Camera (May 1922-April 1923)

CAMERA ! The Digest of the Motion Picture Industry" Page Seven Pickups By The Stajf NEILAN NOT DIRECTING BLANCHE SWEET As a result of the fact that Marshall Neilan recently photographed various camera tests of Blanche Sweet and has supervised her preliminary preparations in connection with her appearance on the screen in "Quincy Adams Sawyer," the impression has been evident that he is directing his wife in this production. "It is not fair to the producers of the picture in which Miss Sweet is appearing to say that I am supervising her work before the camera in this photoplay and I would like to correct this impression," said Mr. Neilan. The latest thing in dances, the "Mexican Minorca," will be seen on the screen for the first time in the Selznick production, "One Week of Love," which features Elaine Hammerstein and Conway Tearle. It is the innovation of Senor Lascales and Senorita Sanchez, foreign dancing team. Anna Q. Nilsson, who was seriously burned recently when she drove a locomotive through a forest fire for a scene in the Reginald Barker Production, "Hearts Aflame," has entirely recovered from her injuries and is now back at work on the Mayer studio lot. It was at first feared that Miss Nilsson would be disfigured or marked by the effect of the flames, but by good luck she has gotten through the experience without a blemish on her face, neck or shoulders which were badly seared when that portion of the engine cab beside the throttle caught fire. Penrhyn Stanlaws is expected to bring his company back from location in San Francisco shortly, when further interior scenes and a big sequence of a fantastic nature, will be filmed at the studio for this Paramount photoplay in which Bebe Daniels is featured. Conrad Nagel, playing the male lead, and Ernest Torrence in a clown role of dramatic character, are both doing excellent work. This picture was adapted by E. A. Bingham and Ewart Adamson from the story by Katherine Newlin Burt. NEW POLICY AT LOEW'S Loew's State Theater will become an exclusive picture theater on Sunday, the 17th. With the last performance on Saturday, the 16th, the five vaudeville acts which have always been part of the regular program will be entirely eliminated, in accordance with a new policy recently inaugurated by Marcus Loew and affecting Loew's State Theater, Los Angeles, and Loew's Warfield Theater, San Francisco. This new policy of operating solely as a high-class motion picture theater became effective in San Francisco on August 27th, and, according to report, the wisdom of Mr. Loew's action is clearly seen in the way San Francisco theater patrons are flocking to the Warfield. E. C. Bostick, manager of Loew's State in Los Angeles, is completing final plans for the opening and promises theater-goers one of the most interesting and enjoyable openings in the history of the city. The opening picture will be Rex Ingram's "The Prisoner of Zenda," made by Metro. In order to make additional room for the Administration Department of the Lasky studio, a second story is being added to the main building facing "Vine Street. When completed, this floor will house the auditing department, which is now on the lower floor. New and spacious offices will be arranged for various officials. The stage Kas claimed Otto Lederer for a ■while, but v)e hope he -nJiil soon return to the screen. Under the direction of Henry McCarty, Doubleday Productions, starring Lester Cuneo, left the Fine Arts studios this week for Keen's Camp, near Hemet, where at least a week will be spent filming exterior scenes for the company's latest western, as yet untitled. Thirty-two persons comprised the party. Elaine Hammerstein and other members of the Selznick company, who are taking part in "One Week of Love," have left with George Archainbaud for the Yosemite, where scenes for the production will be filmed. With the completion of these scenes, the film will go to the cutting room to be made ready for showing. Myron Selznick has received an offer from a New York theatrical producer for the dramatic rights to "Evidence," the production which Elaine Hammerstein was presented in a few months ago. "Evidence" was an original story written for the screen by Edward J. Montague, associate' editor of the Selznick scenario department. A preview of Finis Fox's recently completed picture, "The Bishop of the Ozarks," was held at Hunley's theater in Hollywood last week and, according to a statement i.ssued by the theater management, the picture brought a considerable number of favorable reports from the audience. Fox will soon start production of a new story at the Fine Arts studios. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS OF THE WORLD WAR Active participation by stars .of the stage and screen in the National "Forget-Me-NotDay" of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War, on Saturday, November 4th, has been pledged in numerous telegraphic messages and letters already received at the national headquarters of the organization with 100,000 of America's wounded and disabled heroes of the great war within its ranks. C. Hamilton Cook, national commander of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War, is directing the preliminary work of the "Forget-Me-Not Day" movement, which is to take place in every city and town in the United States, on November 4th, when all America will buy little "forget-me-nots." Establishment of clubrooms, creation of summer camps, relief of the wounded and disabled veterans, assistance for the unemployed, and numerous other projects are to be benefited by the coming "National Forget-Me-Not Day." The Seeling company of fifteen went to San Francisco Tuesday night to work at Rio Visto on the Sacramento river and in Chinatown, San Francisco, for a week. The picture will be completed at the Fine Arts studio. Jack Laughlln, New York producer, who has been associated with the Eastern studios, is now producer at Dalton's, Broadway, where he and June Laughlin his wife, are starred. They already have received several offers, which they are considering. OFFICIALS SPONSOR SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCING Mayor Rolph, the Board of Supervisors, and Chief of Police, Daniel O'Brien, as well as committees from the Chamber of Commerce and various civic associations of San Francisco were guests of the Paul Gerson Pictures Corporation at the Strand Theatre last Tuesday evening. The occasion was the first presentation in a San Francisco theatre of the initial comedy, "Pop Tuttle's Clever Catch," starring Dan Mason, produced by the Gerson Company, the only permanent resident film producing organization in San Francisco. The Gerson Pictures corporation, since last February has been engaged in regularly turning out film comedies. Seven of these pictures, known as Plum Center Comedies have been filmed under, the direction of Robert Eddy and beginning September 1st are being released to the exhibitors at regular intervals through Film Booking Offices of America. Dan Mason, star of Plum Center comedies, released by F.B.O., is making personal appearances at the Strand Theatre in San Francisco, during the run of the first comedy of the series, "Pop Tuttle's Clever Catch," in that house. Mason is between pictures just now, having completed his seventh comedy and waiting to start on the eighth. He is appearing in character of "Pop Tuttle," the role he created for these comedies.