Exhibitors Herald (Apr-Jun 1922)

76 EXHIBITORS HERALD April 29, 1922 L With the Procession in Los Angeles By Harry Hammond Beall HAVING straightened out his affairs with the Rubaiyat to his entire satisfaction Ferdinand Earle is making ready to film "Faust." * * * Tom Geraghty, scenarist, and Mary Pickford, a motion picture actress, both celebrated birthdays recently. Mary loaned Tom her cake, candles and all, but had to requisition more candles in order to portray truthfully his age. * * * Gloria Swanson is off to Europe for eight weeks. * * * Los Angeles oldest studio, where Griffith started making pictures for Biograph, is now deserted, for the Preferred Pictures Corporation making Katherine MacDonald features, the company which last used it, has moved bag and baggage to the Louis Mayer studio where Ben Schulberg and Louis Maver have combined forces. * * * Bert Lytell is returning west to start work at Lasky's. * * * Will Rogers, it is reported, will also trek westward to star in four features to be made by H. O. Davis. * * * Pauline Frederick is a pilgrim Manhattanwards with her new husband, Dr. C. A. Rutherford. They plan to sail shortly for London. Col. W. N. Selig is now host to the Los Angeles public on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, demonstrating just how wild animal thrillers are made at his well stocked zoo. * * * B. Cory Kilvert, noted artist, is a late addition to the art title staff at the Lasky studio. * *' * Ben Turpi n has again felt the call of the vaudeville footlights and will appear as a variety headliner at Pantages this week. * * * Eva Novak is to follow her sister's lead and produce on her own. She will make pictures at the Fine Arts studio. E. L. Butler and William R. Reed are her sponsors. She will make five reel mystery plays. * * * Frances Marion is back at the United studios getting the continuity ready for Constance Talmadge's next feature, "East is west." * * * Myron Selznick and his party have arrived in Los Angeles to make pictures at United Studios. The party includes Elaine Hammerstein, Kathryn Perry, Owen Moore, Niles Welch, James Dent, production manager, and Joseph W. Schleiff, assistant to Myron Selznick. "Mike" Levee, president of United greeted the easterners with a brass band at the depot. * * * Hiram Abrams, LTnited Artists Prexy, is here conferring with Doug, Mary and Charlie regarding expansion of their releasing program. H. T. Banzhoff is representing D. W. Griffith at the pow-wow. * * * Reve E. Houck, studio superintendent at the Ince plant, is now a trustee of Culver City, Cal., having won that honor at the recent election in the municipality where the Ince studio is situated. Move Selznick Studio Units to West Coast In Three Special Cars Two sleepers and a club diner were attached to the Manhattan Limited, out of New York, to carry the Selznick production forces to Hollywood, Cal., where Myron Selznick will make pictures in the United Studios. Upon arriving in Chicago the Selznick cars were switched to the Santa Fe for the final lap of the journey. Myron Selznick took with him nearly 50 people, among the number being: Elaine Hammerstein and mother, Owen Moore and wife (Kathryn Perry), Niles Welch and wife (Dell Boone), Victor Heerman and wife (Sarah Y. Mason), George Archainbaud and wife, of the acting and directing staff; J. W. Schleiff, assistant to Myron Selznick; James Dent, studio manager; Edward J. Montague, scenarioist ; Tamar Lane, publicist ; Harold McCord and H. P. Bretherton, cutters; Edward Sturgis, secretary to Owen Moore; Herbert Sibrens. auditor; Jules Cronjager and Bert Wilson, cameramen. Betty Blythe to Star In Bennett Pictures Will Feature in Four Films to Be Made Within Next Twelve Months Whitman Bennett has exercised his option and signed Betty Blythe, star o: "Queen of Sheba" and other productions to play the leading role in a series of four or more special productions, which will be made under his supervision during the next twelve months. Start Production May 30 The contract with Miss Blythe becomes effective May 1 and production of the first of the pictures will be started May 30. Channels through which the films will be distributed have not yet been decided upon. According to Mr. Whitman he has material for twenty pictures suitable for Miss Blythe. The four selected will be society dramas. Two of the subjects have already been put into scenario form. Plan Advertising Campaign An elaborate advertising and publicity campaign has been laid out by Mr. Bennett to exploit the Betty Blythe starring pictures. Miss Blythe's latest vehicle "Fair Lady" it is stated, has been meeting with hearty response in cities where it has shown. Andrews New Production Manager for Stromberg Del Andrews has resigned from the Thomas H. Ince Studios to become production manager for Hunt Stromberg. Mr. Andrews has been associated with Thomas H. Ince for nine years, serving as film editor, continuity writer, productional consultant and director. Lyman Broening and Steve Evans, cameramen, have also been added to Hunt Stromberg's staff. The cast is now being selected for "Lowry from the Bowery," the second Bull Montana starring comedy. First Pyramid Production Booked at Cameo Theatre Pyramid's first picture, "My Old Kentucky Home," will be seen at the Cameo theatre the week of April »>3rd. The story is from an original by Anthony Paui Kelly and will be the first of a series of Ray C. Smallwood productions which will be shown under the Pyramid banner Sigrid Holmquist and Monte Blue are the featured players, supported by Julia Swayne Gordon, Frank Currier and Arthur Carew. OWEN MOORE and support in three scenes from his latest Selznick production, "Reported Missing." Pauline Garon, Nita Naldi and Togo Yamamato are included in the cast.