The Film Daily (1921)

nday, February 14, 1921 tM% DAILY ie Prize Winner prize offered for the best 3 written by an amateur writer 1920, has been awarded by Lmerson and Anita Loos to /ernie Bates, Macon, Georgia, renario on "The Hereditary ■mist" follows: y St. Clare is only a poor who works all day long in chen of a grand cafe. Day she stuffs the chickens below. : never complains, but day by : stuffs the chickens. When d is born, he is born with the iry taint of wanting to stuff ing, so when he arrives at estate, he becomes a taxiderMelville becomes the greatest nist of his city, and in due chosen by the belle of the vhirl to be her affianced husThe belle's name is Valery. jht before the wedding Mel>es to call on Valery at her L While he is there. Valery he room for a moment, leavIville alone with her little dog he loves. Suddenly the awful try taint begins to overtake :. His gaze wanders from the )g to a hole in the sofa that me of the stuffiing sticking t. He struggles and struggles the awful hereditary taint. the big scene of the picture uld be played by John Barry Finally he can stand it no and he stuffs the dog. When returns she calls her little dog and he does not come. She arns the truth and there are ding bells the next day. MelIs himself. al years later Valery engages cook, who is no other than 's mother. One day she r crying in the kitchen. Val:s her why, and then Mary re tells Valery the story of sditary taint and how Melville help it. Valery kills herself souls of Melville and Valery heaven." For Anglo-American Unity A number of well known film men have been designated to serve as directors, until the first meeting is held, of the Anglo-American Unity League, Inc., which has for its purpose the cementing of friendly relations between England and America. Sojourning in Florida Anita Loos has departed for Palm Beach to finish the script of "The Contented Woman" for Constance Talmadge. She was accompanied by Miss Talmadge herself. She will return to New York to make the picture with her husband, John Emerson, after the scenario has been properly thawed out. Anna Nilsson in Warner Film Anna Q. Nilsson is cast in "Why Girls Leave Home," which William Nigh is directing for Warner Bros, at the old Universal studio in Fort Lee. Miss Nilsson, it was reported, was to be starred by S-L Pictures, releasing through Metro, but whatever deal was under way has fallen through. She appears in one S-L picture, "Without Limit." Dustin in St. Louis Hospital (Special to WID'S DAILY) St. Louis — Edward Dustin, president of the Producers Film Corp. of Hollywood, is at the Mullanphy Hospital suffering from a general breakdown. His corporation is producing "The Enfoldment," featuring Florence Lawrence. New Fischer Company (Special to WID'S DAILY) Albany, N. Y. — David G. Fischer is one of the incorporators of the David G. Fischer Photo Play Corp. formed here with a capitalization of $100,000. The other incorporators are P. Stinson and J. B. Murray. Fischer is at work on a feature called "In the Shadow of the Dome" for Fox-Fischer Prod. W. E. Raynor, local Pathe manager, is ill at at home. That Free Lunch A party of film folks were at the 1st Field Artillary Armory, on Friday, to attend a free lunch, given over a bar in real old-fashioned manner. The scene was specially constructed for "Salvation Nell," which Whitman Bennett is making for First National. After the lunch, several scenes were shot for the picture. It was Bert Adler's idea. Watch Presented to S. R Kent The convention of District Managers of the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation has closed its sessions. Following the final discussion, Frank V. Chamberlin, on behalf of those present, presented to S. R. Kent, a diamond platinum watch and platinum pearl chain. Fitzmaurice After Exteriors George Fitzmaurice has left for Georgia where he will secure some exteriors on "Experience." Actual studio work begins later in the Long Island studio of Famous Players. ew Idea in Production ;r Ford Tilford. at one time imous Players, has organized any known as the Tilford Cin udios with offices at 165 W. ., to plan sets and actually i em for producers. Tilford will producers with sketches and ss of the cost, which if ap are immediately constructed. rector and cast then go into bo ready to start work. Har f took his company into the iversal studio last week and verything in readiness for "Why Girls Leave Home." :iated with Tilford are Wiard n, who designed the sets for ith the Dance" and "Dr. aid Mr. Hyde," and who was Haas' assistant at Famous Thurston H. Homedale, ; B. Sherman, Stephen S?ynd John T. Lascha. las Wilson Switzler, studio mt, is general manager. 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