Hollywood Studio Magazine (1977)

DOUG ELMO BROOKS CINEMA CHAT REMEMBERING... THOMAS MEIGHAN/ 1879-1936 From 1915 to 1928, Paramount’s most consistently popular star playing roles representing dependability and charm. “‘The Miracle Man” in 1932 made him a super star. He had a career of 80 movies. His last ‘’Peck’s Bad Boy”’ was made in 1934 after which he retired. RUTH ROLAND/1897-1937 Did a stint as a serial queen for 1911-14. Appeared in over 200 movies of one and two reelers for Kalem. Between 1915 and 1923 she starred in nine other serials, The Neglected Wife, The Tiger’s Trail, Adventures of Ruth, Ruth of the Rockies, The Avenging Arrow, Timber Queen, etc. Her last film “From Nine to Nine/1936 in Canada. 32 HOLLYWOOD STUDIO Magazine “SOLD FOR MARRIAGE” Triangle-Fine Arts, March 1916 In retrospect, reverting to Lillian Gish, Studio, April, 1975, page 23. The Fine Arts subject now nearing completion under the direction of William Christy Cabanne, which has been known as ‘Marja of the Steppe,” has been titled ‘Sold in Marriage.”’ The scenario is by Will E. Wing, and the plot deals with the marriage custom of the Russians—that the bride’s father accepting a liberal amount from the groom for the girl, and she having no voice at all in the question of the selection of her husband. The last scenes for this were made aboard the Pacific Coast liner, Congress, which was leased for a special trip between Los Angeles and San Diego. Those in the party taking the trip were Lillian Gish, A.D. Sears, Frank Bennett, Pearl Elmore, W.E. Lowry, Elmo Lincoln, Elmer Ruben, and a number of others, including two cameramen, Billie Fildew and Sam Abel. UNIVERSAL BOY BRAVES INJURY May 1916 To climb out of a street car invaded by lions, crawl up on top of a car moving at thirty miles an hour and then to grasp the trolley pole and swing out into the air, hanging at arms’ length, requires nerve, but to let go and fall to the street below is nothing short of bravery. Yet Earl Milks, a boy at Universal City, did it and lives to tell the tale, in fact, he came out without a scratch. In an animal photoplay being filmed by Director Henry McRae, titled ‘‘Tammany’'s Tiger,” lions are seen chasing people out of the street car. In this scene young Milks made his leap for life from the car top, only to be followed by Joseph Landsburg and Beverly Griffith, who jumped from the top of the car to an automobile racing alongside. These are but a few of the thrills in this photoplay which is nearing completion at Universal City, and which promises to eclipse anything ever before undertaken with wild animals. This is a Two Reel ‘101-Bison’’ drama with the famous Marie Walcamp in the lead. Brave Cleo Ridgeley March 1916. ‘In the filming of ‘‘The Love Mask,’ semi-western Lasky subject, Cleo Ridgeley was the sole occupant of a stage coach when the team ran away down the hill. Standing on the top of the vehicle she turned the horses into the brush at the side of the road and brought them to a standstill fully half a mile from the camera. In the runaway, Jose Steelman fell to the ground. He was run over and his foot badly crushed. Airmail—1916—? Airmail 60 Years Ago Dec. 16, 1916. The successful attempt to carry mail by aeroplane has brought joy to the heart of Mary Pickford, who, receiving about five hundred per day, likes to get them quickly. Many letters have already been carried to her in this unique manner. “And, what possibilities for the future!’ she says. ‘Think of the time that will be saved in taking players to ‘exteriors’; I’d love it!”’ m CRANE WILBUR Crane Wilbur March 1916 “The Love Liar’ the third of three David Horsley releases, and scheduled for March 27th, is the biggest production coming to date from the David Horsley studios. The story of “The Love Liar’ is the work of Crane Wilbur. His principal character is a’ famous violinist, an eccentric, erratic and temperamental man, who believes himself in love with every pretty face he sees. _ Crane Wilbur plays the featured role of “"The Love Liar,” and an especially engaged cast comprising Lucy Payton, Mae Gaston, Nan Christy and Ella Golden lends him support. Crane Wilbur it will be remembered was the handsome hero with lovely Pearl White, in the original ‘‘Perils of Pauline.” Crane was not happy with seeing himself on the screen, abandoned acting and became a famous author. Miss Dietrich reportedly was in Paris writing the meMoirs, her _ second book. She has accepted an offer of $200,000 from a publisher for the hardcover version of the book, according to her agent, Robert Lantz. But another publisher said it had an agreement to buy the work for $150,000. Lantz said it was not sO.