Close Up (Oct 1920 - Aug 1923)

2 YOUR CINEMA FAVORITES In onfidence Rockliffe Fellows, who plays opposite Claire Windsor in Marshall Neilan’s first production in association with Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, “The Strangers’ Banquet,’’ is a Canadian, having been born at Ottawa. On the stage he has appeared with Mrs. Fiske, Grace George, Ethel Barrymore and others. * * * Scott R. Beal, assistant director and production manager for the Maurice Tourneur production of “The Isle of Dead Ships,” goes about wearing a broad smile these days. “We shot the cast in six weeks,” he explains. * * * Jean Hersholt, who achieved a personal triumph as Ben Letts, the villian, in Mary Pickford’s new “Tess of the Storm Country,” has just signed a contract with Goldwyn whereby his dramatic services will belong to Eric von Stroheim for a period of twenty weeks. Hersholt will play one of the two leading parts in the von Stroheim production of “McTeague.” EDWARD CONNELLY IN “DESIRE” Edward Connelly, Metro’s veteran character actor, has been cast for a prominent role in “Desire,” Louis Burston’s newest production for Metro which Rowland V. Lee is directing. In this picture Mr. Connelly will enact the part of a violin teacher. ANOTHER NEW LEAD Duane Thompson is another new leading lady recently engaged by Christie Comedies. She is now playing the lead with Neal Burns in a comedy under the direction of Harold Beaudine, having recently finished in another Christie Comedy under Scott Sidney’s direction. Harry Garson’s latest ditty: One of our “live” authors recently received his manuscript from the “dead” letter office. He was insulted. * * * Ruth Roland is writing interviews of other stars. Probably dipping her pen in the old hokum bucket too. THEY ALL COME BACK Max Linder, the dapper little French king of comedians, will once more set foot on Hollywood terra firma February 2nd after a sojourn of six months in his native Paris. Unstable conditions’ in France forced him to abandon plans for producing pictures there and his purpose in returning to the Southern California field is to start immediately upon the making of another seven-reel feature comedy, starring himself. His last picture, “The ThreeMust-Get Theres,” is proving to be one of this season’s most popular successes and the merry Max has increased his admirers among Americans prodigiously as a result of his success in burlesquing the character of the romantic D’Artganan. JOE WILSON IS BACK About three years ago Joe Wilson was considered one of the most popular and efficient Assistant Directors in the Film Colony; although three years have passed Joe is still as popular, but on his return to Hollywood he finds so many of the old familiar faces missing; there is a reason: he has been playing vaudeville around, and in New York City and quite naturally he got out of touch with the silent art. He will be best remembered by producers as the right hand, as it were of Rex Ingram, and now after losing all further desire for vaudeville honors he is back in the market to lift certain necessary responsibilities from the shoulders of certain worthy directors. He is staying at the Hollywood hotel. : to Hip Maj4erjr Boot|T Men here’s a smart shoe for you — A long stride ahead in value, just as it is a long stride ahead in style. BootS’JiotW' , 6 th. and Olive Opposite Per siting Square I 209 W Fifth St. %lex.a>idria Hotel is opposite i/s