Close Up (Oct 1920 - Aug 1923)

13 Hand-Outs Along the Hialto RECEIVING A DOLLAR MARRIED— BUT YET? “LONG LIVE THE KING” Stuart Paton could easily find out what his friends and acquaintances think of him, if he wanted to accept a report on his popularity. For he no more than was injured at the American Legion Stadium the other evening while attending the fistic doigs than every man and woman in the arena were crestfallen over the mishap. The silver dollar that was thrown, for “sweet charity” served two purposes, first to swell the fund that was being collected for the brave officer who risked his life to serve the citizens of this community. The other purpose, Stuart wearing glasses was struck with great force by the coin, and for a while his physician held little hope of being able to save the optic. All along the boulevard that evening there was an air of blueness; people talked over the table, on the corners, everywhere, and all you could hear on all sides was that Stuart Paton, one of the best met and liked of men, should be the unfortunate victim of such an accident; it sounded like a fairy tale, of the 6000 people in the audience he was the one singled out to get it, and if good wishes and prayers meant anything, Stuart Paton was no longer in pain, had never been hurt, and was absolutely out, and about right that very minute. And so goes the popularity of a man who has directed some of our best feature pictures, was always considerate for the other fellow’s comfort, never knew what it was to become temperamental, and always had his hand in his pocket for any good cause and purpose, who wouldn’t feel bad over such a thing happening to such a likeable fellow, who innocently was there to enjoy a night’s rest and recreation, away from the studio worries, and then get such a shock? A man is known by the company he keeps, and misery loves company. But why pick on Stuart Paton for company, when there are so many others worthy of it in these hurry and scurry days of dog eat dog, and don’t give a D for the other fellow, and care less what happens to him or his beloved ones? Will Rogers says that Coue did not invent auto-suggestion — Fcrd did it years ago. James Kirkwood and Lila Lee are on their honeymoon — but not together. Four hundred miles separate them. Jim is in Los Angeles playing the principal male role in Sam E. Rork’s First National picture, “Ponjola.” His bride is spending her lonely honeymoon doing her camera stuff for “Woman Proof” in San Francisco. Beginning next week and continuing for quite a spell a whole continent is going to divide the honeymooners for Kirkwood leaves for Georgia following the completion of “Ponjola” to appear in a picture to be made in that state. But when that picture is finished there is going to be a real honeymoon with sea trip and everythin’, the newlyweds declare. James and Lila were married in Los Angeles Wednesday, July 25th. It is Kirkwood’s second trip on the sea of matrimony. His first venture with Gertrude Robinson ended on the rocks of divorce at Reno six days before he and Lila were married. Lila was married on her 18th birthday. It is her first trip to the altar. Bobby Vernon gave away a loving cup at the Exposition the other night when the Christie Studio had their night of nights at the big doings, giving the big dipper to the best dancers on the floor of Brandstatter’s Cafe, which means that Robert made some friends and some enemies, for did a judge ever get a good word from any one but the victor? * * * James Whipple, for years one of our best assistant directors, is now casting director of the Ivan Kahn Agency, and from all reports is holding the job down in splendid shape. This week marked the close of actual filming on Jackie Coogan’s “Long Live the King,” the Mary Roberts Rinehart story which will be the starlet’s first release under his Metro contract. Director Victor Schertzinger and Jack Coogan, senior, who has supervised the entire production, handled the “shooting” of the final episode, in which the newly-crowned boy king falls asleep on his majestic throne, in the midst of the long-winded reading of his coronation proclamation — just like any other eight-year-old, after a day crowded with excitement. The simplicity and naturalness of this appealing bit of action in the gorgeous surroundings of the great Throne Room are typical of the entire production. Dramatically adapted by Eve Unsell and C. Gardner Sullivan, and superbly acted by Jackie and a brilliant supporting cast, including such film celebrities as Rosemary Theby, Ruth Renick, Vera Lewis, Alan Hale, Robert Brower, Walt Whitman, Raymond Lee, Monti Collins, Sam Appel, Larry Fisher, Alan Sears, William Machin, Ruth Handforth and Loretta McDermott. Frank Good was chief cinematographer. 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