Motion Picture Magazine (Aug 1924-Jan 1925)

amotion PicnjRr m I MAGAZINE < shoe in his boxing-glove and with a mighty wallop knocks his giant opponent ont of the ring. How to Succeed in the Films — Lesson No. 3. For villains: In love scenes never be gentle or you will be mistaken for the hero — grab the damsel roughly and struggle all around the room with her They Do It in the Movies ! The beautiful and much-sought-after young debutante gives up all her social life and spurns her many wealthy suitors so that she can live in a little country cottage with the poor boy that she loves. Famous Days in Film History August 4th, 1912. On this eventful date 'the first news weekly was presented showing the parade of floats at Kalamazoo, Michigan. "mSKEY Right Again, Watson Recently, in these columns, I commented upon the intelligence of producer Harry Rapf in taking a young director by the name of Monta Bell and entrusting him with the direction of the production, "Broadway After Dark." I ventured to predict that the young fellow — even tho he had never previously directed a picture — would probably turn out a fairly good photoplay, and that anyway it couldn't be any worse than many of the films made by some of the screen's oldest and most experienced directors. Well, "Broadway After Dark" is completed and instead of being only a fair picture it is a good picture. And Monta Bell appears to be rather a capable young director. So I'll take the $50,000 and make myself five superspecials. How to Succeed in the Films In Five Complete Lessons Lesson No. 3. For Villains The first requirement is a mustache. Raise one immediately and learn to twist it meaningly. Practise having a cunning sneer on your face so that the hero may be properly taunted. If you have fair hair, dye it black at once, as there is no such thing as a blond villain on the screen. A cigaret must be smoked at all times, and be sure to have a bottle handy so that it can be broken over the hero's head at the proper moment in the story. Take a course in acrobatics so that you will be able to fall gracefully off cliffs and over balustrades. In love scenes never be gentle or you will be mistaken for the hero — grab the damsel roughly and struggle all around the room with her. Also, above all things, remember that you must never kiss the heroine on the lips — this territory is reserved for the hero. Villains kiss heroines in only two places — on the ears and on the back of the neck. I Sure-Fire Comedy Gags No. 43 The one where the diminutive comedian puts a horse52 ae. "Hold Your Breath" That's the title of a five-reel comedy recently completed by Christie and it sure lives up to its appendage. In this celluloid scream Dorothy Devore out-harolds Harold Lloyd so far as thrills are concerned. It's a pippin of a comic. Dont Miss It. The Poor Movies! The people of the motion picture profession have been known to transgress. Their number is legion and as in any other large profession or group of people there are some who seem quite unable to stand either the wealth or the fame which their popularity brings them. It is not strange that these few should be harshly criticized. Frequently they are deserving of greater censure than ever comes to them. But it is horribly unfair to brand an entire profession because of a few notorious flamboyant members. Yet this is what is done to the movies time and time again. Generally we let such injustices pass unnoticed. However, a recent newspaper clipping so infuriates us that we must publicly quarrel with it. A man suspected of the murder of a woman was discovered to be employed as the operator of a motion picture machine in the little theater in his town. Immediately a newspaper blared such a headline across its front page: Movie Man Suspected in Such and Such a Murder. Technically, this headline was truthful. But immediately the casual reader decided there had been another Hollywood scandal. Actually, this man is a mechanic. His association with motion pictures is entirely vicarious and only the most far-fetched reasoning could possibly connect a man who" projected a machine in a little Staten Island (Continued on page 87) In the movies — The beautiful and much-sought after young debutante gives up all her social life and spurns many wealthy suitors so she can live in a little country cottage with the poor boy that she loves TRSKty