrigh Eugenie Besserer '•TWIN BEDS" Carter De Haven Comedies Directed by Lloyd Ingraham .\Ir. K. Mrs. Carter De Haven I' iitherine Lewis Helen Raymond Lottie Williams, Wm. J. Irving W illiam Desmond Goldwyn ' JUST OUT OF COLLEGE" Directed by A\ Green Jack Pickford Loretto Blake George Hernandez Molly Malone Otto Hoffman Edythe Chapman -Max field Stanley Irene Rich M. B. Flynn Metro "THE STAR ROVER" Directed by Edward Sloman Thelma Percy Dwight Crittenden Jack Carlysle Doc Cannon Jesse D. Hampton "THAT GIRL MONTANA" Directed by Robert Thornby Blanche Sweet Mahlon Hamilton Edward Peil Frank Lanning .lack Roselelgh Kate Price Garson "TACT" Directed by Harry Garson C. K. Y'oung J. Frank Glennon Jack Pratt Kathlyn Williams Bertram Grassby Girard Alexander Bernlce La Plante John Underbill Liteograph-Keefe Productions "THE O'REILLY AND COHEN FEUD' Directed by Bob Gray J. Park Jones Mary Michelli Clare Morris Eugenia Gilbert William Dills Christie Films "SO LONG LETTY" Colleen Moore Grace Darmond Walter Hiers T. Roy Barnes Universal "FOOLISH WIVES" Directed by Erich von Stroheim Erich Von Stroheim Ed Reinrich Marguerite Armstrong San De Grasse Maude George May Busch Nigel De Brullier, Caesar Gravina AI Edmondson Mme. Kopetsky Miss Polo Harry Lorraine Dale Fuller Metro 'THE WAFFLE IRON" Directed by Rex Ingram May Allison Wallace MacDonald John Elliott Winnifred Greenwood Emmanuel Turner, Ruth Stonehouse Lester Cuneo Metro "HEARTS ARE TRUMPS" Drected by Rex Ingram Francelia Billington, Joe Kilgour Frank Brownlee, Thomas Jefferson, Alice Terry Kate Price R. Kennedy Bull Montana