Camera (May 1922-April 1923)

rAMERA ! IVeekly Wake-' Em-U p— CAM ERA !'S News Section Page TTiirtee< Capping Last-M inute ci imaxes LLOYD HUGHES IS ESTABLISHED NOW AS A STAR IN HIS OWN RIGHT. HE HAS JUST SIGNED A CONTRACT FOR HIS SECOND STARRING EFFOIfT, PLAYING THE LEADING ROLE IN THE FRANK BORZAGR PRODUCTION OF "TERWILLIGER," WHICH WILL BE FILMED FOR FIRST NATIONAL AT THE UNITED STUDIOS IMMEDIATELY. MR. HUGHES IS NOW FINISHING IN HIS FIRST STARRING PICTURE, "OUT OF THE NIGHT," BEING FILMED BY THE PALMERPLAY COMPANY AT THE THOMAS H. INCE STUDIOS IN CULVER CITY. IRVING CUMMINGS IS TAKING HIS ENTIRE COMPANY APPEARING IN "EAST SIDE, WEST SIDE" TO NEW YORK TO PHOTOGRAPH SOME OF THE MORE IMPORTANT ATMOSPHERIC SCENES IN THE LOCALE DESCRIBED IN THE STORY. KENNETH HARLAN, EILEEN PERCY, WALLY VAN, BETTY MAY, LUCILLE WARD, CHARLES MAILES, JOHN D. PRINCE AND LUCILLE HUTTON ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE CAST. "UNCLE TOM'S CABIN," THAT TIME-HONORED AMERICAN CLASSIC, WILL BE MADE INTO A PHOTOPLAY BY THE PRINCIPAL PICTURES CORPORATION, HEADED BY SOL LESSER, WHO WILL USE THE ENTIRE CAPACITY OF HIS NEWLY ACQUIRED STUDIO, FORMERLY THE KING VIDOR PLANT, FOR THIS ONE PRODUCTION. RICHARD WALTON TULLY IS BACK FROM A THREEMONTH SIEGE OF RESEARCH WORK IN PARIS FOR HIS FORTHCOMING PRODUCTION OF "TRILBY." HIS FIRST IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT WAS TO THE EFFECT THAT HE INTENDED MAKING ALL OF HIS PICTURES IN HOLLYWOOD. AMONG HIS FUTURE FILMING PLANS IS AN ELABORATE SCREEN VERSION OF "THE BIRD OF PARADISE." THE FAMOUS PLAYERS-LASKY CORPORATION SEEMS DESTINED TO BE CALLED UPON TO MAKE THE LEGAL FIGHT OF ITS EXISTENCE AS A RESULT OF THE DETERMINATION OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION TO VIGOROUSLY PURSUE THE CHARGES OF UNFAIR COMPETITION AND MONOPOLISTIC TENDENCIES, ACCORDING TO A LATE DESPATCH FROM WASHINGTON, D. C. THE CASE HAS BEEN SET FOR TRIAL IN NEW YORK ON APRIL 23RD. RUSSELL SIMPSON IS RECOVERING FROM PAINFUL INJURIES SUSTAINED IN BEING THROWN BY A HORSE WHILE WORKING IN A SCENE FOR "THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST" UNDER THE DIRECTION OF EDWIN CAREWE AT SONORA. CARL LAEMMLE, HEAD OF UNIVERSAL, HAS PURCHASED A FIFTY-FOOT FRONTAGE AT 1010 SOUTH OLIVE STREET, LOS ANGELES, AND WILL ERECT A MODERN BUILDING IN WHICH WILL BE ESTABLISHED HIS COMPANY'S LOCAL EXCHANGE. CECIL B. DEMILLE AND HIS COMPANY WILL BE SENT TO PALESTINE TO FILM MOST OF THE EXTERIOR SCENES IN HIS NEXT SPECIAL PRODUCTION, "TEN COMMANDMENTS." THE N. Z. WALL PRODUCTIONS COMPANY IS THE LATEST NEW YORK FILM-PRODUCING CONCERN TO ABANDON THE EASTERN FIELD FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. IT HAS LEASED SPACE AT UNIVERSAL CITY AND ALREADY HAS EDGAR LEWIS BUSY FILMING "THE RIGHT OF THE STRONGEST" WITH AN AI>L-STAR CAST INCLUDING HELEN FERGUSON, ELMO LI.\(^OLN, TULLY MARSHALL AND GEORGE SI EG MANN. STUART PATO.XS "THE ATTIC OF FELIX BAVU" WAS PRE VIEWED THIS WEEK AND IT MADE A PROFOUND IMPRESSION, THE CONCENSUS OF OPINION BEING THAT IT IS ONE OF THE MOST GRIPPING, MOST THRILLING PICTURES OF THE YEAR. THOSE IN THE CAST WHO ACHIEVE THE GREATEST HEIGHTS ARE WALLACE BEERY, SYLVIA BREAMER, ESTELLE TAYLOR, MARTHA MATTOX AND FORREST STANLEY. MARY PICKFORD AND OTHER CINEMA NOTABLES WILL ACTIVELY SUPPORT A CAMPAIGN TO RAISE FUNDS WITH WHICH TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF BUILDING A NEW HOME FOR THE HOLLYWOOD STUDIO CLUB AT 6129 CARLOS AVENUE. THE PRESENT STRUCTURE ACCOMMODATES ONLY TWENTY GIRLS. THE NEW ONE WILL AFFORD ALL CONVENIENCES FOR A HUNDRED. THE FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES FOR ONE WEEK BEGINNING MARCH 12TH. FERDINAND PINNEY EARLE HAS RETURNED TO LOS ANGELES AFTER A FOUR-MONTH SOJOURN IN NEW YORK, WHERE HE HAS BEEN DIRECTING THEDA BARA IN "THE EASIEST WAY." IT IS SAID HE HAD SOME TROUBLE OVER FINANCIAL MATTERS WITH THE SELZNICK COMPANY. MR. EARLE REITERATES HIS DETERMINATION TO MAKE A BIG SCREEN PRODUCTION OF "FAUST." DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, MARY PICKFORD, HAROLD LLOYD AND CHARLES CHAPLIN WERE AMONG THE SCREEN NOTABLES WHO DISCUSSED FINAL PLANS WITH DENNIS F. O'BRIEN, NEW YORK ATTORNEY, FOR THE FORMATION OF AN ORGANIZATION THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO REMOVE THE TAINT OF COMMERCIALISM FROM THE FILM INDUSTRY BY COUNTERACTING VARIOUS INFLUENCES OF THOSE INCLINED TO BE MONOPOLISTIC IN A PERENNIAL CHASE OF GOLD. THIS MEETING WAS HELD AT THE BEVERLY HILLS HOME OF MARY AND DOUG. NOAH BEERY IS ESTABLISHING ANOTHER "GREATER ACTIVITY RECORD" BY PLAYING VITALLY BIG PARTS IN THREE VITALLY BIG FEATURE PRODUCTIONS SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE PRODUCTIONS ARE: "MAIN STREET," "THE SPOILERS" AND "WANDERING DAUGHTERS." HE IS LIVING THE LIVES OF SO MANY OTHER FELLOWS NOW THAT HE HAS LITTLE OR NO TIME TO LIVE HIS OWN PRIVATE LIFE. MABEL NORMAND WILL ARRIVE IN LOS ANGELES NEXT WEEK READY TO START IN HER NEXT STARRING VEHICLE TO BE MADE BY MACK SENNETT, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST ANNOUNCEMENT. THERE -IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY OF DAVID WARK GRIFFITH RETURNING TO HIS OLD STAMPING-GROUNDS HERE IN THE EARLY FUTURE TO ONCE MORE MAKE HIS MASTERPIECES WHERE EVERYBODY THINKS THEY SHOULD BE MADE. HE HAS DEFINITELY ABANDONED HIS EASTERN STUDIOS AND HE IS NOT EXPECTED TO ACCEPT AN OFFER TO MOVE TO NEW ORLEANS. Ince Buys a "Best-Seller" Thomas H. Ince has purchased film rights for "The Just and the Unjust," Vaughan Kester's most popular novel, which will be adapted for the screen by Bradley King of the Ince writing staff. Author of "The Prodigal Judge," "The Fortunes of the Landray's" and many other equally successful stories, Kestor's "best-seller" has been "The Just and the Unjust." A special motion picture edition of the book will be issued by the Bobbs Merrill Publishing company simultaneously with the release of the picture production, planned as one of the big features of Ince's fall releasing program. Boylan on a Vacation Mike Boylan, who last week resigned from his position of publicity director of Universal City and was succeeded by Ben Westland, former assistant advertisement manager, is enjoying a vacation. It was definitely stated that Mr. Boylan's severance of connections was not a result of a "shake-up," and that the same cordial relations still exist between Universal officials and Mr. Boylan. Mr. Boylan and his family left for Coronado, where they will rest for about a week. Mr. Boylan could not state what connection he would make later, although several offers are under consideration. Veteran Crane "Comes Back" With the addition of William H. Crane, dean of the American stage. King Vidor has about completed the cast for "Three Wise Fools," his first Goldwyn production. Mr. Crane will be the Judge, one of the three sapient simpletons. Claude Gillingwater will impersonate Findley, the part which he created on the stage, and Alec Francis will be Dr. Gaunt, the other wise fool. Eleanor Boardman will have the leading feminine role. Zasu Pills, ininiital)le coniedienne, and Martha Mattox, character actress, have also been added to the brilliant roster. McCarty Has Own Unit Backed by eastern as well as local capital, Henry McCarty, who wrote and directed the entire series of western pictures starring Lester Cuneo, has formed his own producing organization and will start work within the next two weeks on the first of a series of western dramas, which he w-ill present with an all-star cast, including the names of some of the screen's best known artists. The stories, which will be written and personally directed by Mr. McCarty, are to be of feature length and will be distributed, it is said, through one of the largest releasing organizations.