Camera (May 1922-April 1923)

Page Eight "The Digest of the Motion l^icture Industry" CAMERA ! Chatter About Southland Folks hI Harry Burns Bob McKenzie and his family, which includes Mrs. Mac, Ida May, Ella, and Fay, all worked for Helen Jerome Eddy at R-C studio the other day. Bob figures on borrowing some unemployed kiddies and grownups, and starting a booking office of his own. Wilfred Lucas is getting to be quite a scrapper. The other day at Universal he tangled with Reginald IJenny and Pat Harmon in the King Baggott production. Finishing that, he fell right into another mix-up with Phil Ford at Warner Brothers'. The way they milled brought a round of applause from onlookers. Norman Dawn is getting another story in shape to start soon. We can expect to hear some interesting announcements forthcoming from him anent just what his story and affiliations are to be. Mel Brown, Rex Taylor, Paul Weigel and three others put on a dramatic sketch the other night at T. D. and I. theatre in Glendale. It had many bits of comedy embodied in the dialogue that Mel and Rex must have worked hard to get in. The audience, including Mrs. B. and myself, enjoved the skit. Eagle Eye, who is a horseman, stunt man and long-haired dare-devil, was asked if he was playing a flapper in the movies. When he questioned the man why he thought so, he said, "I see you have your hair bobbed like a flapper." You're all wrong, chirped Eagle Eye. I have been doing a fanatic for James Young in the production of "Omar The Tentmaker." Charles J. Parrott has settled down to directing Harry (Snub) Pollard. He was formerly carrying that burden of being the supervising director of comedies of the one and two-reel subjects at the Hal E. Roach studios. Carter De Haven has been receiving so many requests for personal appearances from exhibitors that he will likely close shop one fine day, take Mrs. De Haven and give townspeople all over the United States a chance to see the pair in real life. Hampton Del Ruth was to get away to a good start last Monday at Balboa studios on a feature production. He made a good move when he hired S. M. Beal as assistant. Craig Hutchinson is working at Hal E. Roach studios helping Harry "Snub" Pollard along in this funny world. When theatregoers see one of Snub's comedies and look at who wrote and directed the story, they will see that it's our own Craig. Charlotte "Peaches" Jackson played Wesley Barry's sister in "Heroes of the Street." She and Ernest Butterworth battled to a fare-the-well — and parted the best of friends when their battle was over. Sam Kaufman had a narrow escape from serious injury the other day when a horse kicked him in the forehead while he was lying upon the ground in a scene of "Omar the Tentmaker," at United studios. Sam is getting on fine and dandy from all reports. Will H. Hays let me extend my right hand. I used to play vaudeville and followed some great acts. But the lineup you topped at the Ambassador banquet, who did their talking bit and acted right out in the open — Jesse Lasky, Rupert Hughes, Capt. Fredericks and Fred Niblo — certainly made you show your true colors. AUadin with his magic lamp coludn't have brought things home as clearly as you did that evening." Floyd Browrv has just terminated an engagement with Dustin Farnum at the Fox studios. Mark Goldaine not only came to life when I wondered about his whereabouts and what he was doing, but he promised me a job. There lies a moral. When you became interested in some one else and forget yourself, good will reflect back to you. There is a right place reserved for us us if we can only find it. Dr. W. E. Shallenberger came here, attended to a barrel-full of business, saw nearly 100 reels of film screened in different projection rooms, then took French leave. He will return to the Southland some time in September. Phil De Esco is working with the De Haven troupe, and when I say he is earning the money that the pay envelope brings him the end of the week, I mean that. Bud White is moving about studios with his bear, John Brown, so much of late that it is a wonder the animal knows his home when he reaches it. Carmen De Rue is to return to pictures after passing through a high school course. Her father, Eugene De Rue, has had many requests for the child actress to appear on the screen. Sig Neufield, the fellow who puts the fun in the funny pictures made at Century by his master cutting, 'tis said will soon be given opportunity to handle something which will mean quite a boost for him. Glenn Cavender is to shake the aust from his shoes soon and depart for Vancouver, British Columbia, and will tour throughout that province, giving the country a double O and possibly making pictures "on his own," backed by Canadian capital. Wilfred Buckland, who designed sets for the stage play of "Omar the Tentmaker," did a like service for the screen adaption. To say that he has done himself proud is putting it mildly when one gazes at the wonderful sets erected at United and R-C studios. Francis Ford is about to start another feature production at his studio at Gordon and Sunset Boulevard, which means some performers in every line will soon be earning a few honest simoleons they didn't expect. Bryan Foy has been walking around with a .swollen jaw. He and a pair of molars parted and he hasn't felt right about it since, — what more, he has looked the part, too. Wesley Barry, driving a cute roadster, goes to location daily all by his lonesome. When he gets to the spot that he is to labor, he usually isn't very lonesome. Every one wants either to kodak Wes or shake his hand. K. G. McLean, who has been filming the best known comedians, is thinking seriously of accepting a job to photograph a dramatic star. Ed Stafford and Red Rose are a couple of lough hombres working in the Wesley Barry productions at Warner Brothers' studios. In ordinary life they are nice, quiet, peaceful citizen. J. L. Warner, better known as Jack, might be called Jack-of-all-trades and let it be known he is master of them all. His only rival is S. L. Warner, who is called at times Sam. At any rate try and follow them through a given day's time and find out all they go through to keep every one happy. Dave Allen must be making money these days. He left his booking offices flat, journeyed to Catalina, took the rubber band off his last million, opened the throttle wide, and then returned to work. Lex Neal has joined the William Beaudine forces in a position which might be termed scenario aide, gag man, utility pinch hitter or whatnot. Milt Brown, that young old man, who has seen so much of horse operas that he can sound his high C without the slightest of effort, is walking the boards and answering to directorial instructions from Leo Maloney, in a two-reel western story. Harry Devere says he is earning an honest living in the "movies" and has for years gone by. By the way, he is working in an all-star cast at the Big U right now.