Motography (Jan-Jun 1918)

April 13, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 719 Scenes that throb with life from the Thomas H. luce production for Artcraft release, "The Tiger Man," starring William S. Hart. Brady Films Own Scenes from Airplane Producer Turns Camera Man in Production of "Stolen Orders" Because Employes Lack the Nerve IN "Stolen Orders," William A. Brady's spectacular production based on the Drury Lane melodrama, "Sealed Orders," are several scenes which show a big balloon somewhere over the Atlantic. These scenes depict an attempt at flight from a desolate spot on the coast by an enemy agent, personated by Montagu Love. The balloon — one of the largest in the country and capable of long distance journeys with as many as four passengers—is the basis of exciting episodes, including a fight in the basket, the fall of the fighters into the ocean hundreds of feet below, and the shelling and final demolition of the big craft by anti-aircraft guns on shore. Thrills experienced by the audiences which see the play will compare with those experienced by thousands who were engaged at one time or another in its production. Mr. Brady for one will long remember the balloon episodes. When the balloon was high in the air, the advisability of having a camera above the huge bag to shoot down and catch the action in the basket at close range became apparent. A hydroplane, which a few minutes later was to figure in the story, was handy, and with it an aviator. But there arose immediatel}' the question as to which of the camera men would go up. No one stepped forward to volunteer — and there came a sudden silence. Time and light were fleeting and the necessity was great. Mr. Brady grabbed a nearby camera, stepped into the vacant seat beside the aviator, and a few moments later was in the air above the balloon. The result will be seen in the play, which in addition to enlisting the services of its producer as a high-flying camera man enlisted those of six stars — Kitty Gordon, Carlyle Blackwell, Montagu Love, June Elvidge, George MacQuarrie and Madge Evans. Ince Wires Wilson About New Picture Tells President Charles Film That Will Arouse QO THOROUGHLY convinced is ^ Thomas H. Ince that the Paramount picture upon which Charles Ray is now at work will be one of the most powerful arguments for patriotism, one of the strongest propaganda films, while yet retaining all the essentials of a perfect photoplay, that he has wired President Wilson, apprising him of its nature and pointing out its possibilities for service to the government. Mr. Ince is well acquainted with the chief executive and feels at liberty to offer a suggestion of this character. Ray Is Making Patriotic Many from Their Apathy The picture will follow in order of release another that is yet uncompleted, which in turn succeeds "Playing the Game" the April 22 release. It is directed by Victor Schertzinger. The other uncompleted film was directed by Irvin Willat. R. Cecil Smith is the author of the patriotic photoplay, which depicts the experiences of a young man who is at first apathetic, and later becomes an extraordinarily shining example of the true American. Further details concerning it and the one which precedes it in order of release will shortly be made known. Blood Transfusion a Feature of New Paramount In "The Honor of His House," the latest Paramount picture starring Sessue Hayakawa, the Japanese actor is called upon to submit to a wonderful operation in blood transfusion. Hayakawa plays the part of Count Onato, a Japanese scientist. Count Onato, jealous of his wife's love for another man, poisons her and then is horrified to find that she is soon to have a child. To save her life he has the blood transfused from his own body to hers and so loses his own life. This act, which still belongs to the future of medicine, is played with convincing fidelity by Hayakawa, who, because of his knowledge of science, was able to introduce several little touches to the characterization which made it true to life. Like so many Japanese, Hayakawa is of a scientific turn of mind and spends a great deal of time in reading scientific books and in research work of various kinds. His knowledge of the terms used by scientists and the tools used by them has been of inestimable value to him in his screen portrayals, for he is often called upon to portray Asiatic scientists. In fact the American mind generally pictures the upper class Japanese as a man of scientific bent. While this holds true of Hayakawa he has another and more poetic side that is not so well known by the public. That is his interest in the folklore and ancient poetry of his native country. In "The Honor of His Hou^e" Hayakawa gives one of the most artistic and vivid characterizations of his career and he is also given excellent support by Florence Vidor, as the wife, and by handsome Jack Holt as Robert Farlow, a rival scientist. The picture was produced under the direction of William C. DeMille. Marian Fairfax, the author of the story, has used the characters of the eternal triangle in a new wav,