Close Up (Oct 1920 - Sep 1923)

^iiiniiiiimiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiimiiiim “Pi OQFT.l TP” AMACAZ.NE . V ^ | jV y ^ t J i OF MOVIE-LAND LOS ANGELES, CALIF., MARCH 5th, 1923 TEN CENTS | mi iiiiiiiuijiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiii illllllBIIII!lllllllinilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll«IIIIIIIIIIIIINIMIIII«^ I THE GREAT LIBEL SUIT IS SETTLED OUT OF COURT! ABOUT 2Vz YEARS AGO THE WILLIAM FOX CORPORATION claimed that CLOSE-UP LIBELED THEM. PROGRESS After a lot of preliminaries, CLOSE-UP is served with a paper stat ing He is wanted in Court some day, relative to this LIBEL. WHAT THEY WANTED— $ 1 2 5,0 0 0 (No Small Amount, You’ll Admit) THE CASE Dragged, and was postponed several times. I CLOSE-UP retained KIMBALL FLETCHER, A GOOD ATTORNEY. EVENTUALLY Case is set for February 27th, 1923. THEN Lawyer for Defendant suggested settling Case out of Court. THE DEFENDANT bows his head in assent. i PAPERS are signed by several, including the Defendant, in which the LATTER gives unto PLAINTIFF a JUDGMENT. DAMAGES 1,000,000 Roubles. or 11,310 Kronin. or 21,475 Marks. OR IN PLAIN AMERICAN !! ONE DOLLAR!! IS AWARDED THE PLAINTIFF AND THEIR FAIR FAME is left untarnished, and their honor vindicated. THE DEFENDANT congratulates the PLAI N T I F F. illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllllllllllllHIIIIUmHIIIIIIIimillllll^llllHIIIIHIIIIIIIIHIHIIIIHIIIIIIIilll Hill Ill I |iiiiiiIiiI A NEARER POINT OF VIEW 1 VOL. IX, NO. 4. A MAGAZINE OF MOVIE-LAND TEN CENTS M. C. LEVEE RETURNS HE DID IT, TOO DORIS PAWN AT EGAN’S M. C. Levee, president of the United Studios, returned Monday from a fortnight’s visit to New York. According to Levee, who is sponsoring the Maurice Tourneur productions for First National release, the preview negative of “The Isle of Lost Ships” met with such a splendid reception that First National began immediate plans for several super features to be produced by Maurice Tourneur and sponsored by Mr. Levee. First National already has a contract with Messrs. Levee and Tourneur for four big productions during the present year. The first of these is “The Isle of Lost Ships,” which is to be released during March. The second has already been selected, and work on the continuity begun. E. J. Harter knows a prize fighter who has a “poker” face. James Young’s assistant, James Ewens, has a good story on the director of “Wandering Daughters.” A little colored boy supplied the laugh. During the filming of a scene in which several “extras” were used, Ewens called to him, “Come here, boy.” The director, who is the soul of dignity and courtesy, drew his assistant to one side and protested. To impart confidence which is an aid to performing a task well, the director advised, even a boy should be shown every courtesy. Particularly should he be addressed by name. To illustrate his point, Mr. Young asked: “What is your name, young man?” “Jimmie!” replied the boy. Suppressed laughter from the assistant. The director hesitated, “er-er — ahem!” he said — “Come here, boy!” Doris Pawn has realized a longcherished ambition. She has returned to the speaking stage without sacrificing any part of her screen career, for, although she opened at Eagen’s theater last Monday night in “The Timber Wolf,” she is still pursuing her .career before the motion picture camera, having started in a new picture at Universal City on the very day she opened at Eagen’s. “It has been quite a while since I’ve had the opportunity of appearing before an audience and I am frank to confess it is quite a thrill,” she declares. “However, the experience has placed me in a terrible quandry, for now I cannot decide which I like best, the screen or the stage.” Why does Edward Burns go with so many different girls?