Close Up (Oct 1920 - Sep 1923)

16 X'S'T'1? Bright Hints For Human Beings By “US” or “WE” THEY’RE ALL IN UTAH The ultimate of civilization is about to unroll itself in a single day before the unseeing eyes of bald peaks, wooded vales, scarred pathways of mghty glaciers and snow-capped mountains which have stood since the dawn of creation, free from trespass of man. With the grandeur of unpenetrated natural beauty of the mountain fastnesses of LTtah and California as a background, Edwin Carewe, First National director-producer, is to film the great American classic of opera, stag.e, screen and story — “The Girl of the Golden West.” After studying the Reports of scouts sent through the rugged portions of all the far-western states and personally visiting many of the spots, Edwin Carewe has chosen Zion National Park of Utah as the locale for part of the scenes of the famous David Belasco play in which Blanche Bates, Frank Keenan and Charles Richmond made dramatic history. The same story set to music by the great Puccini starred the golden Enrico Caruso as the sheriff. Seven years ago the story was placed on the motion picture screen of the entire world and in 1910 it was novelized by Belasco and is still a great seller. Edwin Carewe and Associated First National have determined that this greatest of American classics of song and story shall be immortalized by becoming the greatest screen classic of film history. It is planned to send a special train of steel cars, for the safety of its precious freight, to Utah bearing Producer Carewe, Louis Jerome, business manager; Adelaide Heilbron, scenarist; special picture producing equipment, including cameras, generators mounted on trucks, six wind machines, picked horses, a ’49 stage coach, corps of electricians, carpenters, and technical experts; complete wardrobe for 250 actors and actresses and the entire cast of the picture. This, however, depends on weather conditions in Utah. A number of the scenes for this production will be taken at San Gabriel Canyon, Cal., the Big Bear district and other California scenic spots, where the footsteps of men have seldom echoed and where the history of the world has been but as a single day before the dawn of civil LEE MORAN HAS STARTED “You Know Me Al” is at last going to be translated to the screen through the comedy efforts of this well-known comedian Lee Moran. Assisting him and playing the part of “Lefty Allen” will be Mike Donlin, the ex-famous baseball man. Mr. Gilstrom, one of the most famous directors of comedy in the world, will direct these Ring Lardner cartoons into comedy. They have taken studio space at the Universal Film Company and they started February 1st. Fred Niblo: My wife is still at Santa Barbara. George Melford: My wife isn’t still any place. ization. Members of the cast are: J. Warren Kerrigan, who plays the role of Ramerrez; Sylvia Breamer, The Girl; Russel Simpson, the Sheriff; Joseph Hazelton, Cecil Holland, and Minnie Prevost. It is believed that Rosemary Theby will join the cast in a few days. Wallace Fox is acting as Carewe’s assistant; Sol Polito, first cameraman; Thomas Storey, second camera; Al Green, still protographer ; Robert De Lacey, film editor; Oscar Olements, master of properties, and Mildred Early, executive secretary to the producing director. Hundreds of extra people will be used in location scenes. VIN MOORE A Comedy Director of Note HUGH THOMPSON LEADING MAN (Whose Portrait Appears on Back Cover) We doubt if there are many successful leading men, still in the heyday of their populartiy, who can say that they have played the lead in 173 film features! Such is the record of Hugh Thompson, who has just finished playing opposite Katherine MacDonald in “Refuge.” Previous to this he was on location in Canada with Nell Shipman for 22 weeks in “The Grubstake.” Going back a little further, we find him playing the heavy with Bebe Daniels in “The Game Chicken. Then when you include his stay on the Goldwyn lot for a period of a year, playing opposite the greatest comedienne of the screen, Mabel Normand, in which several features were made, including “The Slim Princess.” Then you must admit that Mr. Thompson filled in his time satisfactorily since 1920 — the year in which he arrived on the Pacific Coast. Previous to this he played alternate leads for a year with Theda Bara and Virginia Pearson. He has also been co-starred with Evelyn Greeley and Gale Kane, while at other times he was associated in a leading capacity with such well-known stars of a recent past — Doris Kendon, Florence Reed, Olive Tell, Edna Goodrich, et al. and et al. Mr. Thompson is residing with his mother and father in Hollywood and thinks that there isnt’ any fairer place in the land. He has many opportunities to keep his athletic six feet two inches of height down to what he terms the ideal weight for a lead — 180 pounds. It must be very evident to you that he is pleasing to look upon, although we must admit that the photograph shows many well-known characteristics of his operatic highness — Mephisto! Heaven only knows where this may lead to, for it is just possible that our dainty “Mary,” seeing this, may exclaim “Eureka!” If she does, then we are satisfied that “Faust” will not be held up much longer for screen purposes. Philip Rosen neard of a cheap fellow who left the waiter in a cafe an asparagus tip. * * * Harry Carey admits that the only time he ever understood a woman was when she said: “Yes.”