Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Oct 1916)

October 21, 1916 STUDIO DIRECTORY 241 ill' LLOYD B. CARLETON, Director John T. Carleton, Associate Director Releases : The Ragged Earl" The Walls of Jericho " The Idler" The Girl I Left Behind Me The Sinful Influence " The Flashlight" The Love of Loti San " Two Men of Sandy Bar " The Yaqui " Dr. Neighbor" The Way of the World" The Miracle of Love " The Yoke of Gold " Black Friday" The Road of Destiny " UNIVERSAL CITY ^uumimiuiiuuuuuiMiwiimuiniMiiiuiumiuiiUililiiiu^ ^fuiiixiiiiitiijjiiJiiiiriiiiuiiiuiiiiuiLiiifiiiJiiiiitiiuiuiiiiijiiiuitiiijjiiiJiiiiij ii-iiiULii-iijiiiuiiiiiiiiiLi[i-uiiiijTiEiiitiiiiii[iii[Lijiiiiiiitiiiii[iiiiiii!j](iiuiitiuutu4iiuiiinjniiim:= RICHARD MORRIS, CHARACTERS, UNIVERSAL RICHARD MORRIS, playing characters and heavies in Universal Bluebird productions made under the direction of Lloyd B. Carleton, was born in Boston, and since completing his education, which included three years of training for grand opera abroad, has been in opera, dramatic productions, and played before the camera. His first professional work was two seasons in opera in which he toured A m erica. In 1889 he did his first dramatic work with Booth and Modjeska. Folio wing this were seasons with Booth, Barrett, Lawrence, Barrett, Modj e ska and Minna Gale. He then returned to the opera stage and sang in London from 1906 to 1909. In September of the latter year, he became a member of the Lubin organization, and remained with them until July, 1914. During all of this engagement he was under the direction of Lloyd B. Carleton. In 1914 he again went to London, but on account of war returned to America. He came to California in March of last year with Director Carleton, and has played with him since in Selig and Universal productions. Mr. Morris is considered one of the best character actors. EMORY JOHNSON, LEADS, UNIVERSAL EMORY Johnson, playing featured leads with Dorothy Davenport in Bluebird subjects made under the direction of Lloyd B. Carleton, won for himself a place of distinction in the photoplay world in three months' time. Mr. Johnson was born at San Francisco, March 16. 1894, and after attending the public schools and the University of California where he studied architecture, he decided he could gain favor and fame in films. He secured a position as assistant cameraman with the G. M. Anderson Essanay Company at Niles. Three months later he played his first lead opposite Margaret Clayton in a two reel production entitled "Italian Love." He remained with Essanay for a year and a half. He then went to the Pathe Company at Los Angeles for six months. At the end of this engagement he started his own company, the LibertyJFilms, with studio at San Mateo, and an investment of $ioo,ooOjwas made in releases for the Kriterion. He came to the Universal as juvenile lead tc support Hobart Bosworth, and played in "Two Men of Sandy Bar," "Dr. Neighbor," "The Yaqui," and "The Ways of the World." For a short time he was featured in two reel subjects with Dorothy Davenport and the company then took up the filming of five reel photoplays. He has been featured in "The Shepherd," "Not By Faith Alone," "Black Friday," "The Unsuspected Love." Mr. Johnson plays football, baseball, rides, swims, shoots, but bis hobby is driving his Regal racer. He has medium dark complexion, brown hair, blue eyes, and is six feetgtwo inches in height, and weighs one hundred and eighty-five pounds. iaiHmiimi«uiiiiiiaiiiiiBi«iiiiuimiiiiiiiiiuiiiii!iiiniiiiiiiii!iiiiiuaiuiiinMiiiu nniminniinniiimnniiiiiimiinHiimiJiinirmMrnTrnrnmmnnniirnirtnirnrF Jimmum inn iiiiiiiiiiuniiiiiinii ninmiiiimmiiimiiiiiniiniiiiniiiimiiimminimniiiiiiiiinjim Be sure to mention " MOTION PICTURE NEWS " when writing to advertisers