Motion Picture News (May-Jul 1916)

June 3, 1916 MOTION PICTURE NEWS 3391 In and Out of West Coast Studios J By J. C. lessen special to Motion Picture News. Los Angeles, May 20. RICHARD STANTON, who has been with the Universal for the past nine months, and during that time produced the " Graft " serial in forty reels, and a number of other subjects, has resigned to accept the directorship of a Fox company now being organized. Production will be taken up within a few days, and it is the present intention that Mr. Stanton will direct the filming of western subjects. Previous to his connection with the Universal Mr. Stanton was for about two years actor and director for Thomas H. Ince at Inceville. Fred Granville, who has been cameraman with Stanton at Universal, will accompany him to the Fox studio. Clifford Elfelt, who has been assistant to Director Campbell at " U " City, has been placed in charge of a company, and is filming a one reel subject entitled "Muggins," from a scenario by Harvey Gates. It is a drama pertaining to a child reuniting its parents. Gretchen Lederer is the wife, and Norbert Myles the husband. Another addition to the "U" producing staff is George Marshall, who served for the past year as assistant to Director Jaccard. Marshall has been placed in charge of directing Harry Carey and a company of western players, and the first subject is entitled " The Bludgeon Man." A woman leaves a war ridden nation and comes to western America. Shortly after her arrival, a baby is born. Through boyhood and in young manhood, he shows a disposition to fight at all opportunities. This mania, however, is overcome when he meets the right woman. Allen Holubar, Universal director of the eastern studios, has been transferred to " U " City, and last week took up the making of the first subject here, a one reel picture entitled " Any Youth." Director Holubar was accompanied by Dorothy Phillips who has been the star of his company in the east. " Any Youth " is of an allegorical nature which deals with the conflict between the better and baser self of the average human being. Holubar, Hector Sarno and Dorothy Phillips are the principals. Director Robert Leonard has taken up production of an adaptation from the book by Elenor Hollowell Abbott, " Little Eve Edgarton," with Ella Hall playing the ingenue lead. Thomas Jefferson has been cast to play the part of her father, a scientist, and Robert Leonard appears as the city man who has tired of social butterflies. A Bill of Fare of Greens from a Fair Hill of Beans The Sinclair Lewis story, " Nature, Incorporated," has been adapted for the screen by Ben Cohn, and is now in charge of the direction of William Worthington. Herbert Rawlinson appears in the role of a dashing young real estate agent, who locates a professor who desires to establish a health reviving colony where vegetables, peanuts and beans will be the principal dishes of every bill of fare. After the colony is established, the real estate man pays it a visit, is surprised at the coarse sacks worn as clothing by the close-to-nature patients, and meets the daughter of the professor. The meeting results in the real estate man becoming a member of the colony and the professor's household. After three days at the colony following the wedding, he induces his bride to return with him to the city. Upon his return he finds cafe and club life a hollow mockery, and returns to his daily morning plunge in the ocean and his peanuts and beans. Agnes Vernon is the daughter, and William Canfield the professor. " Uncle John's Money " is being filmed by Director George Cochran at " U " City. George Berrell is the uncle, Malcolm Blevins and Burton Law the nephews, and Margaret Ellison and Linnie Gee the wives. The scenario is by Fred Myton. A Universal company has left for the lumber region in the vicinity of Eureka, Cal., and en route by boat, will make the exteriors for a one reel sea story by Ben Cohn which has been titled "On the High Seas." It is a story of mutiny of the crew at a time when the captain's only friand aboard, the mate, is preparing to leave the ship to return a stowaway girl to shore, following a battle with the captain to protect her. The mate returns to duty, and in the fight in which he aids the captain, the captain is killed. Albert MacQuarrie, Jack Holt and Lucille Young play the leading parts in this. Ben Cohn accompanied the players, and will write several stories around locations in the timber region. One scenario has already been prepared, the title of which is " The Wilderness Creed. " The scenario entitled " Not By Faith Alone," adapted from the Bob Wagner story of the same name, is to be made into five reels instead of two as first planned. This is under the direction of Lloyd B. Carleton. It is a story of the early mission days in southern California, and the scenes will be made on the exact locations described in the story. A small village made up of members of a religious sect known as "The Seekers," be cause their object was to find the needy and give aid, serves as the locale of a five reel subject entitled "The Seekers," being Fay Tincher Garbed in the Bathing Suit Worn by Her at the Venice, Cal., Carnival; Douglas Fairbanks Poses with the Fine Arts Star