Motion Picture Classic (Jan-Dec 1920)

Double Exposures Conducted by F. J. S. Courtesy Muck Sfiiiiftt Conicilu's an il ciin\'s|)(in(lent, "jii' the leadiiii,' liirectnr: "T ¥ AS il f\er iiccmred in yim." J~~J Ikiu >liari>l_v (ilti'erentiatfd nictlKxls of attack ? "Take Shakospcaro's 'Romen and Juliet.' lor instance. ]). W. Ciiit'tith woidd |irnl)al)ly sliow the maid of Verona hiding in .1 cu]il)oard to e.scape her brutal father and later on there would he a chase to |irevent the lovers from taking the fatal |ii)i>on. C"ecil de Mille would feature a startling scene in Juliet's boudoir, and he would (irobably give historical flashbacks to various famous lovers of history. He d probalily call it 'Why Change ^'our Potitju "(.icorgi l-'itzmauricc would do the whole thing with glorious light and sh.ide |>liotogra]ihy and with Mae Murray as a new type of X'erona cutie. King Vidor. on the other hand, would humanize every incident. He'd probably center upon the nurse and her lo\e for Juliet. The Hard of .\von's jiassion uuuld be transformed into spiriturd uplift. "lint if Mary I'ickford e\er tried it. no doubt she'il do the thing as a sort of dual role, jilaving Juliet along with a sla\ey in tile Capulet kitchen. But if Doug tried it! There wcjuld be a landslide, a Hood and an carth(|uake to enliven the procpe<lings. No doubt Hull Montana would play the friar. "Probably they'd make two endings. Of course, there would have to be happy conclusion for the exhibitors who firmly belie\e their audiences 'dont uant no -ad endings.' Probably they'<l change the title, too. Can you imagine an eNhibitor booking a til-em with two peoples' names as a title? "It's a great life, if you dont 'ken." the b'rench pugilist, saw his i>icture. "The Wonder Man." in his own Pullman, en route across country. We envy Georges. I'ancy being able to sleep comfortably at a photoplay — and yet be getting somewhere. The White Hou.se seems to suddenly have become a movie theater dc luxe. I'.y next year we predict that both houses of Congress will have symphony orchestras and feature ])ictures. Imagine the trade papers. "The .'senate is now playing Paramount Pictures exclusively" or "Metro ])roduction now feature House of Representatives jirogram.'' TlIK The I'.ducational I'ilms bathing-girl comedies. Hii;iii-.K EdCorporatioi lias started releasing The screen has reccivec ter stories are being filmed 1 its ultimate uplift. The Nick Car w<-; TniNcs Wk'ri-; iNTtKi-.sirn in Sl.KINC. " 'Way Down I'".ast." lietty Compson's tirst starring pictine. Charlie N.n's "4S Minutes from I '.roadway." King X'idor's next. The forthcoming Fitzmaurice.\lurray production. Bv () >h:uk-<l r<ia(l ln'sidc the se.i. Voiii hilly, wiiulinj; ways I know; Aiul vvh\' you waiuU'r wild an<I fretSo near the eddies' risi and (low. V\ heri* white-winded craft sail tn ami fr ^'l)lIr howercd \ale, x\ith jti\ is filled, \nd nndi-^tnrhed \uur peace h\' strife: On e\ery hand j-our fieUU are tilled With trnstfnl -onys of simple life. Where hearts oi sacrifice are rife. () sca-kist road, your sacre<l charm Surpasses all that man portraN^; Let here no hand destroy the ealin Tliat streains like nuisic thru \iuir ways, \\ here dark-c\e(I poets chant yon Ia\'s. .-\ P.A.s La Passion The state hcjard of censors of Penn.sylv;mia insisted upon changing the title of Loui.se (ilaum's "Sex' to ".Sex Cruslied to l-"artli," What are they going to do with: "Madonnas and .Men" "The Restless ."sex" "The Inferior .Sex" "Passion's Plavground" ".Sick-a-Hed" ' "The Mother of His Children" "The X'irgin of Stamboul" "llodv and Soul" .' .\ KO.-\l) Lk iiAKON COOKK .\t last the dream of o\ery press agent is realized. In .\llan Uwan's ".\ .Splendid Hazard." a prima donna's jewel-box is actually rifled We note that (ieorges C.npciitier, ()y\< I'"avoi(Iti>; Mojtf.NT or Tin-: Month Dorothy (iish's flirtati\c promenade thru the |)ark in "Remodeling a Husband." (Fift!/-two)