Exhibitors Herald (Jan-Mar 1920)

March 20, 1920 EXHIBITORS HERALD 83 ^■■■■■■■■■■■raitMllllMiuiiiiiiimiiiiiw With the P rocession in Los Angeles By Harry Hammond Beall rimmiuimmmiwmnmiiiinaiiraMammunitiifHniinmH<iii!nMni i: :. -..mrmmm J J hi>vi»* " * v ■ nnuiniamHii umi riirnniiiiinnni tumu Iii honor of Samuel Goldwyn, who is at the Culver City studios for a short visit, Vice-President Abraham Lehr gave a dinner in the studio cafe to which were invited all the executives, authors, directors and stars. Thompson Buchanan presided and addresses were made by Goldywn, Gouverneur Morris, Henry Ittleson of the board of directors, Sidney Olcott, T. Hays Hunter, Mabel Normand and Tom Moore. The author of Alice Lake's second starring Metro-Classics is the daughter of the author of her first one, while the adaptor of the second is the wife of the adaptor of the first. The new play is "The Outsider," by Julie Herne. Her father was James A Herne of "Shore Acres" fame. Lois Zellner of the Metro scenario staff is writing the script for "The Outsider." Arthur Zellner scenarioized "Shore Acres." While I. Bernstein, production manager of National Film Corporation is east, his place as general manager of the studios is being taken by Victor A. Xulty, assistant general manager. Mr. Nulty was formerly head accountant in the New York office of Triangle. Fred Kohler, one of the players in "Soldiers of Fortune." and "The Kentucky Colonel," has been engaged as heavy by Grace Cunard in her second Marion H. Kohn production, produced at the National studios. Desert scenes were filmed at the Lehman ranch at Hueneme, Cal., recently for "Eliza Comes to Stay," Viola Dana's newest Screen Classics production. Fifty persons made the trip from the Metro studios. Florence Vidor who has just finished the leading role in "The Family Honor," initial production made by King W. Vidor for the First National Exhibitors Circuit, is spending her time buying, designing and being fitted for new clothes and having her picture taken. Between times, she plays a few games of golf and looks after her small daughter, Suzanne Vidor. Gouverneur Morris, who is in Los Angeles to assist in filming his book, "The Penajty," at the Goldyn studios in Culver City, was an honored guest and speaker at the annual informal dinner of the Yale club of Southern California, at the University club, recently. Kixg W. Vidor has completed cutting and titling "The Family Honor," his new production which will be shipped to the First National Exhibitors Circuit this week. The titles for the films are to be produced in art settings photographed from oil paintings made for that purpose by Homer Hobson. Colleen Moore has started work as leading woman for Charles "Chic" Sale in a five-reel comedy drama being produced by Christie. The picture is a screen adaptation of "The Smart Aleck." Irving S. Cobb's popular Saturday Evening Post story. Margaret Loom is. leading woman in "The Sins of St. Anthony," a Famous Players-Lasky production, is doing some remarkable dancing as part of her role. She was with the Ted Shawn-Ruth St. Dennis classic dancing troupe for two seasons. A. P. Younger, Metro sccnarioist, has started the script of "Parlor, Bedroom and Bath," the farce by C. W. Bell and Mark Swan, that will be Viola Dana's next picture. Director General Ward Lascalle of the Special Pictures Corporation this week announced his executive staff of the comedy producing unit now working at the Balboa studios. Long Beach, Bessie Mui.ler, formerly with Mary Pickford, who cut "The Miracle Man" is film editor; C. T. Wilson, assistant director; George Larson, chief cameraman; Archie Warren, property master : Fred Rexgstrom, assistant cameraman ; Henry Lockwood, lighting director ; Charles Gorton, location and transportation manager. THEY ALL READ IT KING W. VIDOR the director-producer perusing his favorite trade journal on the veranda of his Los Angeles home. Arthur Lamb, manager of the Metro exchange in Los Angeles for a year and a half, has taken up new duties on the executive staff of the coast studios. Harry Lustig, Metro district representative, is now in charge of the exchange. Bulls Eye Studios are now located on a new plot of ground in Hollywood, recently acquired through a deal negotiated by Nat Spitzer, studio manager. Rex Ingram has been appointed by Metro to direct "Hearts Are Trumps," the third Drury Lane melodrama to be filmed by Screen Classics, Inc. The script for "Athalie," Robert W. Chambers' popular story, has just been finished for the Mayflower company. Sylvia Breaker, who is due in Los Angeles from New York, will have the leading role, with Conrad Nagel playing opposite. Sid Franklin, who is producing it, has gone to San Francisco with a director and cameraman to take boat scenes. George Melford started his new production, "The Translation of a Savage," by Gilbert Parker on March 1. Beulah Marie Dix wrote the scenario. While as yet none of the cast is announced, it is understood prominent players will appear in the leading roles. . On his return from New York where he is now engaged in obtaining material and in conference at the headquarters of Famous Players-Lasky William DeMille will start his production "Conrad in Quest of His Youth," by Leonard Merrick. Although all three of the Marion H. Kohn productions series will be made at the studios of the National Film Corp., the executive offices of this new short-subject concern will remain in San Francisco for the present. This was the announcement made by Kohn before leaving Los Angeles for the bay city. Grace Cunard. Pollv Moran and "Smiling Bill" Jones are the Kohn stars. Fritzi Brunette has been confined to her home in Hollywood by a severe cold, and her indisposition has somewhat arrested the progress of J. Warren Kerrigan's latest production, in which she has the leading feminine part. Director Clarence Badger's Goldwyn Company of which Will Rogers is the star, has returned from a long stay among the famed big trees of the Yosemite. With Jack Hoxie as star, National will soon begin on another serial written by a writer known throughout the world. Hoxie will be remembered in the "Lightning Bryce" serial, produced last year and now being distributed by the Arrow Film Corporation. Neal Burns, the comedian, will make his debut as a screen farce author with the first of his new series of Caiptol comedies for Goldwyn release. "Build Your Own." Lynn Reynolds and Harry Carey, filming the Universal production, "Bullet Proof," made a special trip to Big Bear Valley to secure thirty feet of snow film. The trip there and back consumed two days, while the actual filming of the snow required less than fifteen minutes. Consummating the largest deal of its kind in the annals of the motion picture industry, Peter B. Kyne, said to be the highest paid short story writer and novelist of the day. this week signed an agreement with C. E. Shurtleff. Inc., motion picture producers, whereby the latter is given exclusive screen rights to all of the short stories and novels written by Kyne for the next three years. The deal also includes the entire output of the author up to date. Dan Cupid has recently been busy around Universal City. Hal Hoadlf.y. continuity writer, slipped away to San Diego and mar