Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1921)

2352 Motion Picture News Jessens Studio News by Wire UNIVERSAL Carl Lacmmle is here. Prints of " Winners of the West," the Universal serial will be sent to the Museum of Natural History at New York. The Hoot Gibson company is back fiom two weeks at Canada after filming exteriors for " The Badge of Fighting Hearts," under the direction of Reeves Eason. "Princess Virtue," starring Marie Prevost, has been completed by Director George Cox. Director Jack Conway, with the Frank Mayo company, has been filming " Wards of the North," and has spent two weeks in the Big Bear Country. Molly Malone plays opposite the star.' Wesley Ruggles is producing Priscilla Dean's " Wild Honey." The cast selected includes Lloyd Whitlock, Helen Raymond, Mai Wells, Noah Beery, Wallace Beery and Perc.\ Challenger. Bertram Grassby is to play in " Clay " opposite Miss DuPont, and in " Wild Honey " at the same time. INGE Madge Ballamy is to play the feminine lead opposite Douglas MacLean in " The Hottentot." Dal Andrews is directing. Leah Baird is beginning production under the direction of James Home for Associated Exhibitors release. LeRoy Stone is editing " Lucky Damage," and Ralph Dixon is editing " Hail the Woman." Louis Weadock is a new member of the scenario staff. PACIFIC STUDIOS Harrj' Edwards has been engaged to direct a series of fifteen two-reel comedies featuring Hal Stevens and Kathleen Emerson for distribution through the Producers Security Corporation. Monroe Salisbur\ will film " Ethen of the Mountains," a Canadian North woods story. LASKY "Is Matrimony a Failure?" will be an all star cast production directed by James Cruze. T. Roy Barnes and Walter lliers will play the principal parts. Gloria Swanson, Sam Woods, and " The Husband's Trade Mark "' company have gone to El Paso. Zasu Pitts plays an important part in " For the Defense," under the direction of Paul Powell. Director Philip Rosen, Wallace Reil and company are at Yosemite Valley for exteriors for " The Champion." A Peter B. Kync story, " The Parson of Panamint," is being adapted by Albert Levino for the next vehicle for Jack Holt. Betty Compson has finished ■■ The Little Minister." BRUNTON Nazimova is to begin the production of " The Doll's House " on November 1st. Sets are now being built. Later she will film " Salome." " Deliverance," the first Chester Bennett production starring Jane Novak, has been photographed. William E. Keefe is preparing a scries of five-reel productions. They will be produced at Brunton studios. ROACH Lloyd's " A Sailor Alade Man," in four reels, was given a riotous reception at a tryout at Glendale recently. Two Jimmy Parrot comedies " Try, Try Again " and " Busy Bees " are being titled bv H. N. Walker. " Snub " Pollard has completed " The Stone .'\ge," which has been shipped East. Director William W^atson is now filming a theatrical comedy. Ruth Roland and " The Timber Queen " company is returning next week from a month spent in the " big timber " country near Huntington Lake. Fred Jackman is directing. METRO ^jLorge D. Baker has been m\ited a representative of the Mexican government to film the next Gareth Hughes picture, " Stay Home," at Mexico City. Mr. Baker is nowcasting. Lewis Stone has been engaged for a dual role of the " king " and ■' Rudolph " ; Alice Terry as " Princess Flavia " ; Robert Edeson as " Colonel Sapt " ; Edward Connelly as Marshall Strakencz," in Rex Ingram's " The Prisoner of Zenda." Eric Mayne, Malcolm McGregor and Lois Lee are the other principals in the productionTwo of the fastest speed motor boats on the Pacific are being used in scenes for Viola Dana's " Seeings Believing," now being made at Balboa Beach, under the directing of Harry Beaumont. Alice Lake's " Kisses," under the direction of Maxwell Karger, is laid in a candy factory. A big local factory has been leased for the piclure. Harry M\ers plays the lead, and Edward Jobson, and Dana Tood are in the cast. GOLDWYN The complete cast for Rupert Hughes' story " Sent for Out," under the direction of Al Green, includes the following supports for Colleen Moore : Mary Warren, Farrell McDonald, Florence Drew, and Kate Price. Wallace Beery has been added to the cast of "The Octave of Caudius." He will portray the role of the ape man. " The City Feller " has been finished by Director William Beaudine. This picture introduces " Patsy " Ruth Miller, a seventeenyear-old lead. Helen Ferguson has been en.gaged for the leading role in " HungHi' Hearts," taking the part (originally assigned to Ethel Kay, who is now ill. Rose Rosenover is here from New York to play the mother part. Mason Hopper is directing. Isabel Johnston has been engaged to write the continuity for Mary Robert Rinehart's story, " Jane." 1st NATIONAL K a t h e r 1 n e MacDonald's " Peachie " has been retitled "Yours Truly." Marjorie Daw has been added to Nei.an s cast in Penrod." Roach has loaned " Sunshine " Sammy to Neilan for " Penrod." Mabel Normand, Ben Turpin and Alan Holubar are expected to arrive from New York within the next few days. Mayer will first make " The Woman He Married," starring Anita Stewart, under the direction of Fred Niblo, to be followed by Rose of the Sea." John M. Stahl is preparing a new story for Ray, and is shooting the last scenes for " Smudge," and editing " Gas, Oil and Water," " The Barnstormer," and " The Duece of Spades." R. A. Walsh is editing " Kindred of the Dust." Frothingham's " A Bride of the Gods " is ready to shipment. Edward Sloman. directing "The Man of Smiles," has filmed the first scenes in San Francisco. James F. O'Shea has been appointed production manager of the Frothingham company. Sennet has completed a two reeler entitled " Be Reasonable." It features Billy Bevan and Mildred Jane. VITAGRAPH Earle Williams has renewed his contract for a year. He will make seven features. Vitagraph has purchased an original story for \\'illiams by Mrs. Earle Williams. It is as vet untitled. Larry Seemon's next comedy will be laid on a theatre stage i-vt"-\->->-\->''-'~' "I "'"'"'''T^ ERBOGRAPH COMPANY DWIG G B ERB president MOTION PICTURE DEVELOPING AN D PRINTING TELEPHONE AUDUBON 3716 203 TO :iMW. 146"^" ST ISI E NA/ >^ O R K C I "T V i-n-i-n-i''''-'-'''-'"^^^