Canadian Moving Picture Digest (May 18, 1920)

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS USES PRECAUTIONS if WHILE FILMING ‘‘MOLLYCODDLE’’ Guards Posted at The Star’s Hollywood Studios to Prevent Advance Information from ‘‘Creeping’’ Out on the Next United Artists’ Production For the first time since he entered upon a sereen career Douglas EBairbanks has taken steps to prevent advance information from reaching the-autside-world as to the naturesof his activifies in his studios. | With his return from Arizona, this week, together with the hundred members of his company who had been on Jocation in the desert filming a number of the more important and thrilling scenes. for'‘ Mollycoddle’’ the next, Fairbauks production for United Artists, the order was issucd-by the star to see that no loitering be permitted about the grounds of the plant and that every ‘* “whether on the stage or otherwise, be hid _f — _.den from the vice of outsiders, “The precautions are due to the | fact that fliers are so many novelties being introduced in ‘* Mollyeoddle”’ which will Gawse even greater comment than the night mare and flood episodes of *‘ When the Clouds Roll By’’ and these two innovations to the sereen have mystified the most hardened critics throughout the world. i Robert Fairbanks, manager of productions of the | organization, has followed his brother's instructions to the letter and things have been camouflaged to such perfection that even the eves of the trained army aviators set have been deceived. at the United. Artists’ headquarters from John. Fairbank ’s general manager of activies on the Coast, it will be a miracle if Doug. comes out alive before “ Mollycoddle? is completed. The star has already busted a couple of fingers doing stunts while makine exteriors who,¢ontinually fly over the film colony in Hollywood,’ According to word which came to Hiram Abrams and it is claimed that that portion of the story already _ JOE RYAN WEARS MANY MAKEUPS IN NEW SERIAL ‘‘ HIDDEN DANGERS”’ Joe Ryan, co-star with Jean Paige in Vitagraph’s new serial, ‘‘Hidden Dangers,’’ has undertaken to prove that clothes don’t prove anything. Ryan has been known-in the past as a bad man of the seréen. His character in previous pictures has always been that of-a-guntoting; reugh riding meaner-than-sin sort of fellow. In ‘‘Hidden Dangers”’ he appears, most of the.time warbed.in\idress suit and silk hat, or in the neat daytime garb of a gentleman. But the star has oceasion in several of the early episodes to don again his old time cowboy’s outfit and do avwittle faney rough riding. “Ryan and tee associates declare now that he. can wear any kind of elothes and thoroughly live up to the character ‘y represent, and that therefore clothes arre not infallible evidence of the character of their wearers. ~ \ “Hidden. Dangers’? has progressed well into_its . central episodess—The serial is noteworthy because of the ambitions and elaborate employment of science in its making. Ryan plays the role of a scientist possessed of two personalities, who has invented many wonderful devices and methods for the handling of elée tricity. He devotes his genius while in his normal mind, to the betterment of mankind. But at times when his seeond, or evil nature seizes him, he uses his talents for criminal purposes. : Albert E. Smith, president of Vitagraph, and Cleveland Moffett, the magazine writer who recently joined Vitagraph to collaborate with Mr, Smith in writing this and other serials, are supervising the produetion. William Bertram is the director. Mr. Bertram is assisted by one of the largest technical staffs ever assembled for serial making. It is made up principally recorded 7s **ehild’s play?’ im comparison with what : “as web to. be\lone 1 * % ea fivities started\on **Molkycoddle’* during "which time the star deveMpad his original idea into what is believed to be one of th best stories he has ever had to work i — with. Tom Geraelty, who was responsible for Doug’s pe last sereen adaption) prepared the seenario agam and ~.— . Viefor Fleming who Superviked things from. the front i “in the making of * Wheuthe Clouds Rol By’ a “ve directing with Ted Reed dceupyivenelietinst aid-to the i : director. a a : The same character of high class photoplay as was witnessed in the Jast Fairbank ** Bie Four’ release is ~ promised in **Mollycoddle,” William’ McCann and Harery Thorpe continuing to perform, with the cameras. * finished up in. quick order as the company is engaged : both night and day, the studio being a ‘‘bee-hive’’ of fas continuous activities. : : Excellent reports have been received regarding all of the prineipals of the company. The supporting cast could hardly be improved upon, it is declared, and this | is ageounted for because the author-star im preparing | the story moulded his characters truesto the players he had in anind. Frank ( Campeanu is handling himself admirably ‘in a portrayal whieh is a sight departure from any of his Besos tots we Ry Reniek the pew leading’ Wwo man, is living up to advance expeetations. Albert McQuarrie, Paul Burns, Child ‘‘Eagle Eye,’’ Harry Stevens, Freddie Hawk and others of, the east are doing their straretoamrke=\rot-+eeddte——one—of-the-fastest andomost_thriliine Fairbanksproductionsevermade— Page Thirty-Four ~<s ~ Bar nine weeks pre pagations-wer e madesbefore ae-> is again’ It is expected that the work on mthe interiors avill be We ¢ _NIC., MVC ge of their lives. ot z t : e contsruct the ingenious electrical dev VICES and gpectae: les conjured up by the euthors_in their imaginings Gee the miracles performed by the hero. =~ a “THE SEA RIDER,’’ HARRY T. MOREY’S NEXT -— IS READY Vitagraph announces that its latest Harry T.Morey feature, “‘The Sea Rider,’ willbe released in May, In themeantime’ Mr. Morey~and a large company are vat. work-amid picturesque surroundings neat Asheville, on his next pieture, ‘The Gauntlet of Greed.” ~ Mae Morey had the enjoyable experience several “days igo of presenting a-sereen exhibitron in a little backwoods town, where the picture happened to be ‘the tremendous event had tripte importance——— from the fact that the star who made it and who was causing it to be shown, was also working in that very same region oi his present undertaking. The town was Bat Cave, and the picture Mr. Morey showed was ‘The Birth of a Soul,” which he and his company produced near that place a few months ago. All the natiy es for ules ne attended the ele with the ¢ ‘Sev TT Se) menimeivens in crow d seenes on the sreeen. “The Sea Rider, which was just completed several ks ago, is widely different in tone and theme from Mr. Morey’s previous productions. It was adapted by Fred Schaefer from a story by Harry Dittmar. Edwin LL. Hollywood, who is direeting the present subject, was SHedinector— The story: concerns the love affair and the eee ee rseas-adventires—of a ee eared $e ea—captain,