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

Page Fourteen Weekly WakeEmUp — CAMERA'S News Section CAMERA! LLOYD HUGHES TURNS DOWN NEW YORK OFFER Loyd Hughes has just refused a contract from a New York producer to play the leading part in a super-production to be staged in Manhattan shortly. Existing contracts will keep Hughes busy .for the next few months and besides, as Lloyd says, "There's no place like home and there's no home like Hollywood." Pre-eclipse weather, or whatever it is, is responsible for an almost too realistic scene in "Her Temporary Husband," First National picture being directed by John McDermott. Owen Moore, Tully Marshall and Sydney Chaplin, all of them bearded, hide in a long box-trunk when the villains close in on them. Three men, with thick greasepaint and heavy false whiskers crowded into a box on a 90-degrees-in-the-shade day ! After the villains pass through, the three are supposed to come up out of the box, foreheads beaded from terror. Terror is registered by all three — and perspiration ! One can guess that glycerine was not needed in this scene. MABEL FORREST ' IN "THE SATIN GIRL" Mabel Forrest will be starred in a Ben Wilson production entitled "The Satin Girl," according to Samuel V. Grand, president of GrandAsher-who will release the picture. A splendid supporting cast has been chosen to support Miss Forrest, who is rapidly becoming known through her past featured roles as one of the most promising actresses in the whole range of the screen. "I am satisfied." said Mr. Grand, "that Mabel Forrest has everything that is required to satisfy the most exacting audience tor she is not only gfted dramatically but possesses, as well, a keen sense of humor, sincerity and naturalness. Attractive, with a distinctive personality, she should be one of the greatest favorites on the screen in a very short time." Norman Kerry has been engaged to play the lead opposite Miss Forrest. He is a New Yorker whose recent work in several big attractions has stamped him as a prime popular favorite as well as an actor of genuine histrionic talent. It was with Paramount that he first became known and achieved a popularity that has never since left him. He is over the six foot mark and weighs 180 pounds. Ralph Lewis received several bruises in his big scene where he rescues two children from death in a hurricane in "Born of a Cyclone." WANT CONWAY TEARLE FOR -BEN HUR" Motion picture "fan" magazines have been beseiged with letters from film devotees throughout the country suggesting Conway Tearle for the part of "Ben Hur," which is to be produced by Goldwyn. "Why all this speculation and discussion as to who is to have the part ?" writes L. Stremer, of Victoria, B. C, in the "Motion Picture Magazine." "Why don't they solve the problem once and for all by getting Conway Tearle to take the part? Not only is Mr. Tearle one of the best actors and most striking personalities the movie possess, but he also has the advantage of having appeared as Ben Hur on the legitimate stage." Mr. Tearle created the part of "Ben Hur" on the stage in Australia some fifteen years ago and later toured the United States in the part. REPORTERS GETTING -SCREEN CREDIT" Hail to the news writer. At la«t he is receiving suitable tribute at the hands of the motion picture producers. In recent months there have been evident an unusual number of productions in which the journalist comes into his own, filmatically speaking. One of the few honest-to-goodness newspaper plots of days past was Marshall Neilan's, "Go and Get It," with Pat O'Malley as the energetic reporter. Recently, among those who appear on the screen in journalistic parts, are Lloyd Hughes, in Thomas H. Ince's, "Her Reputation." and Conway Tearle as the big city columnist in First National's, "Black Oxen." Following the completion of scenes taken in the interior of the Ogelthurpe ho:ne setting, Frank Lloydwill take his company producing "Black Oxen" for release through Associated First National, to San Francisco for wharf scenes ai«J then to Lake Arrowhead for shots as a mountain lodge. Corinne Griffith and Conway Tearle are bein» co-featured in "Black Oxen." Carnv-lita Geraghty, well known leading lady, was added to the cast of Frank Lloyd's production, "Black Oxen," a First National iclcase. last week, for several important interior scenes. General Manager Harry B. Weil has completed casting tor the production, with the exception of Prince Hohenauer, a part for which several prominent screen players have been given screen tests, but for whicli the proper type does not seem to have been presented to date. Marthu Marshall wears four different suits of knickers and several stunning society gowns in "Superstition," directed by John B. O'Brien, in which she plays an important role supporting John Bowers and Marguerite De La Motte. Spotti-iwoode Aitken, for years one of Ihc mainstays in D. W. Griffith's Biograph and Fine Arts Company and regarded by Griffith as one of the best judges of budding talent in his organization, predicts a -brilliant future for Martha Marshall with whom he plays a number of his big scenes in "Superstition." After an interval of four weeks, during which he loaned Jane Novak to Maurice Tourneur for "Jealous Fools," Chester Bennett is now staging the final scenes in his production of "The Lullaby," starring lane Novak. Fred Esmelton has just received a cable to come to London to play the featured role in the late Frank Bacon's great play, "Lightnin'," which is to be staged there in addition to "Three Wise Fools," and other nolworthy successes. Fsmelton says he is too busy with his role in Johnny , Hines' production of "Conductor 1492" for Warner Brothers, to think of leaving Hollywood Mestayer With Lloyd Harry Mestayer, direct descendant of the old' st theatrical family of the American stage, has joined Frank Lloyd's "Black Oxen" company to interpret the role of Jim Oglethorpe. Mr. Mestayer, who recently left the New York stage to re-enter motion pictures, has turnc-d down an offer to play in a fall Belasco production, to participate in the filming of "Black Oxen." Frank Lloyd, the latest addition to the independent producing forces at Hollywood, has engaged Clara Bow. 17-year-old Brooklyn high school girl, to play one of the principal parts in his production of "Black Oxen." to be itleased a a First National pic'iire. Miss Bow, who is under a long term contract with R. P. Schuberg, is. in the opinion of Mr". Lloyd, one of ihe most unaffec;d and talented young screen players he has seen and he predicts a brilliant fut ire for her on the silversheet. Kate Lester, Claire McDowell and Clarissa Selwynne, three character women well known to screen fans, have been added to the cast of Frank Lloyd's production of "Black Oxen," a First National picture. Miss Lester is to play Jane Oglethorpe; Miss McDowell, Agnes Trevor, and Miss Selwynne will essay the role of Cora Dwight. STARS JUDGED PONY EXPRESS RACE Complying with urgent requests from San Francisco, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks took part in the Admission Day celebration which was held in the bay city on September 9, California's birthday. Miss Pickford and Mr. Fairbanks were delegated by the genr eral committee to receive the winners of the Pony Express raak which e-ded at Tanforan park, San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. Fairbanks officially welcomed the riders as they finished the final leg of their 2000 mile ride and particK pated in the presentation of tha $5000 cash prize. The invitation to the two stars was tendered by K. R. KingsburjS president of the Standard Oil Co., of California; Herbert Fleishl backer, president of the Anglo ft London. Paris National bank, and Paul Shoup, president of tm| Southern Pacific, who are mem* bers of the general committee. JAP PICTURE ACTORS PEAK FOR RELATIVES' Sojin Kamiyama and Kunihiko Nambu, two Japanese actors whffl figure prominently in Douglas] Fairbanks' "The Thief of Bagdad, 1 now in the making at the Pickford-j Fairbanks Studio, 7200 Santa Monica Blvd., are today the indirect victims of the earthquake ana fire which have made a flamingfj shambles of the island of Nipponi Knowledge of the fact that Mrj Kamiyama's .seven-year-old sonJ Takesabro, and Mr. Nambu's wifed mother and sister-in-law, were in the demolished districts was first] discovered when Douglas Fairbanks inquired if the actor's rela-] tives were endangered by the re-j cent disaster. According to Shiro Mori, Mr.; Nambu's interpreter, who himself had a wife, child, sister, mother, and brother in what was considered to be the safest district of the city, Mr. Nambu's relatives are without doubt among the dead and injured as they resided in thffl Sumida river district where six huge bridges crumbled and blocked the river, adding the horrors of flood to the frightful havoc already created by quake and flames in the surrounding lowlands. Both players have been frantically attempting to obtain word of their families but as yet have received no response to their cable messages. A wire has just been received from Finis Fox, who stopped off at Denver to show his "Bag and Baggage" to General Manager R. R. Bcatty, of the Finis Fox organization and a group of Colorado exhibitors there, stating the picture scored tremendously. Finis will go on to New York within a few days to arrange for the New York opening.