Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Oct 1916)

October 21, 1916 STUDIO DIRECTORY 251 yxiiiiiiiiixiijixj]iiiiitJiitiiiiiiiiJiiii[[iiu]iiJifiiiiiiiniiiniiiiicuiiiiiiit]]iJUtLUi]iJJii]miiiJiiiii[itii!J!i:ii iiiiiufiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiriiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiitMiiiiiiiiiJiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiLiiiiin^ ^ixiiiiiiniijiMuiiijjjiiiiijiiiijiiiiijjiniixiiiiiiiiiijjHiittiijjjiiitiiiiiiLtiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiitixiiJiitiiuiiiJiitiiiuiuitriiiiiintaiiii i nituiiiiiaiii iima! iiii:iiiui)iijitiiiMiiniiiiuiiiir= WILLIAM W. BEAUDINE Director Joker Company, Universal City Directing Gail Henry, William Franey, Lillian Peacock, Charles Conklin, Milburn Moranti, assisted by Joe Murphy. W. M. Edmunds, cinamatographer. BEVERLY GRIFFITH, CAMERAMAN, UNIVERSAL BEVERLY Griffith, who is responsible to a very great extent for a number of the scoops the Universal Animated Weekly made in the Los Angeles vicinity, is a native of Butler, Georgia. He graduated from Atlanta High School and attended Georgia Military College. Mr. Griffith received his first motion picture experience at the Keystone Studio in ici2, where he secured work as assistant property man and a short time later was promoted to the position of Assistant to Mack Sennett. When the Sterling Motion Picture Company was organized Griffith became assistant to General Manager F. J. Bal^ shoff er, which ^ £.. I position he re ^ • . , tained through m . '.. out the life of i*,' . ?.% the company. Mr. Griffith was next engaged by President Carl Laemmle of the Universal fjWjfe to serve as busi ness manager for five producing companies, and has remained with the Universal organization since accepting that engagement. Part of this time he has served as manager of the Animated Weekly. He spent five months in Mexico with the U. S., Carranza and Villista troops. At the studio his middle name is said to be "Speed." When anything happens, the U animated camera gets on the job. The best example of his success in securing news since, was the filming of the preparedness parade in Los Angeles, and having it on a Broadway theatre screen before the end of the parade passed the theatre. Griffith is five feet and ten inches, and 165 'pounds ot energy, and has a dark complexion and brown hair and eyes. ^IlllUllllillllllllllllllllllUllinilllllllllllllUlllllllllllllllUIIIIIIIIIIIIIII alllllililiilllllllllillllillllllllllllllllillilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll "i:iiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiii:iiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiii.r iiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiuiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiuiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiug 'jjiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiNiiiiii luuiuiiiuiuiiiiiiuiiuilii luiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuuiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiuiiiiuiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiig MARSHALL STEDMAN, MANAGER EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSAL MARSHALL STEDMAN, manager of the employment department at the mammoth producing plant ot the Universal company at Universal City, Is a native of Bethel. Maine; educated at Newport, R. I., and at Colorado College, where he completed a literary course. He took up the stage almost immediately after college, his first engagement being with William Morris as juvenile lead in "The Wandering Jew" and "Lost Paradise." With the E. H. Sothern Company, for several years, he appeared as juvenile lead in "The Adventures of Lady Ursula," "Change Alley," "Lord Chumley," "The Lady of Lyons," "The Enemy of the King" and "King of the Musketeers." After a gold seeking experience in Colorado he returned to Chicago, where he taught acting for four years at the Chicago Musical College. From there he entered pictures at the Chicago Selig studios as an actor and scenario writer, and remained for five years. He then became manager of the Selig company on its western trip to Canyon City, Colorado, and produced a number of pictures, including "The Brand Blotter," "A Motorcycle Adventure," "The Cattle Rustlers," "The Tribal War, Tween Love and War," "The Suffragette," "The Saint and the Siwash," "The Mantle of Red Evans," "Object Matrimony" and "Rhoedrick's Ride." Following an engagement with the then newly organized Bosworth, Inc., where he remained until in March of that year, Mr. Stedman became one of the four business managers of the Universal studio, resulting in his promotion to the position of assistant to director general. The work here became so great that it was found necessary to divide it among several and Mr. Stedman was made the manager of the employment department. In this capacity he is in charge of casting all pictures and selecting players, and aiding General Manager H. O. Davis in engagement of directors, writers and others. There is no part of the motion picture producing industry that Mr. Stedman does not thoroughly understand JACK MULHALL, JUVENILE LEADING MAN, UNIVERSAL JACK MULHALL, juvenile leading man of the Universal stock company, is a native of New York City, where he spent his boyhood days. After attending the public schools he was a student at Columbia University. His first professional experience was as a member of the West End Stock Company at New York City, where he remained for two years. His last two engagements on the legitimate stage were with Ned Weyburn in "The Producer," in which he created the part of Manuel Stein. This piece went over the Orpheum circuit, and was most s u c c e ssf ul. The last engagement was with James K. Hackettin " The Grain of Dust." For four years Mulhall played leads for *the Biograph, closing with them early this year when their producing companies were disbanded. In May he went to the Universal Company, and first played opposite Cleo Madison in " The Free Born." His second work was under the direction of the Smalleys in the making of " The First Stone," in which he appeared as Dr. Prine. Since he has played in " Undercurrents," opposite Flora Parker De Haven, produced by Otis Turner, and is now with Ruth Stonehouse under the direction of Raymond Wells, working in scenes for " The Saintly Sinner." Mr. Mulhall weighs one hundred and fifty pounds and is five feet eleven inches in height. He greatly enjoys motoring, rides, swims, rows, dances and is an expert fencer. ■nillllllllUlllllllMlimlllllllllllllllllllllinillllllllllimtllllllllllllllll^ ^fllllltlll llllIIIi:lllrT;)lllT[]XIIII1ITlltriltlITllI]llll[[l1TllIIIITl]T]IIII[[tlT]]IIIMlllllIIItllll]Slll[TTlTlillltrilTTrilllTTTTI]I1111TTTri]lliri llT]JllIItTl]lIIirTTI]Tri[ITTtTT1IIIIT1TTTTri(ITtITITTrtTTTTl^F Be sure to mention " MOTION PICTURE NEWS " when writing to advertisers