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

amera! Camera! News Section Page Thirteen FILM HAS PSYCHIC THEME Dealing with the myriad mystic I lief s which from time immemor|l have been built into tradition Inong mariners, "Superstition," lie of the great independent prolictions of the year has been cometed at the Hollywood Studios. I Conceived as a short story called ["rapped," by I. W. Irving at the ]ne Sir A. Conan Doyle was visng the United States to preach I the gradual establishment of a •gular means of communication ith the spirit land, the tale relates cidents, founded on fact, of what e apparently personal influences , this life from those who have pne on. It is one of the very few moon pictures on its theme, and with leat readymade audiences waiting ir it, made by the expressions of ich men as Doyle, a considerable WITH THE YOUNGS Richard P. Young,youthful conInuity and title writer of HojlyI'ood, recently disputed, with one if his friends, the fact that James (oung is the only one of the Young lan to direct the famous Clara Limball. | A newspaper clipping, from his papbook, won the argument — jnd the bet — within a few moments. In fact there was no comeback ; nese headlines proved sufficient : Clara Kimball Young in stellar pie of Photoplay — Harry Garson upcrvising — Richard P. Young jandiing the megaphone. After the loser had recovered jrom the loss, explanations were n order. Sometime ago, after Young had ust finished directing an Alsatian picture in the East, Clara Kimball [rived in the same city, where he iad been shooting, on a personal Ippearance tour. To put the stunt bver big, Garson and the manager n the theater secured Young and pis cameramen to show the folks luw the movies are made. | And while he kept one eye on he star, Miss Young's new direcor kept the other on the traffic officers, who were not aware of he fact that a permit had not been seared from the chief to block I raffia Virginia Vaili has returned to her home after a short vacation at the nearby beaches following the completion of her work in Goldfvyn's "Wild Oranges," which King Vidor directed. She will start work won on "The Signal Tower," a vJniversal production to be directed py Clarence Brown. I Arthur Housman, well-known screen actor, helped to make things pleasant for Lloyd Hamilton during his recent stay in New York. So when Arthur arrived here the other day as a member of a Goldwyn company returning from the East. Lloyd met him at the train with the keys to Laurel Canyon, a card to the country club, and the latest map of the detours between Hollywood and Culver City. interest has been aroused about the distribution. Fred C. Kusse, chief of Creative Productions, which made the picture won't say a word. Neither will W. H. Carr, the general manager. The film is now in the cuttingroom where Director John B. O'Brien is bringing it down to proper length. Louis Weddock is editing. Amone the players in the cast of the film are; John Bowers, Marguerite De La Motte, Cesare Gravina, Edward Burns, Joseph Dowling, Claire McDowell, Sheldon Lewis, Spottiswoode Aitken and Martha Marshall. In addition to the interest aroused by the general theme of the film it has commanded attention, on the spectacular side due to the intensely vivid portrayal of a storm at sea. Immediately upon completion at the Hollywood Studios of his featured character role in the Beverly Production, "The Whipping Boss," Eddie Phillips started work in the role of Noah Swift, the juvenile lead, in the Reginald Barker Production for Metro of the zvellknown book, "Cape Cod Polks." In this, Prank Keenan is f" return to the screen in the featured role of the old sea captain, Eddie Philtips' father. If the late Nat Wills could have met Tully Marshall in his present make-up, the king of tramp comedians would have gathered many interesting pointers on just how a down-and-out hobo should appear. Marshall is playing one of the featured roles in the Joseph Henabery production, "The Stranger" for Paramount with Betty Compson, Richard Dix and Lewis Stone as the other featured members of the cast. The story was written for the screen bv Edfrid Bingham from John Galsworthy's "The First and the Last" and Ralph Block is the production, editor. Dainty Virginia Fox, wellknown leading lady, did the unusual last week. While spending a brief sojourn at Guenther's Murrietta Hot Springs, she had a number of "still" photos taken on the beautiful palm drive. When the prints are made they will be used as "fan" photos. "That's one way of showing the out-siders just what beautiful places we have in California," says Miss Fox. At last it has happened. It was bound to occur, and here it is : "Yes, We Have No Bananas" has reached the screen. "Yes, etc ; will be the first comedv produced by "Zit's Comedies, Inc., of which "Zit," New York dramatic critic, is president. The cast reads like a list of Broadway's Best Bets. Don Barclay, star of "Go-Go," Gilda Grav, the quivering terpsichorian, Belle Baker. Vaudeville's song-bird, Mabel Withee, Francine Larrimore. Edna Aug, Anna Chandler and Lillian Shaw. Baby Therese Rose, whose recent very creditable work was seen in "Our Gang" comedy, directed by J. P. McGowan, is a full grown comedienne in weight of not in age and experience, tipping the scales at more than one hundred pounds and but six years of age. Furthermore, if ancestry and weight combined have anything to do with it, Baby Therese is destined to reach the heights in her chosen vocation as her great-greatgrandfather was Alfred Burnt ivho wote the Libretto of the "Bohemian Girl" and was manager of the Drury Lane Theatre, in London for many years. His Dflfe, Therese Rose's great-great-grandmother, was his star in many productions. When D. W. Griffith "discovered" Carmel Myers several years ago and induced her late father to allow her to become a film actress, the master director predicted that she would be playing parts in three years. "It will take three years of hard work and then you will be playing important parts," said Griffith. Two months afterwards Miss Myers was playing leads, thereby anticipating Griffith's prediction by two years and ten months. While filming certain scenes of a Stan Laurel picture recently completed at the Hal Roach Studios, a keg of near-beer was one of the "props." Jimmy Finlayson, passing by, took a drink of the stuff and walked off to the next stage. A few minutes later Mae Laurel met him on the lot. He was pale and talked much to her of being "through" and of "reforming." "I just sauntered into the B i Itmore," he stammered, "and it has grown frightfully small! I almost filled the lobby. There were rabbits and chickens (real ones) sit Life is but a battle ground for Milton Sills. He no more than completes work on one motion picture production wherein he must wage a mighty battle, than his services are sought madly by other producers for parts requiring gory conflict. Sills' most spectacular pugilistic display to date was in "The Spoilers." He has now signed to play the role of Calvin Gray in Richard Walton Tully's production "Flowing Gold," which calls for a handto-hand struggle of even more violence and intensity. Candidates for the part of Buddy Briskow, the husky Texas lad with whom Sills is to mix in this picture, shudder when they learn that the script calls for their punishment at the hands of thisfamous screen fighter. Edward Burns, who is now on his way to New York, where he will play the leading role opposite Gloria Swanson in the screen ver There are busy times ahead of Edmund Lowe. He is now playing the male lead in "Nellie the Beautiful Cloak Model" a Warner Brothers production and at the same time will play the featured role in "The Waning Sex" a legitimate play by the Hattons, to be presented at Eagan's Little Theater. Lowe who is the son of former U. S. Senator, J. R. Lowe, was educated for the bar and possesses degrees from the University of Santa Clara and Leland-Stanford. John L. E. Pell is making the historical arrangement of the story for D. W. Griffith's next production "America.." Pell is the author of "Down to the Sea in Sliips" with a thorough knowledge of Nezv England history. Douglas Fairbanks gave her the feminine role in "The Matrimaniac" and ever since she has been appearing in important characters, her most notable work being the portrayal in Goldwyn's "Slave of Desire." This characterization, according to those who should know, will make a full-fledged star of Carmel Myers. She is at present appearing opposite John Barrymore in "Beau Brummel" at the Warner Studios. ting about in the chairs. A bally duck waddled by me in a very insolent manner. A richly dressed old lady paraded past me to the desk — and jumped on top it. She turned around and Ye Gods ! she was a monkey ! I tell you I'm cured. If near-beer can do that to the Biltmore — well, I'm through." Investigation revealed that Finlayson had wandered onto a half portion set being used by the "Dippv-Doo-Dads" for their next picture. The rabbits, ducks, chickens and monkeys were the actors. sion of Maude Fulton's famous stage play, "The Humming Bird," stopped over at Atlanta, Georgia, where he visited the only replica of Bobbie Burns' cottage in Scotland. It is one of the most remarkable houses I have ever seen," commented Burns. "The building is constructed of solid stone, with furnishings built entirely of mahogany, which I understand are the only duplicates of Burn's original furniture. It is regarded as one of the most interesting historical curiosities in America." Several bored critics were given a real thrill at the Hollywood studios the other day when they previewed the recently completed Rewind Hoffman feature, "Which Shall It Be?" It proved to be most novel in that there is no leading man or woman, no 'villain and no romance — simply a page from life. It is a screen adaptation of the ivcll-lovcd old poem of the same name. PROPHECY COMES TRUE ANENT THE ROACH BREW