Close Up (Oct 1920 - Aug 1923)

16 Bright Hints For uman Beings By “US” or “WE” FILM FACTS AND FANCIES By Harry Burns (Continued from Second Cover Page) Jack Dawn is working on the Arthur Trimble comedies at the Century studios, shouting camera and cut. THAT ABOY, JACK. Ernest Butterworth, Sr., slipped over to the Crown City dog show and took three first prizes (three champions), and two seconds, with his greyhounds; which, by the way, are being used in the John Stahl production at the Louis B. Mayer studios. Anita Stewart and Robert Frazier were married the other day, and the pages were Baby Jean Johnston and Jean Dawson, while the flower girls were Maxine Tobaxnic and Bernadine Blackburn. E. Mason Hooper stood there and looked on and pronounced it the best movie wedding he had seen for some time. The scene was staged at the Goldwyn studio, and is part of the Love Piker,” now being filmed. Laura La Plante, after finishing two pictures with Hoot Gibson, was cast with Roy Stewart in the latest directorial efforts of Stuart Payton, which has a working title of Burning Words, and is being made at the Big U. Mack Wright has finished his part in “The Spoilers” and is once more giving the boys, studios and directors the double O. George Williams has turned his acting wares over to the Christie studio at so much per day, and has been assigned to the Bobby Vernon company to do some of his funny flops. Clyde Cook’s signing a contract with Lou Anger to produce five-reel comedies adds another comic that will have to be reckoned with, for he will have ample time and money to do his best work, which he couldn’t have over the shorter subjects. Raymond Cannon is coming into his own. He is to be featured by Fred Caldwell in a five-reel subject. The latter, it is remembered, made “Night Life in Hollywood.” George Webster is assisting William Beaudine in the direction of Penrod and Sammy at the Hollywood studios. William is sporting a new car, and has a million dollars worth of work ahead of him, for when Wesley Barry gets back into harness he must pick up the megaphone and direct the youngster in a series of pictures at the Warner B,ros. studios. Clarence Mourehouse will in all likelihood assist Tom McNamara when he starts the “Our Gang” picture at Hal E. Roach’s studios. Harry Russell was caught putting his stuff over in “The Isle of Lost Ships,” and he’s some dramatic actor if anyone should ask you. Sammy Brooks’ head must be made of steel. The other day some stickup gentleman crowned him with a brick and took $1.90 from Sammy. But they couldn’t knock him for a goal, and to make matters more interesting, he was standing on a stage talking to Katherine Grant, dressed in a bell hop uniform, a 20-foot long board, two inches thick and 12 inches wide dropped on his bean and he came up smiling. Noah Young is figuring on making a scrapper out of Sammy, who isn’t bigger than a minute is long, and earn a few dollars in the prize ring, for up to date he has proven he can “Take ’em.” Clarence Henicke is a very much worried man these days. His wife hasn’t been feeling just right. She no more than gets over some ailment and a new fandangled trouble arises; poor Clarence doesn’t know just what to expect next. Eric Von Ritzow has been keeping busy with the different companies at the Goldwyn studios until he is called to play “The Traveling Dentist” in “McTeague,” which Director Eric Von Strohiem figures will be April first. Mister Von Ritzow jilayed the “Doctor” in “Foolish Wives,” and did so well that he was cast for the present picture. Percy Pembrooke is alternating in the direction of Stan Laurel at the Roach studios. Hal E. Roach and Chas. J. Parrott are just about arriving in New York City where they have gone to talk with the Pathe officials about business matters that will mean the adding of more companies to the already busy Roach plant at Culver City. They are taking along tests of some funsters, which they hope will be acceptable to the eastern powers that be, among those under consideration, 1 am informed, is Harry Langdon, the Orpheum star, who, ’tis said, caught the eagle eyes of both Producer Roach and Harold Lloyd, when the latter appeared at the local theatre. Bill Ryno, who is playing Gene Sarazen’s father in the initial efforts of the golf title holders screen work, is being considered for a big part in a Universal serial. Arthur Ford’s appointment as casting director of the Fox studios is a popular selection, for Arthur has a lineup of friends that would reach from here to San Pedro if they were ordered in single file. Gene Sarazen is getting a kick out of working in pictures. Everything strikes him funny. The other day he laughed in a scene; when asked by Director Raymaker, “Why the laugh, Gene?” “This make-up makes me laugh,” he answered. Now all the actors about the Warner Bros, studio are trying to figure out what new brand of grease paint has just been placed on the market. And to top it off, the champion golfer had to be kissed by Dorothy Vernon, who is playing his “mother” in the picture, and he was as bashful as a school boy. Dorothy finally says, “Come on Gene, let me kiss you, I have a boy, Bobby Vernon, almost as old as you are. So what could poor Gene do but take the screen kiss, which was registered, and everyone was once more on the road to happiness. A1 Santell has joined the Warner Bros, forces and will help put over some of the golf stories with Gene Sarazen. Very soon now Monty Banks will cease to be a Federated star and will start starring at the head of his own producing unit with the ultimate goal of making full length features, the same as most all other star comedians are doing. Verily, it seems the age for the abolition of the two-reel fun film. George Evans — “I notice that shoes are coming down.” Mrs. Evans — “You’ll admit they’re touching the ground now.” Doctor G. J. Crandall is speaking. He says: “Mine is a dangerous bed, even the pillow slips !” James Farley asserts that many a man goes to the devil in trying to keep from going to the devil. T. D. Moreno wants to know if it costs any more for a man with two chins to be shaved than it does one? One way to keep a gold-digger in her place is to hold her hands. Jack Sullivan did this. Both a lawyer and a bootlegger must have their first case. Otto Lederer again.