Exhibitors Herald (Jan-Mar 1920)

EXHIBITORS HERALD "High Speed" Will Be the First Hallmark Picture for New Year Gladys Hulette and Edward Earle Starred In Screen Version of Automobile Racing Story Written By Clinton H. Stagg The first New Year picture of Hallmark Pictures Corporation on the Famous Directors' Series is "High Speed," according to an announcement made this week by Frank G. Hall, president of Hallmark. "High Speed" was produced by Hallmark under the direction of Charles Miller and co-stars Gladys Hulette and Edward Earle with Roger Lytton, Charles Husted, Fay Evelyn, Aida Horto, Jack Edwards and Matthew L. Betts in support. Hallmark's first on the New Year's schedule is the screen version of the automobile racing story of Clinton H. Stagg, the plot of which centers around a romance having its inception at America's two greatest automobile racing meets — Santa Monica and Shecpshead Bay. During the course of production. Director Miller took his company to the Shcepshead Bay race track for more than a week and here was shot the actual scenes of the automobile race with more than fifteen racing cars competing. Among the prominent racing drivers who were engaged to take part in this race was Ralph De Palma. Throughout the story runs a romance having for its two principal characters Gladys Hulette, remembered for her starring career for Tanhauser, Edison and Pathc. and for her work in the original role of Tyty in Matcrlinck's stage production of the "Blue Bird," and Edward Earle. remembered for his recent work as star of Vitagraph series of productions, adapted from the works of O. Henry. "High Speed" is scheduled for the first week of January, to be followed during the month of January and February by "Chains of Evidence." a Hallmark production under the direction of Dallas M. Fitzgerald, costarring Anna Lehr and Edmund Breese with Wallace Ray and Marie Shotwell in principal support: and "Veiled Marriage,"' J. L. Burke's original story of the same title produced by Hallmark under the direction of Keanan Buel, starring Anna Lehr. Following these three will come British American Pictures Finance Corporation's production, "Carmen of the North." starring Anna Bos, who is known in Europe, where her pictures are popular, as the Nazimova of Europe. British American Pictures Finance Corporation control the country riehts and are releasing through Hallmark Pictures Corporation. First Hope Hampton Production Will Be "A Modern Salome1* Interest has been aroused over the first production of the newly organized Hope Hampton Productions, Inc., and its striking box-office title. "A Modern Salome." The picture marks the screen debut of this young girl, who won in private life the title of Texas' greatest beauty, and who is being starred in a series of dramatic stories. "A Modern Salome" is a story of modern metropolitan society. It was written and directed by Lconce Perret. "It has been a most pleasant revelation to me," said the director," to see the ready adaptability, the emotional response and the dramatic power exhibited by this beautiful girl, who is still in her teens and who has come to the screen from private life, with only an academic training along professional lines. She responds to the director's instructions, like a wonderful instrument responds to the touch of the musician. Miss Hampton has, moreover, an extraordinary facility to fall into postures, without any aoparent effort, that are the height of grace; and she possesses a wonderful 'feel for the films,' that instinctive aptitude for screen work which spells sure success. 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