Motion Picture News (Nov-Dec 1917)

December 8, 1917 MOTION PICTURE NEWS 4037 Mae Marsh, George Hill and Director Worthington on Location in Maine Shooting Scenes for Goldwyn's Feature, " The Beloved Traitor " the next photoplay for Mr. Hart, and the cast is now being selected. The contemplated change of issuing " Flare-Up Sal " as the second Dorothy Dalton story on the Paramount program will not be carried out. Instead " Love Letters " will be released next, and following that will come " Flare-Up Sal," which is still in the making. At the studio those intimately in touch with production matters prophesy that this photoplay of early California days will be received with more enthusiasm than was Miss Dalton's recent Alaska story, " The Flame of the Yukon." William Conklin and Thurston Hall are the principal supports of Miss Dalton in this new picture, which is directed by R. Wm. Neill. Fairbanks Company Returns Douglas Fairbanks and company arrived home recently from spending ten days in the Grand Canyon and Arizona, and several days in the vicinity of Gallop, New Mexico, where exterior scenes for Fairbanks' coming production were taken. Mapjorie Daw is playing opposite Mr. Fairbanks in this film, which is being directed by Allan Dwan. It was planned the subject would be finished by the twentieth, but owing to an accident which befell Miss Daw when two horses ran together, the production will be slightly delayed. Director John Emerson and Scenario Writer Anita Loos, who have been East, are expected to arrive in Los Angeles within a day or two, and will then be ready to take up the filming of the next Fairbanks picture. C. B. De Mille, director general of the Lasky Company, arrived home Friday, November 6, from a six weeks' vacation spent in the East. A greater portion of the time Mr. De Mille was in New Brunswick on a hunting trip where he went in search of a taste of winter weather, believing it would revive pep lost by the long stay in California. Mr. De Mille has already made plans for the filming of his next Artcraft subject which is to be an adaptation from a popular story of today. No information concerning the title is to be secured at the studio, but it is understood Jeanie Macpherson will prepare the screen adaptation. No information has been given out with respect to the star or players for this film. William D. Taylor is completing the scenes for the screen version of " His Majesty Bunker Bean," a Saturday Evening Post story of the same title. This will offer Jack Pickford and Louise Huff as co-stars. Seven Keystones Finished Seven Triangle-Keystone comedies have been given their final title and have either been shipped or are now in the cutting rooms. The last made for the Triangle by Harry Williams is to be known as " His Hidden Shame." It has a cast that includes Max Asher, " Slim " St. Clair, Alatia Marton, Eddie Gribbon and Alice Davenport. Two of the completed subjects were filmed by H. Raymaker. One is to be known as " His Punctured Reputation." This features Bill Franey as a wrestler. Dale Fuller, Blanche Payson, Maude Wayne, Lallah Hart and Lloyd Bacon ap pear in this subject. "This Way Out" the other Raymaker Komedy has practically the same principals. The western comedy recently made by Reggie Morris has been titled " Blood and Thunder." This features Ray Griffith who is now at Camp Lewis. Rose Carter and Frank Bond are other important players. Morris is now working on " Dimples and Dangers," a dancing master story with Harry Gribbon as the dancing master. Many of the Keystone beauties to be seen in this include Claire Anderson, Myrtle Lind, Dora Rogers, Lallah Hart, Dorothy Hager and Mario Bianchi. Another Keystone which has Max Asher I — Roscoe " Fatty " Arbuckle and His Comedy Crew, Including Al. St. John and Buster Keaton, Flagging the Limited in " A Country Hero " as leading comedian and Peggy Pearce in a featured part, will be known as " Courts and Cabarets." This is still in production, with a big cast that includes Mariana de la Torre, Myrtle Reeves, " Baldy " Belmont, Milburn Moranti and Eddie Gribbon. Harry Edwards, who recently joined the Keystone staff, is making a dumb waiter and artists' model story. Alatia Marton, Rose Carter, Sylvia Ashton, Dorothy Hager, together with George French, late of Christie Comedies, Milburn Moranti, and Fred Mack appear in this subject. Kay Bees Doing Well With " Betty Takes a Hand " finished, Jack Dillon, directing Olive Thomas, has taken up the making of " Limousine Life," which is 'an adaptation of a magazine story of the same title. The cast for this Triangle picture is now being selected. Although painfully injured in a fall in which two ribs were cracked early last week, Director Raymond Wells is continuing with the making of " Man Above the Law " which is laid on the painted desert country. Director Lynn Reynolds used a great number of extra people practically every day of the past week 'in the making of big ball room scenes for the " Gown of Destiny," adaptation from the Earl Derr Biggers story. Alma Rueben and Al Sears are the principals. Tierto Buzzi, a French actor, was engaged to take the role of the designer. The subjects finished at the Triangle during the past week are : " A Sudden Gentleman " by Thomas N. Heffron ; " Because of the Woman " by Jack Conway, and " The Maternal Spark" by Gilbert P. Hamilton. Wyndham Gittens will during the coming week begin the filming of a crook story. The continuity for this is now being made by Gittens, aided by members of the Triangle scenario department. Monte Blue is to take the principal role in this subject.