Motion Picture Classic (Jan-Dec 1920)

CLASSIC Erich Von Stroheim and the Miracle (Continued from payc 35) him there, hut tliat I did know, for I had worn such a rihbon myself. 'All right,' he said, 'go ahead and get me the real thing.' "ijorrowing three dollars from my landlady, Lord knows how much I already owed her, I bought the ribbon and iho in the meantime Mr. luuerson had given up the part, Henry Walthall wore it. Later, Mr. Emerson asked me if I had ever read 'Old Heidelberg.' I told him I had seen its first performance ill Vienna and knew much of it by heart. I nearly fell over when he told me he was going to film it and that I was to be his assistant director as he wished the details to be correct. I had been starving and the $18 per week seemed a fortune. "Then, one day he asked me how long it would take for me to get ready to go to New York with him. Thinking of my limited wardrobe of a couple pair extra hose, a shirt or two and a few stray collars, I replied that about seven minutes would do. Then, like a flash I remembered the many debts I owed — who would pay them? I told Mr. Emerson about them and jumping into a car he drove around with me and paid them all. Great, wasn't it? "Now, someone had borrowed my only satchel, so wrapping my few clothes in a newspaper I started for New York! I stayed three years, returning for 'Hearts of the World.' "My opportunity really came becaijse of my understanding of detail — and I am a crank about this. Detail is the un j mistakable atmosphere that places the story and there are always many spectators who know what is correct, we must not forget this.',' Returning to the big stage where Mr. von Stroheim is directing another picture, we forget all about the Past and spent several hours in a very vital Present. After calling the company together and discussing a few points, the work began. "His Great Success'' is a big story containing an after-the-war problem and laid in Paris at the present time. With the orchestra playing the dreamy "Je T'Aime Waltz," over and over, while an intense scene between Clyde Fillmore and Una Trevelyn was being directed, I grew deeply interested in watching Mr. Von, (as he is afl^ectionately addressed by his company), for he acted out the entire scene in detail for each one, rehearsing several times until it was .satisfactory. He knew exactly what he wanted portrayed— subtle touches, mere suggestions — which carry such weight in the psychology of a picture. "Here is a play," said Mr. Von Stroheim, when the scene was over, "with all the allure, the vivacity and the lightness of Parisian life, with a tragedy, and it must be handled very carefully to express the meaning desired. I try to have the scenes taken con.secutively, w-henever pos( Continued on page 98) (Sixty-nine) Prettier Teeth Safer Teeth— Without a Film All Statements Approved by High Dental Authorities It Is Film That Mars and Ruins It is known today that the cause of most tooth troubles is a slimy film. You can feel it with your tongue. That film is what discolors — not the teeth. It is the basis of tartar. It holds food substance which ferments and forms acid. It holds the acid in contact with the teeth to cause decay. Millions of germs breed in it. They, with tartar, are the chief cause of pyorrhea. The film is clinging. It enters crevices and stays. The tooth brush does not end it. The ordinary tooth paste does not dissolve it. So millions find that wellbrushed teeth discolor and decay. Dental science, after years of searching, has found a film combatant. Its efficiency has been amply proved by clinical and laboratory tests. Able authorities approve it and leading dentists all over America are now urging its adoption. A Free Test to Every Home This new method is embodied in a dentifrice called Pepsodent. And a 10-Day Tube is sent to everyone who wishes to prove its efficiency. Pepsodent is based on pepsin, the digestant .of albumin. The film is albuminous matter. The object of Pepsodent is to dissolve it, then to day by day combat it. But pepsin must be activated, and the usual agent is an acid harmful to the teeth. So pepsin long seemed impossible. But science has discovered a harmless activating method. And millions of teeth are now being daily brushed with this active pepsin. We urge you to see the results. They are quick and apparent. A ten-day test will be a revelation. Send the coupon for the test tube. Compare the results with old methods and you will soon know what is best. Cut out the coupon so you won't forget, for this is important to you. orr. ,1 c " BEG. US The New-Day Dentifrice Now Adviied by Leading Dentists Everywhere Ten Days Will Tell Note how clean the teeth feel after using Pepsodent. Mark the absence of the slimy film. See how the teeth whiten as the fixed film disappears. You will then know what clean teeth mean. Ten-Day Tube Free THE PEPSODENT COMPANY. Dept. 882, 1104 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111. Mail 10-Day Tube of Pepsodent to Name . . . Address .