Camera (May 1922-April 1923)

H.-gc Six "The Digest of the Motion I'icture Industry" CAMERA I W}xere to Find People You Know Lon Chaney has been engaged for the chief role in "Ching, Ching, Chinaman," the first of the series of Tom Forman Productions, to be made by B. P. Schulberg at the Preferred Pictures' studios, under Forman's direction. Eddie Lyons has gone to New York and expects to return next week. Joy Winthrop has been playing a character part in the Charles Ray production, "The Girl I Love," an old fashioned story. Otto Matieson is playing the part of "Robert Hammond" in "Saint Elmo," starring John Gilbert, at Fox studio. Otto Matieson has been cast for a part in "Tony the Wop," Buck Jones' current picture to be made for Fox. 0. P. Wood has finished twelve weeks playing a game warden with the Mary Pickford production. Billy Franey, star of many comedy productions, is to appear in the S-L production of "Quincy Adams Sawyer" for Metro. Mary Jane Sanderson, the new Warner Brothers "find," has returned to the Warner studio after finishing with Clark Kimball Young in her latest production "Enter Madame." She will start work immediately with Marie Prevost in the Warner Brothers production of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Beautiful and Damned." Marion F. Lee, who is employed by Abe Lehr at the Goldwyn ranch at Culver, has consented to act as correspondent from that part of Culver. Bradley King, our other correspondent finds it diflicult to get away from her work at Tom Ince's ranch and get all of the news. Pauline Starke and Antonio Moreno are the two leading "love-interest" characters in the Goldwyn production of "Passions of the sea." Myrtle Lind and William Haines are understudies for Pauline Starke and Antonio Moreno in "Passions of the Sea." This is a precaution against the possibilities of illness and disability in the tropical climate. Jack Rose is the photographer for "The Dangerous Age," which is under production at the Mayer studios. Ned Burns, who has appeared in Christie Comedies for three years, has just signed a long-term contract, under which he will be starred in six or seven comedies this coming year and an indefinite number of pictures yearly. Burns' first picture under the new contract will be "That Son of a Sheik," which is also to be the first picture of the new series of twenty Christie Comedies to be released by Educational this year, beginning in September. "Ike" Oakley is bound for New York, where he will stay until the fall. Eight cameramen have been assigned by Myron Selznick to assist Director George Archainbaud in the making of "One Week Of Love," which co-stars Elaine Hammerstein and Conway Tearle. This battery includes Jules Cronjager, Bert Wilson, Merritt Gerstad, J. Leezor, Joe Goodrich, F. M. Cotner, Harry Fowler and J. R. Lockwood. Ralph Graves is portraying his second role for Universal in the all-star picture directed by Irving Cummings, "The Jilt," a comedy drama. Graves recently completed the chief romantic role in "The Long Chance," another Universal production. It viaki's no difference whether you call him Penrod or Wesley Barry. He has made both names mc^n the same little frecklefaced buy. Robert De Lacy, film editor, has transferred his staff from the Fine Arts studio to the laboratory, where, with Finis Fox, he is in charge of the final cutting and editing of "The Bishop of the Ozarks." Marguerite Courtot has completed her work in Elmer Clifton's drama of whaling days "Down to the Sea in Ships," and she is on her way south for another production. Madge Bellamy, who will be seen shortly in the biggest role of her screen career in C. Gardner Sullivan's "Someone to Love," will return to the Ince studios at Culver City next week. Miss Bellamy has been loaned to play opposite Jack Pickford in "Garrison's Finish." Burke Jenkins, former continuity writer for William de Mille and editor for Jesse D. Hampton, is at United studios working with Frank Leon Wilson on the next Ruth Roland serial, which will be put under production by United shortly following the completion of "The Riddle of the Range," on which Miss Roland is now working. Friend Sistrom, who once sat on the lid at Universal, is in our midst once more, this time with a section of Cosmopolitan. He has Ipst that worried look. Roy Stone, the cutter, who has been working in New York with Thomas H. Ince on "The Hottentot," and "Lorna Donne," has returned to the Ince studios. Both of these films are being edited for fall release. "The Hottentot," taken from William Collier's play, Is the first big comedy special to be released under Ince's new producing program. "Lorna Doone" is a screen version, produced under direction of Maurice Tourneur, of the famous historical novel. Kenneth Harlan, who has played opposite ("onstance Talmadge in all of her pictures during the last year, has an important role in the Principal Pictures corporation's picturization of Elinor Glyn's story of studio life, "The World's a Stage." Mr. Harlan supports Dorothy Phillips in this production. David Imboden, formerly famous as a swimmer and all-around athlete, nas decided on a motion picture career. Rupert Hughes has given him an important part in "Gimme," his next Goldwyn production. Imboden has been an artist and theatrical art director, but this will be his first motion picture experience. May Wallace has an important character role in ''Gimme," Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Hughes' new photoplay for Goldwyn. Cyril Chadwick has the role of Lord Robert Ure in Goldwyn's production of "The Christian." Marguerite Kosik, the little girl who plays the leading child role in the Pilgrimage Play, is cast for a role in "Peg o' My Heart," soon to be filmed by King Vidor. Billy Bevan and Mildred June, with their company, have been on location in the wild vastness and adjacent to Los Angeles sliooting scenes under Roy Del Ruth's direction for their next two-reel comedy, "When Summer Comes." George Siegmann has been engaged for an important part in "Passions of the Sea." Lewis Stone has a part in John M. Stahl's production of "The Dangerous Age." Alec Francis has finished with the Sloman productions and now has a part in "The Man Who Saw Tomorrow," which Al Green is directing at the Lasky studios. Edwin Carewe has signed to make six features for First National in New York City. He has wired to Sol Polito, Bob DeLacey, and Wallace Fox if they can also go east. Two of Harry Marks' dogs. Hero and Dewey, have just finished in Jackie Coogan's picture "Oliver Twist," while Jack and Hero have been playing at Lasky's in the "Old Homestead." Harry Marks has a group of some of the most talented animals in the country for picture work, including monkeys, squirrels, cats, goats, owls, and turtles. Edith Roberts is playing in "The Dangerous Age" at the Louis B. Mayer studio.