Camera (May 1922-April 1923)

ESTABLISHED 1918 — A FILM MAGAZINE AND A FILM NEWSPAPER IN ONE Entered as second class matter, August 11, 191S, at the postofflce at Los Angreles, Cal., under act of March 3, 1879. S. W. (DOC) LAWSON Publisher and Manager DELBERT E. DAVENPORT Editor FRED W. FOX Advertising Manager C. NEIL LYKKE, JR Associate Editor DORIS MORTLOCK Studio Editor H. H. CONGER COMPANY.. National Advertising Representatives Marbridge Building First Nat'l Bank Building HoLnROOK Building NEW YORK CITY CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO Price 10 cents per copy, $2.00 per year in Los Angeles County. Outside Zone, $2.50 per year. Canada, $3.00; Foreign, $3.50 Issued on Saturday afternoon of each week at 4513 Sunset Boulevard, in Los Angeles. California. Phone 595-179 Address All Communications to Camera! Vol.V. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1923 No. 44 TOO ought an d A ppetite One thing everybody can be rich in is faith, the ointment! But, did you ever try to buy a meal with it? See how the fly is ever in Universal City seems destined to have an era of universal shifting in high executive quarters. Well, Universal is the trademark out there. If Will Hays does think he's the big hero of the pictures, it is safe to estimate that there are fully a hundred screen leading men who will dispute the claim. As proof of the claim that life continues as paradoxical as ever, let us cite the case of Valentino wherein the idol of the screen is the most idle of any of them. One thing sure is, the first so-called "fan" magazine which changes its policy to reflect the true spirit of filmland, its people and the cinema art they strive to interpret, will deserve a place in the motion picture sun. It is said Los Angeles boasts more vegetarians than any other city in the world. They eat as many turnips raw as the average populace eats 'em cooked. Oh well, one can get fat on imagination if he can go Coue-Coue enough. Hollywood's new Montmartre Cafe adds its share of cosmopolitan aspects to the film capitol and the food will add to the avoirdupois of film folks. So, if the leading lady gets too fat, blame the Montmartre. There seem to be some monkey wrenches in the machinery over in Europe — and some monkeys in high offices, too. Meanwhile it's greater than ever to be in the picture business in Southern California. The most aniazing feature of the narcotic situation is, the authorities know who the leaders of the drug ring are, and when, where and how the smuggling is done, but yet declare it is difficult to stop it. Why is it difficult? Howard E. Bixby, "the smallest actor in pictures," was married this week. He is less than four feet tall, but he towers above all bachelors in matrimonial achievement. His wife is of normal height, which gives her about a foot and a half of advantage in the altitude record of the family. The steady progress of the photoplay as an art is sufficient to justify unstinted confidence in its future and it was long since time to forget its past. But, most important of all, is a universal fidelity to the cause of minding the knitting in this vital present. In plain words, diligence should be the watchword now. One Hollywood cafe man recently retired with a fortune of a couple hundred thousand dollars "accruing from" hungry movie people. Another restauranteur, still active with two busy food emporiums, is known to be worth another couple hundred thousand. It all goes to show there is real money in appeasing the Thespian appetite. A keen observer makes the assertion that the quality of the character of motion picture people is improving rapidly due to the influx of collegians and men of high accomplishments in other walks of life. This isn't leaving much for the old-timers. But then many of the old-timers are not prone to have much time for the new-timers either. So it works out about fifty-fifty. Where did Cecil B. De Mille or whoever was responsible for that advertisement, warning against stealing ideas out of "Adam's Rib," get the notion it was such a wonderful achievement? It is simply another Cecil De Mille picture, not of the exceptional class to which "Manslaughter" or "The Whispering Chorus" belongs. Anyway, why insult the whole population of all filmdom about it? It's queen-choosing time for comedy kings. The announcement of the Harold Lloyd-Mildred Davis engagement follows closely onto the news of Charlie Chaplin's betrothal to Pola Negri, and, rumors emanating from Paris indicate Max Linder will bring a bride with him on his forthcoming return to Hollywood. Monty Banks is yet to be heard from and he is one of bring the most romantic of them all. a W When Cahuenga and Hollywood Boulevard becomes a 42nd and Broadway, Highland and Hollywood Boulevard will have ..^nter Garden with a beauty chorus and everything, if the "dope" (not drugs) runs true to form. Then if a battalion of hurdy-gurdy men unleash their mobile tin-pan music, we shall have "all the flavor and the savor" of Gotham in a setting of California foot-hills instead of canyons of sky-scrapers. It isn't such a bad dream either. Hollywood's smoke (not tobacco) bears watching. Her cup is filled with the elixir (not liquor) of youthful "pep" which promises gigantic developments.