Close Up (Oct 1920 - Aug 1923)

16 Bright Hints For Human Beings By “US” or “WE” FILM FACTS AND FANCIES By Harry Burns Rupert Hughes intends to go east and return here in time to start another picture by May 1st for the Goldwyn company. * * * James Adams says that A1 E. Christie is going to make a series of colored pictures featuring him. Which means that Joimes will have to become blackened up for each subject. * * * Buddy Post no more than got over a sick spell and he was hurt while cranking his car and laid up once more. * * * Vin Moore, I'm told, has signed a year’s contract to produce a series of comedies with “Mary,” that famous Selig chimpanzee. The trade papers are advertising, “Watch for Mary,” etc. * * * Fred Kley’s send-off when he left the Lasky studios must have made his heart sink, for a man never knows how much he was apprecaited until he leaves his last stopping place. Here’s hoping that the Fox organization will appreciate him as he was at the LaskyFamous Players-Paramount plant. * * * Bobby Vernon sold one of his lots on Hollywood boulevard and cleaned up nicely on it. This game of checkers in the real estate game seems to appeal to the actors, who are profiting very handsomely from it without being fleeced out of heir hard-earned money. * * * Roland Asher is assisting A1 Santell at the R.-C. studios after finishing a picture at the Hall Room Boys studios, which will be released as a five-reel feature with a well-known feminine star. * * * Noel Smith is once more back at the Century studios. It must seem like home, Noel, for you and Sunset and Gower are so much at home with one another that the agreement must be mutual. * * * Harold Lloyd is investing his money wisely. His latest buy was Sunset and Gordon property at a nice sum. * * * Bob Horner in starting another one of his feature productions at Universal City, where he is renting space. * * * Henry Otto has been signed by the Fox company to make “Enchantment,” a fair and modern story that will cost a fortune. * * * Joe Murphy and Fay Tincher are “The Gumps” of comic strip fame which is being printed by The Los Angeles Times, and are producing the series at Universal under Norman Taurog, with Zion Meyers as assistant director. * * * James P. Hogan returned from Mexico, where he helped Frank Urson get some scenes for the Marshall Neilan picture. * * * O. O. Dull, better known as Bunny Dull, wa,s made a member of the Assistant Directors’ Association Thursday evening amid lots of real fun and amusement, and not forgetting the serious moments that the by-laws call for. Dull is assistant to Frank Borzage at the United Studios. * * * Dorothy Wolbert has been cast for the next Hobart Henley story that is to be made at Universal City. This makes her third picture with that director. * * * Lew Lipton is production manager of the Dinkey Dean company at Universal City, with A1 Austin directing the youthful star. * * * Bull Montana is to make “The Uncovered Wagon,” in which he will have Florence Gilbert as his leading lady. * * * Joe Rock is sure to be signing up one of these fine days to start another series of comedies with a new affiliation than what his last contract called for. Fair enough, Jose. * * * The Lyons brothers (no relation to the moving and storage firm, but a couple of regular cameramen) are free lancing and should be grabbed up by the time this goes to press. * * * Frank Messinger and Jay Marchant have at last come in to their own. After years of assistant directing to some of the leading directors of the big “U,” it was only right for them to get a company to direct, and they did, which fixes everything up nicely all around. “Spring is here,” said the man, as he got into bed. Ray L. must have his daily wisecrack. * * * Allen Holubar claims he knew an elephant who lost his green traits after he loaded his trunk — mostly from the shell game. * * * Kid McCoy has opened a gym. But most of the Boulevard shieks get their exercise looking for work. Bernie Durning handed this information in. * * * The only way to tease a girl now is to be indifferent. Loehr Harmon again pulls a good one. * * * The best “grounds” to divorce a husband is Reno. Charles Clary knows his own gags all right. * * * Jacques Jaccard is responsible for this one: “The reason Solomon didn’t quarrel with his wives was because he feared mob law.” * * * Henry Bergman, well-known Hollywoodite, is making personal appearances at Levy’s Cafe illustrating Gus Edwards’ famous song, “Morning, Noon and Night.” * * * One sheik almost smothered his girl with kisses. His tent fell down. * * * C. H. Dods does collect the funniest stuff. * * * Hell hath no fury like an actor with a bum contract, says Gladys Brockwell. * * * As we are accustomed to referring to Father as “Pop,” why don’t we refer to Mother as “Mop?” This by Clara Kimball Young. * * * “Most of us live our lives listening to troubles and getting out of them,” exclaims Sylvia Breamer. * * * “ ‘Souls for Sale,’ at the Miller’s Theatre, is competing with a leather trust,” states James Kirkwood. * * * A new one by Dale Fuller: The only man who takes life seriously is a gag man. * * * Myrtle Stedman has her say: Higher education is all right, but you can’t get it in an airplane.