Motion Picture News (Jun-Aug 1920)

August 21, i g 2 0 1517 Beatrice Joy, who appears in Irwin V Willatt's first production for release through W. W. Hodkinson. The working title of the feature is "Down Home" Farrar Picture to Be Released Oct. 3 THE Associated Exhibitors, Inc., formally enters the realm of producers of motion pictures with the release on October 3rd of "The Riddle Woman," with Geraldine Farrar and an all-fitar cast, and directed by Edward Jose. Pathe is to distribute this attraction. " The Riddle Woman " was more than three months in the course of production. Strike Scenes on File for Busy Producers In line with the announcement that the Harry Levey Service Corpqration, in addition to producing industrial-educational motion pict ires would "sell scenes'' to other 1 roducers, qomes a wire from Mr. Levey's Denver cameraman that he has secured some excellent scenes of the street-car strike in that city. These views will be .placed on file under the heading " Mob Scenes — Strikes," for busy producers to purchase. Ince to Supervise Productions ONE of the important developments concurrent with the ;idvent of the new screen season in September, is ilic .-mnouncement from the Tlionias H. Ince Siudios to the ciVeci ib;it Thomas H. Ince will conlinue tlie personal product ional supervision. According to a statement issued oyer Ince's signature, all ol" ilic 1 liomas H. Ince protiuclions for release through the Associated Producers, Inc., own exchange system, will either be personally directed, or personally supervised, by Thomas H. Ince himself. While no definite in formation has been divulged as to the initial, or subsequent, super-specials for " A. P." distribution, it is known that casting for the first of these pictures is under way al the presunl lune, and that one of two recently acquired stories will ser\-e as the vehicle for the all-star cast. The list of former Thomas H. Ince stars, directors, authors, artists, technicians, and even cameramen, concerns many well-known names. Charles Ray, Dorothy Dalton, William S. Hart, Bessie Barriscaie,' Louise Glaum, William Desmond, Enid Bennett, Sessue Haya Al! Forthcoming Pictures to Receive His Attention kawa, ai dnv crk'I, (Ilt TImu Thu> Chaplin, wliM ilu' presentiL i 1\ worked im Mildred Harris ■-■d with Ince as ,1 Mihlull. uliM M ^hii-land; and has many i>lhi.r imw raiiiniis )ii r-oii;iL;r-^ included aiuon;,; wlmm ait \ Stone, Billie BnrkL ()li\r Th..in;is. H. B. Warner, ALiPjcrv WiKon' Barnc\' Sherry. Josrpli I inwlm-, Harold CoiKlwin, Wall Whit in,in| and EtliLd (.irandin, who wi_re .il one lime or another under the supervision of Ince. ^ In the directorial division, Thomas H. Ince has graduated many successful directors: Jerome Storm, who directed the Charles Ray productions, joined the luce studios as an aclor. Reginald Barker started to learn the rudiments of the art with Ince. Irviu Wiilal, who is now at the head of his own producing company, started with luce as a cameraman. Howard Hickman, a leading directnr uu the Bruiilon lot. entered li"' ' 1 .i A small I'.Ni W.ill.u, W,„l..v was also h.l-' ill. • .nn, 1,, JuM,,;^ his asSOn.iii-M vMih hu-r. I ti.irles Miller, V SrhiTiztiinfr. Chark's Swic l<ard, and the late Waller ICdwavds, also " broke in" tliu directors' field under itice. The Ince Stiulios now boast of .M'Un> dimioi's ubi', L'.aininR .d I. .11 Ihe ' .I--'' IMMil, ,n I w uldiii-; I br MU'Ka 1' inidu Iiu('\ Kuid.uhc, Thcv are Rowland L,v. and la. k Nclsoil, thi lornifr dinrtinn a ^|.lli;d, ihe laiiiT ilic Douglas MacLeau proi!uciiuiis, liui\ success with embryonic authors and eoutiuntly writers has beeji ideiuiral wilb llial iMmx'niiug star> and «|irivl.irs. ( l.ardiier Sullivan w.is snnLiiion.M i i N, w York in nu (dd ,,| I,„,m||,, Be.niniiin^ at a sim.lII >,dai \ In-, i i -i , nndiT iIr' snin'rvislon ,,i jbr |,|-,,dunr. has Larntal htm jilaer hiRh in Ibr ranks. |, (1. Ii;,^^ks, J<,hn Lynch, iMhel Cilk-fte. LaiidiLrl Hiilyer, Ab.iiit K.-uirrjobii, K, Cecil Smith, jnlieri Josi;|iIisnii, and Luther Reed — all started uiuU'r luce. Two Climax Releases on Sale THE Climax Film Corporation, of 720 Seventh avenue, New York City, is a concern which was formed several months ago for the distribution of independent pictures throughout the East. The executives of this company, however, recently decided to broaden their activities and enter the business on a wider scale. Their first move along this line was the purchase of the two feature productions " Love's Battle " and " The Fourth Face." The men at the head of this corporation are Mr. J. A. Friedenwald, pres.; Mr. M. E. VanBergh, treas.; Mr. Felix Goldfarb, vice-president, and Mr. C. H. Rosenfeld, secretary. Mr. Felix Goldfarb, its general manager, for a number of years acted as New York manager of the Mutual Exchange and later in the same capacity with Robertson-Cole. Mr. Charles H. Rosenfeld, sales "'The Fourth Face" and "Love's Battle" on the Market manager, was also associated with the same companies. In addition to Ibis, both of these gentlemen are familiar with the state right field, ha\'ing traveled over the eiuire conmry in the interest of a mimber of productions. They are going iiuo the slates right distribution whole-heartedly and have selected for ihcir first release two subjects. The Climax Corporation executives, however, feel that they have secured two very good properties in " Love's Battle " and "The Fourth Face" and that they can save both time and a great deal of expense by marketing both of the pictures at the same time. They have found that the stale ri^ht pnribaM i is \ yv\ much ayrceable to this |,laii as h.; ran view bolll piL tiiri. s w Ir 11 be i onics to New York and this method saves him much time and expenes in coming Rasl when he is intcresied in a piclure. " Low's ISalilr " lias a^ iis starred pla\L-is i'.iki ii Scdnwiik and Jue Moore. i\l iss SliL' u il■k^ w ork i-S well known lo all in iln \,u litu bnginess. She has slam d m i nrc or more of iiii.tiin-^ and has also I)CC'I» featured in a m-eai m;uiy more. Her name is aji .issct as is Mr. Moore's whose famous family cotlnection as well as bis naUiial ability have placed him in tin I'roiil of screen actors. In arldiiion lo these two promineiu names, olher noiable players have becTi suppliecl lo make up the cast. "The Fourth Face" is .i gripping mystery story lhat is said to have been admirably worked out, lis casi is made up of distiTi^Mi shed arid capable players wilb no -iwt: parlicularly ^larririK, It is ibr iNjie at stcjry where no one ijarticular ]da\er's work staniK oiu for a starring part, but one that (k'HiandH ihe keenest sort of action ni llm entire cast. Ecenes from '* Northern Lights, ' a Universal picture with Leonard Clapham and Virginia Faire Grainger to Represent Vidor in New York k'ing Vidor. wh()se latest First Vational picture, "Tin; Jack Knife Afan," received much firaisi; during i; ^ run at the .Strand, \*i \v '^'ork, la-l week, annouiieed ibi \m rk ihc a(i|iointmcnt of Ivimniel i '.ramgcr as hi.s New York n -> ni.ilive. The New York ofll-e n, ihr Vidor Productions will ]<> bI m ihc same building as the i-n-i _'.aiionaIj 6 West 4Sth street.