Motion Picture Classic (May 1921 - Dec 1927)

CLASSIC Shinn, who also designed sets for “The Bright Shawl" and “The Fighting Blade." Mr. Shinn has had a varied and picturesque career, having been a designer of engines, a newspaper man, a playwright, an illustrator and a painter who is represented at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. * * * Carlotta Monterey, who plays one of the leading roles in “Soul-Fire," is a newcomer to the screen, but she has been an important figure behind the Broadway footlights for some seasons, in fact, ever since she. came to New York from London, where she made her stage debut. Miss Monterey ended a long and painful search for just the right type of leading lady for the first episode in “Soul-Fire.” Bessie Love is in the picture too. * * * Flora Finch, the famous comedienne who starred with John Bunny a decade or more ago, is proving to be just about the funniest person on earth when dressed as a modern flapper. William de Mille’s production of “Men and Women" is the picture which is bringing her back for everybody’s enjoyment. * * * When Rod La Rocque went to Europe to play opposite Gloria Swanson in “The Coast of Folly,” he announced that the reason he had left the stage for the pictures was so he could travel less and spend more time at home ; since which time, he adds, he has traveled more and seen less of his home than ever. * * * Julanne Johnston describes her latest starring vehicle, “The City of Temptation,” as an international affair. The picture was made in Berlin and Constantinople. An American directed, while an Italian cameraman shot the picture. France contributed a ballet master and a Viennese designed the costumes. Two Prussian assistant directors brought up the rear guard and the cast included so many nationalities that Mis$ Johnston says the Tower of Babel must have been a dead silence by comparison. * * * Eleven hundred natives of Miami, Florida, were employed in “The Cracker Jack," Johnny Hines’ newest picture. The scenes in the picture are unique, as none of them have ever been filmed before. * * * William Almon Wolff, well-known novelist and short-story writer, has been added to the staff of Paramount’s Eastern scenario department. * * * Next October the Theatre Guild will open The Theatre Guild School, under the direction of Winifred Lenihan. While all applicants will be accepted for the period of one month, at the end of that time eliminations will begin and this process will continue till, at the end of the course, only a few unusually talented students will remain. * * * William de Mille’s latest “find” is Claire Adams. Always seeking new and promising material for the screen, Mr. de Mille has sent many young people on their way to success. The first picture Miss Adams appeared in under his direction was “The Fast Set,” and she will soon have the privilege of playing opposite Richard D i x in “Men and Women.” * * * A © Keystone View Above: Mile. Huguette Duflos, star of the Comedie Frangaise, wearing the celebrated Thiers pearls which recently sold in this country for several hundred thousand dollars Bachracti Above: Madame Ference Molnar, wife of the author of “The Swan,” Dimitri Buchowetzki, who directed it, and Frances Howard, who plays the lead Right: Francis X. Bushman, Ramon Novarro and Kathleen Key put on a little “sob stuff” for the emotional Italians in the “Ben Hur” cast Above: Tommy Meighan and Lila Lee together on the screen once more and both looking pretty pleased about it 54