Motion Picture News (Dec 1920-Feb 1921)

380 Motion Picture News ADVANCE V I EJV S OF C 0 M I N G ATTRACTIO N S Live News From Producers TV H A T THE MAKERS SAY ABOUT PICTURES J. L. Prothingham Lloyd Comedy Feature of Atlanta Opening Singular tribute to the drawing power of Harold Lloyd, and to his popularity with the American public, was paid by the management of the New Howard theatre, which threw its doors open to the people of Atlanta, for the first time on Monday, December 13th. On the opening bill of the New Howard, Harold Lloyd in his latest Pathe comedy special, " Number, Please? " was awarded a leading position. In all the advertising material, Lloyd was prominently mentioned as " The screen's most popular comedian." *'Man of the Forest" Is Zane Grey Novel In an article which appeared in the various trade publications issue of December 25th, mention was made of "The Man of the_ Forest" a forthcoming Benj. B. Hampton release which was alluded to as an Irving Bacheller story. This was in error, " The Man of the Forest" is a Zane Grey novel. Cleveland Beauty in Levey Picture June Fuller, winner of the Cleveland Beauty Competition held last August by a moving picture concern for the prettiest girl for a part in their first 'production, posed in a Harry Levey Service Corporation Truth production entitled " A Chat with Ida Bailey Allen." She plays the part of one of Mrs. Allen's students at the Cooking School, where some scenes of "A Chat with Ida Bailey Allen" are taken. Laemmle Sees Dean Film Universal Chief Back From Coast Enthused Over " Outside the Law " CARL LAEMMLE, president of the Universal Film Manufacturing Company, arrived in New York City from Los Angeles last week, expressing great enthusiasm over " Outside the Law " the new big Priscilla Dean picture, written and directed by Tod Browning. The Universal chief acclaims it as the greatest piece of work Miss Dean has ever done for the screen, and predicts it will rank among the few great pictures of film history. " Outside the Law " will have its premier showing at the Superba theatre, Los Angeles, during the week of December 26. Arrangements for this pre-release showing were made by appeal to Mr. Laemmle himself, during his recent stay at Universal City. The showing will be accompanied by unusual exploitation and presentation, including personal appearances by Miss Dean as well as by Lon Chaney, who supported her in the underworld picture. No release date has been set for the big Universal-Jewel production, but Mr. Laemmle has promised his exchange managers that a first run print of the picture will be in each exchange January 2. This has necessitated a departure in the usual methods of Universal print distribution. Positive prints of Universal pictures ordinarily are made at the Universal factory at Fort Lee, N. J. To expedite the distribution' of first run prints, for this special feature, Mr. Laemmle ordered that the first run positives be made at Universal City, immediately upon the completion of the cutting and editing of the film. This was done, and the film now is being speeded to the fifty-odd Universal exchanges throughout the United States and Canada. It is expected that the picture will be shown simultaneously in many places, early in January. Arrangements are being completed for a theatre on Broadway, in which to give the picture an indefinite run. So confident is Mr. Laemmle that the picture will be the sensation of the season, Universal already has under way an exploitation campaign ■ for the metropolitan district projected for extension well into the Spring. A similar campaign ha« been inaugurated in other parts of the country, for the purpose of giving Universal exhibitors extensive aid in " selling " the picture to the public. Goldwyn Selects 4 Titles Four Pictures Now in Production Are Permanently Titled FOLLOWING its policy of carefully selecting titles, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation last week decided upon the permanent titles for four of its big pictures now in production. Rupert Hughes' comedy drama of American domestic life which went into production under the working title of " Mr. and Miserable Jones " will be permanently known as " Dangerous Curve Ahead." The title selected for Gouverneur Morris' first original screen story is "A Tale of Two Worlds," which replaces the working title of " The Water Lily." This is a tale of Oriental life in China which becomes intermingled with Western life in California. It will be a Frank Lloyd Producton. The leading roles are being played by Leatrice Joj', Wallace Beery, J. Frank Glendon and Jack Abee. "Don't Neglect Your Wife" is the title bv which Gertrude Atherton's original scenario will be known instead of by the temporary title of " Noblesse Oblige," which she attached to her manuscript. It is a tale of San Francisco domestic life in the late sixties, with one episode taking place in New York's famous " Five Points " section, an exact replica of which was built on the Goldwj'n lot. Lewis S. Stone and Mabel Julienne Scott head the cast of "Don't Neglect Your Wife." Other players include Kate Lester, R. D. MacLean, Arthur Hoyt, Charles Clary, Josephine Crowell and Jane Atherton. Wallace Worsley is directing the production. The picturized version of Katherine Newlin Burt's new novel of adventure, now nmning serially in the Red Book Magazine under the title of " Snow Blind," will be known as " The Magnificent Liar." It will be a Reginald Barker Production and the company is now in Banff, Canada, where most of the action takes place, shooting exteriors. Russel Simpson heads the cast of " The Magnificent Liar," with Cullen Landis, Mary Alden and Pauline Starke in the other roles. I^atest photograph of Clara Kimball Young, star of " Hush,'' a new tquity release Statement Issued by Abraham Lehr The following statement has been issued b}' Abraham Lehr, vice president of the Goldwyn organization, regarding the GoldwjTi production policy for 1921 : " In the new ytzx we shall bend all our efforts to the making of photoplays with strong, hursan, appealing stories, acted by wellrounded casts of competent players. Our goal will be fewer and better pictures. We have learned that the public wants logical, sensible plots that appeal to inteUigent people. Shakespeare said, ' The play's the thing.' That's just as true todav as it was the day he uttered it." ■ Lewis King Directing Star Ranch Western A Star Ranch Western for early release, announces C. B. C. Film Sales Corporation of New York, fs being directed by Lewis King, formerly of American and William Fox Studios. The working title of the picture is " The Gun Runners," starring C. Edward Hatton and his co-star, Frances Parks, who has appeared in Griffith pictures for the past two years and who played a prominent part in Allen Holubar's latest picture. Other members of the cast include Rav Flohre. "Snowy" Baker to Star " Snowy " Baker, former OhTnpic hero and millionaire sportsman of Australia, has succumbed to the lure of the screen and will shortly be seen as the star of a series of five and six reel pictures to be known as Sno^\7 Baker productions.