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January, 1923
From Hollywood
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ill the rapid development of a screen literature that will compare favorably with the literature of the spoken drama. And he believes that one or more truly great writers of original screen plays will emerge in the near future. . . ."
Mary Pickford strength * ens the case. In future, she thinks, screen stories will be much' simpler and more direct in their appeal and in their presentation. They are too complicated now, she tells me. There must be m,ore action and less talking about it. The plot must work out before the eyes of the spectators — there must be no delving back into history via the subtitle for the situation upon which the action hinges. Paul Bern has this to say: "The motion picture will portray more and more mental situations rather than merely physical action. The things a
man thinks in a tense situation are greater than his actions.
"A woman may say to her lover, 'Get away from me. I don't want to see you again !' She may turn away. But she is thinking of other things — of a time when he made a sacrifice for her, or of a garden where he made tender love to her. That is what the motion picture must express."
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Production Notes
Rumors are about that Rodolph Valentino will play in Goldwyn's production of "Ben-Hur." On the other hand, I learned from what I consider an authoritative source that Joseph Schildkraut will play the title role, for of course that is the part in question. In the meantime the Goldwyn publicity department invites the public to make its own selection of an ideal cast for the story and send it to Robert Mclntyre, casting director
This department resists the temptation to pick a cast, but expresses the hope that Mr. Mclntyre will remember that Ben-Hur was only seventeen years old at the opening of the story, and cast the part accordingly.
Since the award of Photoplay's medal to Joseph Hergesheimer's "Tol'able David," his stories are in great demand. His "Java Head" is now in production at the Paramount studios, with Leatrice Joy as the Chinese woman, George Melford directing. "The Bright Shawl" goes to Richard Barthelmess who will be directed by John S. Robertson, fresh from Mary Pickford's "Tess." His "Wild Oranges" will be filmed by Goldwyn, and "The Three Black Pennys" will certainly turn up before long.
Other Goldwyn announcements of interest include the appointment of June Mathis as Editorial Director of their Culver City studios, and the addition of that clever title writer, Katharine Hilliker to their staff of writers, as well as the acquisition of the famous Eric Von Stroheim,