Camera (May 1922-April 1923)

Page Four "The Digest of the Motion Picture Industry' CAMERA! Film Capital Prodviction Notes ED SLOMAN WILL PRODUCE "A HONEYMOON FOR THREE" Edward Sloman announced that his next picture will be "A Honeymoon for Three," the popuhir story that ran in serial form in the magazine section of the Hearst newspapers. Sloman is said to have purchased the screen rights to the story under its original title, "The Tavern and the Arrows," before its appearance in the newspapers and he has recently received permission to produce the play with the title, "A Honeymoon for Three." The picture will be made with an all-star cast, states Sloman, and production will commence upon his return from the eastern metropolis. Work on "The Strangers' Banquet" is progressing rapidly under Neilan's personal direction in collaboration with Frank Urson. The production is now in its fifth week and within the next two weeks will be completed. By a special producing arrangement whereby the "shooting" of the picture is dovetailed and by working nights, it will be possible to complete the picturization of this drama within this time, an unusual feat for a production of this magnitude. Productions from the studios of Thomas H. Ince during the coming season will be released through the Associated First National, according to an agreement just reached by the independent producer and the releasing organization. After several months of negotiations to determine the exhibition values of nine big special.s which have been in production under Mr. Ince's supervision, satisfactory arrangements have been completed for early release of all of these. Vitagraph fall activity was given momentum Thursday night of this week when the William Duncan company opened production of "When Danger Smiles," a western story in which Edith Johnson will co-star. "Thorns and Orange Blossoms" is the second Gasnier production to be made by B. P. Schulberg. Estelle Taylor, who scored such a pronounced success in the chief role in "A Fool There Was," has the lead. Titling and editing "Robin Hood" which has been going forward under the guiding hand of the star himself, is now practically complete, but in all probability "Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood" will not be given its premiere until late September or early October. Larry Semon's latest two-reel comedy is in final laps of the cutting stage and will leave within a few days for New York. Larry's next picture will be under way within a week. The locale is to be the northwest woods. "Money, Money, Money," the latest Preferred Pictures' production, has just been completed under Tom Forman's direction. It is by Larry Evans, the novelist and magazine writer. Helen Jerome Eddy is Hearing completion of "When Love Comes of Age." "The Impossible Mrs. Bellew," Gloria Swanson's new Paramount picture, a Sam Wood production, is finished, and after a short rest "His American Wife" will be started, August 28thj being the date set. The present picture is an adaptation by Percy Heath of the story by David Lisle, while the forthcoming production is by Hector TurnbuU, adapted by Monte M. Katterjohn. In spite of his few years, Jackie Morgan has worked in forty pictures. Nojv he is vacationing. Wallace Reid has started work on "Thirty Days" for Paramount. James Cruze, fresh from his triumphant direction of "The Old Homestead," will direct this picture and Wanda Hawley is to be leading woman. The original play was by A. E. Thomas and Clayton Hamilton. A fine cast of players will be selected for this highly amusing farce-comedy. "A Daughter of Luxury" is Agnes Ayres' next starring vehicle for Paramount. It was started last Monday with Paul Powell at the helm. "Tales of the Fish Patrol," Jack London's action stories of the sea, will be filmed by Universal in the locale of which he wrote. An expeditionary force has left Universal City for the north coast where boats will be chartered and exterior scenes made. Edward Kull directs, Jack Mulhall stars. Harry Carey is now producing the second of his series of outdoor specials for the F. B. O. His first, "The Kick Back," was booked by the New York Capitol theatre as a mid-summer attraction, marking the debut of Carey as a Capitol star. His second production is "Good Men and True," a screen adaption of the story by Eugene Manlove Rhodes. Ethel Clayton is finishing her first production for F. B. O. entitled "The Three Cornered Kingdom." "A GIPSY CAVALIER" "A Gipsy Cavalier" has been selected as the title for the film now being produced in London by Mr. J. Stuart Blackton, with Georges Carpentier and an all-star British cast, which is adapted from the novel, "My Lady April" by John Overton. M. Carpentier has a dual role— that of a dilettante aristocrat and of a picturesque boxing gipsy; and in one part of the film has a third characterization, when he disguises himself as a Spanish grandee. Flora le Breton, the screen and stage actress and dancer, has the role of the heroine, while Miss Mary Clare, noted dramatic actress, has an important part. Mr. Rex McDougall, an English actor who has gained fame in America, also appears in a leading role. Earle Williams started on his new feature at the Vitagraph studios last week. "You Never Know" is the present title of his drama. W. S. Smith, general manager of the Vitagraph studios, returned from New York last Monday with some new prospects in view. Larry Semon has started on another tworeel comedy at the Vitagraph studios. His latest picture finished has been shipped East. Richard Thomas is getting ready to start a five-reel mystery story at the Berwilla studios. H. Jackson is responsible for the story. Richard Thomas has the Chamber of Commerce of Pleasanton nibbling with him to move his organization lo that city and build a studio there. Al E. Christie, since making the trip to Europe, has the fever to make another journey, but this time he intends to make two pictures while enroute. The voyage he has in mind is a trip to Honolulu, making scenes back and forth and on the Hawaiian Islands with Bobby Vernon. David Ingraham Productions has taken quarters at the Fine Arts studios where work commenced this week on the company's first dramatic feature, the title of which has not been announced. Lloyd Ingraham is directing. Charles Mack, producer of Lester Cuneo westerns for Western Pictures Exploitation,, announces the completion of "Skyfire, the fifth in the company's series of eight flvereelers a year. The picture is now being assembled for distribution. Work will start on a new story this week. Johnnie Walker's make-up for the stranger in "Captain Fly-by-Night," his first starring vehicle for R-C which went into camera work this week with William K. Howard directing. The cast includes Francis McDonald, Shannon Day, Fred Kelsey, Victory Bateman, Max Asher and others. The large enclosed stage at Fine Arts was leased last week to Sanford Productions for the filming of scenes in the latest "Tweedy" comedy. Irvin Wlllat has started on a sea story at the Metro studios.