Camera (May 1922-April 1923)

Page Twenty-two "The Digest of the Motion Picture Industry" CAMERA t 'Service to Producer ' 'Justice to Performer" Special department for children ; national types. The same care is given in the selection of the supporting atmosphere as is given to the cast. The Service Bureau 1036 South Hill Street General Phones: 821-071 Michael Tellegen Character heavies and straight dratnatic parts. Seven years motion picture and stage experience No'v available. Telephone 258-35 When tke Casting Director Isn't Continued from Page 6 one of the offices, and I recognized him as being Mr. Wild, the general manager. Well, I might as well meet him now as later thought I, but before the casting director could introduce me the general manager came right up to Mr. Gentle and said. "When I tell you to get out of the studio I mean it," and proceeded to throw Steve out. I was surprised at this display of acrobatics, and went out to Steve who was lying on the sidewalk. He picked himself up with my help, and explained that he resigned his position just before he met me in the front office. I then told him what I really thought of him, talking to me when he wasn't working himself. There is nothing more useless than a casting director who is unemployed. The fact is, it is a funny profession.. You take an actor, even if he isn't working he is still an actor. The same thing applies to any trade, but you take a casting director, when he isn't working, he is nothing. I was very angry over the entire affair, and got more angry when I heard the phone girl laugh. For the second time I wished I were a girl, but this time because I wanted to cry, my heart was broken. I don't mind a broken heart, but what got me mad w-as as I was leaving the studio grounds I heard the telephone girl say, "The ball-room scene is tomorrow." Coming Back Continued from Page 7 will consume less than half a reel of film! Speaking of "Ben Hur," calls to mind the interest in the selection of the cast for this picture which is being exhibited in the film colony here. Actors who have no ambition to play the title role themselves are keenly interested in knowing which of their coworkers will be given the coveted part. A group of studio workers were commenting upon the long delay which has preceded the making of the picture the other day, when Gaston Glass, happening along, heard the last of their remarks. "Why, of course, they are delaying and for a very good reason," said Gaston with a knowing wag of his head. "They have got the real Ben Hur and they are just dallying with the subject now until he is ready to take the part." "What's his name?" demanded half a dozen voices in unison. "He's a general favorite, all right," said Glass, "and he's a wonderful screen type, but he won't be ready to play the part for about eighteen years. They are just sparring until Jackie Coogan will be muscular enough for the requirements." SQUIBBS ON SCREENLAND Neely Edwards, Universal comedy star, has purchased half interest in a lion and he says as soon as he saves up a little more money he is going to buy the other half. His purpose in owning a whole lion is, he's going to have it trained to play opposite hita in his comedies — very opposite to him with very strong iron bars separating them. "It's the public clamor for animal 'stuff' that forces me to take my life in my hands, but I'm game even if it is a wild game," he says. Final preparations are being made to film the sixth and final W. C. Tuttle Adventure il/rtjr,.,r»H5 story at the Berwilla Studios with William Fairbanks as the star. Mr. Fairbanks indicates he will abandon his work of being a western hero and embrace straight leading men roles on account of the war censors are waging against western pictures. Eric Mayne finished with Gloria Swanson in "Prodical Daughters," at the Lasky Studios one day and went to work in a Thomas H. Ince feature at the Culver City studios the next day. More evidence of the fact that it's a busy age in fllmdom. "Main Street" is now far advanced on the highway to completion as a motion picture at the Warner Brothers Studios, and, Alan Hale, who is interpreting the character of Bjorstan, the Swedish janitor, is authority for the quip that "it's bound to prove a fine avenue of escape for those needing first-class entertainment" and that "it ought to block the traffic on any street graced by a theatre." After taking a fling at co-starring with Shirley Mason in the Bernard Durning production of "The Eleventh Hour," Charles (Buck) Jones is back at his old game, starring on his own hook and alone. He has just started his latest William Fox special entitled "Snowdrift," and, more than incidentally, he has a new leading lady — one of exceptional promise — Dorothy Manners by name, and, the so-called "most beautiful brunette on the screen" by fame. Martha Mattox, who is now playing the part of the spinster housekeeper in the Goldwyn production of "Three Wise Fools," made it a point to be among the first to congratulate Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis on their marriage the other day. Miss Mattox was among Lloyd's very first friends in pictures and she was present when he signed his first contract. Producers and Directors — Attention/ Man with 29 years on the Jewi.sh speaking stage, and technical advisor on "Hungry Hearts" (Goldwyn), is open for engagements. J. M. 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