Motion Picture News (Jan-Mar 1918)

February 2 ^ , I p 18 1151 Metro Names Supporting Casts Katherine MacDonald, With Douglas Fairbanks In a New Artcraft Feature George Irving Directs Lockwood Pictures Hereafter George Irving will alternate with Fred J. Balshofer, under the dual director system, in the production of Metro features, with Harold Lockwood as the star. Mr. Irving has affixed his signature to a contract calling for this position and he is now in Florida with the Lockwod company beginning the production of Metro's screen version of Holman Day's romantic fiction story, " The Landloper." Mr. Irving began his career as a motion picture director with the All Star Company, for which he produced " The Nightingale," with Ethel Barrymore, and " The Jungle," with Gail Kane. For the Frohman Amusement Company he brought Mary Miles Minter before the public in her first picture, " The Fairy and the Waif." He afterward produced many other pictures for the same firm. Nazimova's First Metro for Loew Houses " Revelation," in which Mme. Nazimova, the Russian actress, makes her initial appearance as a star under the Metro banner, will be shown at all the Marcus Loew theatres, beginning February 25. Half of the Loew houses will show the picture the first half of that week and the others will present it the second half of the week. Hollywood Ranch for Hart In order that it may be possible to erect large sets without going a great distance to find the necessary space, sixteen acres in the heart of Hollywood, Cal., have been secured five blocks from the studio of Wm. S. Hart for the use of the Thos. H. Ince star in Artcraft pictures. The property lies in a basin and it is hoped to secure some fine distance effects through the camera. \'ioIa Dana Will Be Presented in " Breakers Ahead " — Lockwood Feature Started and Edith Storey Film Is Chosen METRO PICTURES CORPORATIOX this week announced particulars concerning the casts of three feature productions forthcoming shorth', in which Edith Storey, Harold Lockwood and Viola Dana will be presented, respectively. Several well-known Metro players are included in the line-ups of supporting players for the three stars. With Viola Dana in " Breakers Ahead," directed by Charles J. Brabin on the West Coast, is Clifford Bruce as leading man. He has the part of a young seafaring man who ships as first mate on board The Wasp. Mr. Bruce has recentlj appeared in leading roles with Miss Dana, including " Weaver of Dreams " and " Blue Jeans." Russell Simpson in " Breakers Ahead " has the part of a sea captain. His makeup is said to be excellent. T. H. GibsonGowland, Mabel Van Buren, Eugene Pallette, Sydney Deane, Lorena Foster and Helen Jerome Eddy are others in the cast. In the leading feminine role with Harold Lockwood in " The Landloper," directed by ALBERT PAYSON TERHUNE, the newspaper and magazine writer, has commenced a novelization in serial form, of " The Son of Democracy," based on the Paramount series of the same name, written, directed and produced by Benjamin Chapin. Mr. Terhune's novelization of Mr. Chapin's series of dramatic film stories of America in the making, will present a fiction article of some 30,000 words which will appear from day to day in the New York Evening World, commencing February 4. This novelization will also be syndicated to other newspapers throughout the country by the New York World Syndicate, which supplies material to a list of thirty-five publications including the Boston Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Press, ' Buffalo Times, Chicago Journal, Minneapalis Journal, Cleveland News, San Francisco Bulletin, Seattle Post Intelligencer, Washington Post, Los Angeles Tribune. Salt Lake Telegram, Denver News, New Orleans States, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Ft. Waj-ne Journal and Gazette, ■ Mobile Item, Tacoma Tribune, Baltimore News and others. In connection with its publication of this story in serial form, the New York Evening World will conduct an extensive exploitation campaign in which thousands of dollars will be spent boosting " The Son of Democracy." One-sheet posters of the film will be used on delivery w-agons, news stands, etc., announcing the story by Mr. Terhune, the publication of which will be tied up with the film, thus creating wide advance publicity for the subject. Albert Payson Terhune is widely known George Irving in Florida, is Pauline Curley, who appeared with the star in " The Square Deceiver." She also has a prominent part in " Her Boy," with Niles Welch. The " heavy " in " The Landloper " is Stanton Heck, who had the same type of role in " Broadway Bill." Bert Starkey has been selected for a character part. William Clifford is also cast. Edith Storey is supported by a distinguished cast in the forthcoming Metro production, " Revenge," which is a picturization of Edward Moffatt's novel of the West, " Hearts Steadfast." H. P. Keeler and William Parker adapted the book for the screen, and it was directed by Tod Browning, who produced Miss Storey's first picture, " The Eyes of Mystery," under her new alliance. Wheeler Oakman is her leading man, playing " Dick " Randall. Oakman has '^igned a long-time contract to appear opposite Miss Storey. " Revenge " is the first Metro picture in which he appears in this capacity. Ralph Lewis, the well-known heavy, plays " Sudden " Duncan. He has played for Fox, Fine Arts, and other companies. Some of his pictures are " The Children Pay " and " A Sister of Six." among the American public. His serial stories have been read throughout the length and breadth of the land, among his stories which have appeared in the Evening World and its syndicated papers being, " Fifty Failures Who Came Back," " Americans Under Fire," " Famous Children of History," " Stories of Great Novels," " The Story of the Presidents," " Stories of the Operas," " Great Love Stores of History," " World's Greatest Events," etc. In addition to this, Mr. Terhune has been active in the scenario field, some of his scripts being " Years of the Locust," produced b y Famous Players, "Dollars and the Woman," and " Happiness of Three Women." " My Mother " Is an Episode in ParamountChapin's " The Son of Democracy " Terhune Novelizes ''Son of Democracy''