Exhibitor's Trade Review (Jun-Aug 1923)

June 30, 1923 EXHIBITORS TRADE REVIEW 181 Goldwyn-Cosmopolitan 44 Goldwyn-Cosmopolitan will deliver 44 productions next season. Each production will be a big picture produced by a director whose name has been associated with an important achievement. Of the 44 pictures that they will release 12 are Cosmopolitan Productions, 8 are Distinctive Pictures, 22 are Goldwyn pictures and Jesse D. Hampton and Achievement Films will provide one each. It is estimated that the 44 Goldwyn-Cosmopolitan productions for the coming year will be as follows: From Goldwyn Pictures Corporation — "The Eternal Three," written and directed by Marshall Neilan. "Greed," adapted from Frank Norris' novel, "McTeague, " and directed by Eric von Stroheim. "Three Wise Fools," directed by King Vidor, who also adapted the picture from Austin Strong's play. "The Master of Man," adapted from Sir Hall Caine's novel by Paul Bern and directed by Victor Seastrom. "In the Palace of the King," adapted from F. Marion Crawford 's novel by June Mathis and directed by Emmett J. Flynn. "The Eendezvous, " by Madeleine Buthven, directed by Marshall Neilan and Frank Urson. "Six Days," adapted by Ouida Bergere from Elinor Glyn's story, and directed by Charles J. Brabin. "Three Weeks," from Elinor Glyn's world-famous romance of a royal intrigue. "The Day of Faith," adapted by June Mathis from Arthur Somers Eoche's novel, and directed by Tod Browning. "The Merry Widow," from the most famous light opera of the century. Eric von Stroheim will direct the picture version. "Tess of the D 'Urbervilles, " from Thomas Hardy's novel, co-directed by Marshall Neilan and Frank Urson. "Wild Oranges," from Joseph Hergesheimer's novel, directed by King Vidor. "Bed Lights," from Edward E. Eose's mystery play, directed by Clarence G. Badger. A new picture written and directed by Eupert Hughes. "Ben-Hur, " from Gen. Lew Wallace's novel and play. Other productions will be announced later. From Cosmopolitan Productions. — "Enemies of Women," adapted from Vicente Blasco Ibanez's novel, and directed by Alan Grosland. "Little Old New York," starring Marion Davies, adapted by Luther Eeed from Eida Johnson Young's drama, directed by Sidney Olcott. "The Daughter of Mother McGinn," from one of Jack Boyle's "Boston Blackie" stories, adapted by Frances Marion and George Hill. "Unseeing Eyes," from an Arthur Stringer novel. The scenario was made by Bayard Veiller. E. H. Griffith is directed. "Under the Eed Eobe," from Stanley J. Weyman's romance, directed by Alan Grosland., "Yolanda," adapted by Luther Eeed from the novel by Charles Major. "The Flaming Forest," from a James Oliver Curwood story. "Alias the Lone Wolf," by Louis Joseph Vance. "The Temptress" from the Vicente Blasco Ibanez story. Bayard Veiller is writing the scenario. "The Country Beyond," by James Oliver Curwood. "A Gentleman of France," from Stanley Weyman's romance. "Alice of Old Vincennes," by Maurice Thompson. From Distinctive Picture Corporation. — "The Green Goddess," adapted by Forrest Halsey from William Archer 's stage success in which George Arliss has starred for three seasons. Sidney Olcott is directing it. "The Weavers," adapted by John Lynch from Sir Gilbert Parker's Egyptian novel. Harmon Weight will direct it. "A Salome of the Tenements," adapted by John Lynch from Anzia Yezicrska's novel, directed by Sidney Olcott. "Life and the Lady," adapted by Philip Lonergan from. I. A. E. Wylie's novel. Harmon Weight will direct. "Two Can Play," by Gerald Mygatt. Directed by Harmon Weight. "The Steadfast Heart," adapted by Philip Lonergan from Clarence Budington Kelland's story, directed by Sheridan Hall. Hall. From Achievement Films. — "The Magic Skin," adapted by Charles Whitaker from Balzac's novel and directed by George D. Baker. From Jesse D. Hampton. — ■ "The Spoilers," adapted from Eex Beach's novel, directed for Jesse D. Hampton by Lambert Hillyer. Metro — 33 Thirty-three major productions will mark the 1923-1924 program of Metro Pictures Corporation, according to the schedule announced by Metro officials at this company's national sales convention held in New York last week. In addition to the list of pictures already set there is the possibility ihat several other important productions will l.o added in the next several months when negotiations are completed. The opening gun will be fired in September, with Mae Murray's latest picture, "The French Doll," taken from the Paris and New York stage success of the same name. It is based on A. E. Thomas' English adaptation of the French play, "La Jeune Fille a Marie, ' ' by Paul Armont and Marcel Gerbidon, Parisian authors. Included in the east with Miss Murray are Orville Caldwell, Eod La Eocque, Eose Dion, Paul Casaneuve, Willard Louis, Bernard Eandall and Lucien Littlefield. The adaptation and continuity for "The French Doll" was prepared by Frances Marion. It is a Eobert Z. Leonard presentation through Metro and is sponsored by Tiffany Productions, of which Mr. Leonard is director-general and M. H. Hoffman general manager. Following "The French Doll" will be Fred Niblo 's production through Louis B. Mayer of another New York stage success of last season, "Captain Applejack," by the English author, Walter Haekett. Its title, however, will be changed to "Strangers of the Night. ' ' The scenario for this picture was prepared for Mr. Niblo by Bess Meredyth, and it was photographed by Alvin Wyckoff. In the cast are Enid Bennett and Matt Moore, Barbara La Marr, Adele Farrington, Emily Fitzroy, Otto Hoffman and Eobert McKim. ' ' Strangers of the Night ' ' is a Metro super-special. There will be a new Viola Dana picture called "Eouged Lips," from the story, "Upstage," by Eita Weiman. The adaptation was made by Thomas J. Hopkins. Harold Shaw, who directed Miss Dana, is an English director who came to this country to direct Miss Dana and was signed by Metro to direct several other productions. Included in the cast of "Eouged Lips" with Miss Dana are Tom Moore, Nela Luxford, Sidney de Grey, Arline Pretty, Francis Powers, Georgie Woodthorpe and Burwell Manrick. "Eouged Lips" was photographed by John Arnold. The last production to be released in September will be Buster Keaton 's first fivereel comedy drama feature, "The Three Ages." It was recently completed by Keaton on the West Coast under the direction of Eddie Cline. The month of October will see five new productions released, headed by the Metro screen classic, "The Eagle's Feather," now in the making in the Metro West Coast studios, under the direction of Edward Sloman. This is from a story by Katherine Newlin Burt and was prepared for the screen by Winifred Dunn. The cast includes James Kirkwood, Mary Alden, Lester Cuneo, Elinor Fair, George Seigman, Adolph Menjou, John Elliott, Charles McHugh, William Orlamond and Jim Wang. J. J. Hughes is art director and George Eizard is photographing "The Eagle's Feather." Second is the Eeginald Barker production, ' ' The Master of Woman, ' ' adapted for Mr. Barker by Monte M. Katterjohn, from the novel, "The Law-Bringers," by G. B. Lancaster. This title may be changed later. The cast consists of Eenee Adoree, Earle Williams, Barbara La Marr, Pat O'Malley, Wallace Beery, Josef Swickard, Pat Harmon, George Kuwa, Edward J. Brady, and Eobert Anderson. It is being photographed by Percy Hilburn. "The Master of Woman" will be a Eeginald Barker production for the Metro-Louis B. Mayer forces. October will produce the first Jackie Coogan feature under Metro auspices. Jackie is now at work in the Metro studios under the direction of Victor Schertzinger on Mary Eoberts Einehart's story, "Long Live the King." It is a colorful picturization of the adventures of the young crown prince of the mythical kingdom of Lavonia. The novel was adapted to the screen by C. Gardner Sullivan and scenarioized by Eve Unsell. The whole is under the personal supervision of Jack Coogan, Sr. Among the players supporting Jackie are Eosemary Theby, Euth Beniek, Vera Lewis, Alan Hale, Alan Forrest, Walt Whitman, Eobert Brower and Don Franklin. There will also be a second Metro screen classic in "Held to Answer," a Peter Clarke McFarlane story recently purchased by Metro. This will be the second of the Metro specials following "The Eagle's Feather." The producing organization for this picture has not yet been completed. In this month also there will be released a second Viola Dana picture called "The Social Code." This is taken from Eita Weiman's story, "To Whom It May Concern." It will be Viola Dana's second starring picture for the fall season and is said to be a mystery drama. Eex Taylor is already at work on the continuity. Four productions will be released by Metro in the month of November. The first is an Alan Holubar production called "Hearts of Happiness." The second will be a new Fred Niblo production called "Man, Woman and Temptation," produced under the auspices of the Metro-Louis B. Mayer organizations. A third will be "Mad Pleasure," scheduled as a Eeginald Barker production, also under Metro-Louis B. Mayer auspices, from the novel, "The Valley of Content," by Blanche Upright. There will be a second Buster Keaton five-reeler, but the story has not yet been selected. December will show four more Metro releases. Of these "Desire," the third screen classic of the fall program, will be the first. It is a Louis Burston presentation through Metro directed by Eowland V. Lee from an original story and continuity by John B. Clymer and Henry E. Symonds. Among the cast are Marguerite De La Motte, John Bowers, Estelle Taylor, David Butler, Walter Long, Lucille Hutton, Edward Connelly, Noah Beery, Ealph Lewis, Eussell Simpson and several others. A second is "Fashion Bow," a Mae Murray picture formerly announced as ' ' Conquest," by Sada Cowan and Howard Higgins. Miss Murray has already started production on this picture. The third December release is called "The Uninvited Guest," a Williamson-Technicolor novelty. The