The Film Renter and Moving Picture News (Nov-Dec 1922)

December 23, 1922. PEGGY HYLAND ON FILM STORIES Talk at a Leeds Tea Party. (By our own Correspondent). was in Leeds the other day for the F.B.O. trade show at the Majestic Picture Theatre, of the Granville production, ‘* Shifting Sands,” producer, Mr. Fred Leroy Granville. NAc HYLAND, the famous English film star, and she wag accompanied by the The Fitm RENTER representative was privileged ty be present at an informal little tea party at the Queen's Hotel, at which Mr. Granville, Mr. @,. Stone, of F.B.O., and his wife, were present, Miss. Hyland acting very charmingly. as hostess. : Miss Hyland: talked gaily and entertainingly of film-making expericnces on ‘both sides of the Atlantic, from the early days before the war when, ona chill February day, in the making of a film, ** The Love of an Actress,” for the old Clarendon Co., she was thrown, in evening dress, into the icy Thames—a rather rude first experience of film acting—right up to this present production of ‘* Shifting Sands. No one knows better than Miss Hyland the wonderful progress that has been made in’ film. producing in recent years, and after chatting with her, one ean imavine few artistes take a keener interest in their work and in trying to give the public what it wants in film fare. Miss Hyland is one of the fow lady stus who edit their own films. Miss Hyland debated eagerly tie. merits and demerits of original film stories as agetinst film versions of books and plays, and on the whole plumped tor the original story, if only decent stories could be obtained. In this she was warmly supported by Mr. Granville, who gave it as his opinion that a good, eripping story with a punch was the main essential to a good moneymaking film, “Tn my opinion,” said Mr. Granville, ‘* Britain in the next two or three years will be one of the foremost film producing countries-—in fact, next to America... The exhibiting side of the business too, is making wonderful strides. Your Majestic Picture Theatre here in’ Leeds is quite up to the American standard, and, by the way, you lave at the Majestic the cleverest motion pieture musical director I've heard anywhere, either in this country or abroad ‘’—a very great tribute to the genius of Mr. Fred Kitehen, who has now settled down here after his chang. 1 from the Headingley Picture Lounce. gle e “UNDER TWO FLAGS.” The Dance Scene in the Palace.of the Sheik. A review of ‘‘ Under Two Flags’? appears elsewhere in this issue. Digitized by Goc gle THE FILM RENTER & MOVING PICTURE NEWS. 47 EUROPEAN’S CHIEF ON SERIALS. Defoe and Jules Verne on The Screen. 66 WL is nearly seven years ago since Mr. Carl Laemmile decided I to make a special effort to cater for the demand for the serial,’ writes Mr. Edwin J. Sinith, of the Europe Motion Picture Co. ** Starting with a small studio unit devoting itself exclusively to this particular branch, IT think we can say without egotism that we have now the reputation of having reduced the production of a serial to an exact science and so enlarged cur production facilities that we can guarantee a serial instalment for every week in the year. Keeping in Touch with the Public. * Universal takes special care to keep in touch with not only the exhibitors, but with their audience. The result is that our producers are sensitive enough and quick to seize the current taste of the picture-goer. For example, wireless is the * burning ’ topic of the day, and to meet the keen desire of the public to know all they can about that theme, they have. produced * The Radio King,’ a story which dramatises in a picturesque form all the latest phases of wireless. Danie] Defoe and Jules Verne Dramatised. * Detoe’s famous classic has now been picturised, and * The Adventures ef Robinson Crusce ’ has proved a wonderful draw both and the For those who prefer a serial set in natural grandeur, we have * Perils of the Yukon,’ whilst ‘ Buffalo Bill’ is as famous here as in America. among the children vrown-ups. * Jules Verne is such a favourite that exhibitors will doubtless welcome a sereen serial version of his classic, * Around. the World in 80 days,’ in which our scenes are set in London, Paris, Spain, Russia, Afriea, Algeria, China and New York, whieh, in addition to teaching geography without the aid of the birch, will give some exciting thrills in the course of its story. * Wolves of Adventure,’ Jack Mulhall, is also in course of preparation. starring the handsome “For range of material, I think we may well claim a ‘wide serials are represented * Moreover,’ Choice of authors, as among the six British, French and American cluded Mr. Smith, * to the exhibitor, as it ensures a regular clientele week after novelists." con a good scerinl is a first-class box-office value week.’ “WEAVERS OF FORTUNE.” Scene from the Granger-Davidson, special + preduction” reviewed elsewhere in this issue. Original from NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY