Motion Picture News (Jan-Feb 1922)

1260 Motion Picture News Jessen’s Studio News by PFire UNIVERSAL I Roy Atwell and Ethel Ritchie are being featured in a two reel comedy titled “A Movie Mixup.” Craig Hutchison is directing. The supporting cast includes Laura La Plant, Charles King, J. B. Russell and C. M. Belcher. Carmen Philips has been added to the cast of “Stanley in Africa. ’ King Baggott is editing “Kissed,” starring Marie Prevost, and Stuart Paton is editing “The Way Back,” with Frank Mayo. In production are “The Storm,” directed by Reginald Barker, and “ That Lass o’ Lowrie,” starring Priscilla Dean and directed by Hobart Henley. siiinitiiiiiiiimiiimiiiiiimiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiimiiitMiiiniMiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ LASKY E = Conrad Nagal is the male leau opposite Agnes Ayres in “The Ordeal,” under the direction of Paul Fowell. Lila Lee, Theodore Kosloff ancf Alan Hale are the principal supports of Wallace Reid in “The Dictator,” from Richard Harding Davis’ play, adapted by Walter Woods and directed by James Cruze. William DeMille has finished and previewed “Bought and Paid For.” “Our Leading Citizen,” by George Ade, and adapted by Waldemar Young, is now being cast. Thomas Meighan will star, under the direction of Alfred Green. Sam Woods has finished “Beyond the Rocks,” starring Gloria Swanson. Miss Swanson’s next picture will be “The Gilded Cage,” by Elmer Harris, which will be directed by Sam Woods. Fred Niblo will direct “Blood and Sand,” by Ibanez, starring Rodolph Valentino. The adaption is by June Mathis. | R-C PICTURES | 'iiiHiiiiiiimmiiiimiiiiiiiMimiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiimiMiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiniiimmiMittiiimiiinmti Sets are being built for Pauline Fredericks’ “The Woman Breed,” by Louis Stevens. While Miss Fredericks is on her honeymoon trip to Seattle, Emil Chautard is to direct George Cowl, her leading man. William Seiter has finished Doris May’s picture, “Gay and Develish.” JIMnilllllllllUHIIIIMIHIIIIIIIIIIIIimiMlllllllllinillllltlllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIItr ) VITAGRAPH I r)iiiMmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiminiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiimr Edward Jose is beginning a stor^ temporarily titled “Locked Out,” by Raleigh Davies, starring Alice Calhoun. William Duncan is making the last scenes for the Canadian Northwest story, “The Man Hunter.” Mickey Daniels has been added to the cast of “The Shaughraun.” Bradley Smollen is preparing a new Duncan script. CHRISTIE flllllllHIlHlllllilllllllllllimilllltllllllMllllllltllllllhIHIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIMIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIimillllM? “Cold Feet” is the title given a snow comedy made at Truckee by A1 Christie. It features Viora Daniels and the supports include Patricia Palmer, Henry Murdock and Harry Edwards. Harry Beaudine is directing Bobby Vernon and Charlotte Stevens in an untitled comedy. Miss Stevens was a winner at a Chicago beauty contest. .'IIIIIIMIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIliimilllllllHIIMItllllllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIII ! FIRST NATIONAL I i .riiiiiiiMtimmmimiiimiimiiiimiiiiiiinimiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiMMinmmiiiiiiiiimtitiiiiiiiiiul Norma Talmadge leaves for New York on February 20th. Keaton’s new comedy is “My Wife’s Relations.” Constance Talmadge begins a new production on March 1st. The Katherine MacDonald subject has been retitled “The Woman Conquers.” J. D. Williams previewed Chaplin’s “Pay Day” at the Florence theatre, Pasedena, last week. Other previews of the same week were “Smiling Through,” with Norma Talmadge, “The Divorcee,” with Constance Talmadge, “The Woman He Married,” with Anita Stewart, “One Clear Call,” a John M. Stahl production, and “Skin Deep,” an Ince production. Alan Holubar is using a dirigible at San Diego for sea stuff for “The Soul Seeker.” Ince will finish filming “The Brotherhood of Hate” in ten days. iitnuiiMiiniiniiiiiiiiimiiHiiiiimiiiiuiiiiimuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiuiimiimiiimiiimir UNITED STUDIOS I X ■itnnnniitiiiiiiintiituiiiniiiunniniuiiiinntiiiiuiHKumttiniuimmiwttmiumniiimnt Marion Fairfax is now writing the script for “The Snow Shoe Trail,” by Edison Marshall, which will be the next vehicle for Jane Novak, to be produced by Chester Bennett. Hunt Stromberg has opened offices at the United Studios to prepare for his productions starring Bull Montana. Frances Marion is preparing the script for the next Constance Talmadge vehicle. £iiiiiiiiiimmiitiiimi'iiiiniiiiminiiiitiitiiiniiinintiiitiiiiimnininiiuiiiiiHiiiiiHimiwt*. ROACH F,iiniiiniiitiiitnuiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiimniiitttiniiiirwiwiuiiiiiiinmiiiiiiinriintnniiinwmfn5 Hal Roach has engaged A1 Santell and Gilbert Pratt to alternate as directors of the Paul Parrot one reel comedies. 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