Camera - April 14, 1923 to February 16, 1924 (April 1923-February 1924)

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Page Six 'The Diqest of the Motion Picture Induitry" CAMERA \ Flashes from Frisco agnes kerr crawford SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., July 2.— J. Eliason, director for the World Educational Films, and a party of six arrived in San Francisco by motor on Saturday for a stay of several days. Included in the party are Baby Betty, just two years old, one of the youngest stars of the silver-screen. Wampus mascot for the last two years, and a most lively and charming bit of a girl. Also Yale Boss, who was the first kiddie star back in the days of two-reelers, but who grew out of short trousers and off the screen several years ago, to return recently to the movie world as a good-looking young man. He has, by the way, just finished playing with George 1). Baker in the Ooldwyn production, "The Magic-Skin." Their stop here is part of an extended motor trip through central and northern California, looking for locations for the next picture of the organization, "The Forty-Niner," in which Baby Betty will be starred. Elmer Dyer, cameraman with the Stenoscopic Productions, has left that organization and returned to Los Angeles on Friday. The next picture of the company will not be started for another month owing to a little uncertainty in regard to their releasing arrangements. Patrica Palmer, who was costarred in their last picture, is also leaving the organization, but Director Walter W. Bell, and Ranger Bill Miller, the leading man, will continue with the company. Joseph Gonyea, signed as assistant director, is for the time being at least, working in the south. The Golden Gate Productions, with Jack Dewey as production manager, since their move to the Pacific Laboratories at 331 Turk Street, are very busy making advertising, industrial, and commercial films, while they get their capital together, and everything in shape to begin the production of feature pictures, which they hope to do in the very near future. Harry MaeKenzie of the Kenmat Productions returned from New York last week. While there he arranged a release for the first picture made by the company. It will be released in August by Pathe. Its present title is "Tipped Off," bHt there is a possibility that that may be changed. Mr. MacKenzie has gone to Los Angeles for a few days, and will announce the future production plans of the company on his return. Barbara Caselton, film star from NewYork, spent several days in San Francisco last week. Carl Laemmle has telegraphed to Mayor Rolph that owing to widespread objections from San Francisco certain scenes in the feature film, "The Shock," have been cut out. The picture is a story dealing with the San Francisco fire, but so many of the scenes were over-drawn that numerous organizations objected on the grounds that the film in places was "Untruthful and Libelous," on its showing in this city a few weeks ago. Hence the official protest to Mr. Laemmle. Day by day the cast working in Eric Von Stroheim's production of "Greed" grows smaller and smaller. Frank Hayes has finished his part, and left for the south by motor last Wednesday. Fanny Midgley ' also done, and released. Dale Fuller hi only to be murdered this week, and the she will be through. Jean Hersholt h | finished his work in this part of the pictui and as he does not appear in the sequenc to be made at Colfax, he will go to Los A -•eles until it is time for his scenes in tl very end of the picture, to be shot in tl desert at Death Valley. Of course ZaS Pitts and Gibson Gowland are still hard work, also Hughie Mack, who adds mu< to the bulk of the company. If the preset plans work out the company will leave ft Colfax to do the mine sequences about tl 24th of July. A most amusing pre-view was given tt other night of a picture made at a six day frolic given by the Alameda Sciots at Co tage Baths Beach lately. Harry F. Sheeha well-known to the film world, was supe vising director, and Louis Jacobs directe the actual filming, with Bud Hopper at tb camera. Of course it was a comedy and th title, "Yes, We Have No Bananas Today," i a fair description of the plot, but som clever work was put over by the cast, all c whom were members of the Alamed Sciots, although several had had professioi al experience, and the picture had a laug every minute. Max Graf, head ot the Graf Production! has left New York, enroute for San Prat cisco via Chicago and Los Angeles. On hi return the company will again go into pro duction, with first, a big sea picture, thei "The Grain of Dust." as earlier announced IS THE CHANGING THE SECRET OF A CAREER S LONGEVITY? As they come, so do they go— in veritable droves — but, Owen Moore seems destined to go on forever as one of the screen's foremost stars. Ever since the days of earliest infancy so far as the motion picture Indus-' try is concerned, Mr. Moore's has been a "biggest name," and today it is generally conceded to be a "bigger biggest name" than at any time. Just now it is being predicted by certain wiseacres of filmland that ThUBdergate,' in which he is now appearing at the United States Studios, will serve to even enhance his popularity due to the fact that he is drawing a characterization entirely different from anything he ever attempted before— that of the son of a Chinese lord, although earlier in the story he is a debonair, go-getting American. His performance before the battery of cameras has become quite the talk of the town even before the picture is completed owing to the enthusiastic remarks of those who have watched the production. For three years Mr. Moore has starred most triumphantly in a series of feature comedy hits under the banner of Selznick, and many had come to regard him as fundamentally a light comedy star, forgetting that for years prior to his entrance into this field, he was the foremost interpreter of romantic drama. Now in "Thundergate" be will be seen in something different again, a heavily dramatic interpretation and one most difficult, too, for he must be convincing as a young Chinese or else the whole effect of the story would be lost. Is it not logical to presume that the secret of Mr. Moore's ability to be a perpetual star is his talent for doing something radically different constantly? Casts of the Week Joseph M. Schenck presents Constance Talmadge in "THE DANGEROUS MAI D" Adapted from Elizabeth Ellis' novel, "Barbara Winslow, Rebel" Victor Heerman, Director CAST Constance Talmadge Conway Tearle Willard Mack Marjorie Law Tully Marshall Charles Gerrard Kate Price Arthur Ran kin Lou Morrison Philip Dunham Kenneth Gibson Warner Brothers present "TIGER ROSE" Adapted from David Belasco's play Sidney A. Franklin, Director Supervised by David Belasco CAST Lenore rjlric Forrest Stanley Claude Gillingwater Joseph Dowling Andeis Randolf Sam 1'eGrasse Andre de Beranger "BAD MEN AND GOOD" Chas. R. Seeling, Director George Crocker, Cameraman John Nateford, Scenarist CAST Big Boy Williams Lew Meehan Doris Dare Frank Alexandra Billy Quinn Frank Heskett Jay Marchant. formerly an assistant director at Universal City, has been directing short western pictures there for some time and is proving himself a capable handler of western atmosphere. HOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED SINCE THE DAYS OF DANTOI1 "Would you be so kind." requested I.oui XVI. turning to the huge, rather unkemp man on his right, "as to permit me to bor row a match?" "Certainly, king, your slightest wish is m: greatest pleasure," and forthwith George: Jacques Danton produced a small sulphu lipped slip of wood and passed it to the pompous gentleman with the aquiline nose "The longer I live the more sure I becomt that the tobacco we get nowadays is notbinti more or less than ground up cabbagt leaves." This remark was proffered by Max imilien Robespierre, "Well, and that's not all," said Le Chape Her, the president of the National Assembly "Take actors, ball players, ham sandwiches and almost anything else you might mention Everything is on the downgrade except rent and taxes." At this point the Marquis de La Tout d'Azyr broke into the conversation. "A lot of things have slowed up, all right," he said, "but there's one thing that's bettei than ever and that's my yacht The discussion ended when an assistant director called them on the set where Rex Ingram was directing a scene for "Scaramouche," his Metro picturization of Rafael Sabatini's famous novel. The historical characters mentioned above are portrayed in the screen production by the following artists: Louis XVI, Lorimer Johnston ; Danton, George Siegmann; Kobespierre, Curt Furberg; Le Chapelier, Bowditch "Smoke" Turner; Marquis d'Azyr, Lewis Stone. Others who have leading roles in "Scaramouche" include Ramon Novarro, Alice Terry. James Marcus, Edith Allen, Lloyd Ingraham, Julia Swayne Gordon, Otto Matieson and William Humphrey.