Motography (Jan-Jun 1918)

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1044 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XIX, No. 22 New Frederick Picture Completed Star Enacts Role of Gypsy Who Becomes Powerful Factor in the Social Life of Paris EMILE CHAUTARD has just finished "Her Final Reckoning," his first production for Paramount release providing Pauline Frederick with a starring vehicle of intense emotionalism. The character Miss Frederick portrays is a creature of moods, inheriting a passionate nature from her gypsy mother which is disclosed in her love of outdoor life and her partiality to wandering gypsy bands whose wild music touches responsive chords in her heart. Her mother never married, having been captured by a Russian prince during a military invasion and carried to Russia against her will. Marsa, the child, grew to young womanhood and as her father lay dying she forgave him for her illegitimacy. After he had passed away it was discovered that he had left her an enormous fortune and she later became a powerful social factor in Paris. Interesting characters are introduced by Director Chautard in the wood scenes where Marsa visits the gypsies, accompanied by her wolf hounds. The dogs play an important part in the picture, for when a former lover who betrayed her attempts to obtrude himself upon her as she is about to be happily married she turns the dogs upon him and he is all but killed. His attempts to be revenged result in a sensational climax, in which he ultimately loses his life. The hundred thousand feet of film taken for "Love's Conquest," the Paramount picture starring Lina Cavalieri, has been trimmed to about fifteen thousand and Director Edward Jose is engaged in cutting it down to its final length. While it is the biggest production ever filmed in the eastern studios of the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, remarkable speed was made, occupying less than eight weeks of time after camera work was actually begun. Many of the big exteriors were already constructed on the grounds of the Fort Lee studios when Mr. Jose started photographing the story and the thousands of costumes and the numerous props were all on hand. Mr. Jose is casting for Madame Cavalieri's next picture and the settings are being constructed. It is expected that production will be commenced this week. The Elsie Ferguson Company, producing "Heart of the Wilds" in Yellowstone Park, is expected back this week and will go to Fort Lee, where the interiors will be filmed. This Artcraft picture will present some thrilling scenes and sensational feats of horsemanship. Director Marshall Neilan staged several incidents on the high trails of the mountains and Miss Ferguson rode perilously near the edge of a deep canyon. A dare-devil stunt is the performance of a cowboy, who escapes after a gunfight in which his opponent is mortally wounded, and to elude his pursuers turns his madly galloping horse down a steep shale cliff. Though plunging and slipping on the treacherous rock, the surefooted animal brings its rider safely to the bottom. Big Booking Negotiated What is said to be the biggest booking of the spring season was given last week by Marcus Loew to Goldwyn for Rex Beach's "Heart of the Sunset," which will usher in the summer season at every Loew theatre in the New York metropolitan and suburban zones — covering a period of seventy odd days. That such an exhibitor should give this blanket booking to the big Rex Beach special production lays emphasis upon the power and quality of the picture, which already has begun to break records for exhibitors in all parts of North America. The booking was obtained by Alfred Weiss, one of Goldwyn Distributing Corporation's vice-presidents. Lone Star Redeems Stock Ten per cent of the outstanding preferred stock of the Lone Star Corporation, a $1,500,000 concern, is being redeemed at 110 plus accrued dividends, according to an announcement issued from the offices of the corporation in Chicago. The Lone Star Corporation is the concern organized for the merchandising of the series of twelve comedies featuring Charles Chaplin, produced by the Lone Star Corporation and released through Mutual. A large percentage of the original capital represented by the preferred stock has been returned to the stockholders. Meanwhile the pictures are said to have a long working life ahead. Fans Like Russell Play "I want to take this opportunity of thanking you for booking 'Hearts or Diamonds?' for me," writes Michael Rosenbloom of the Majestic Theatre, Charleroi, Pa., to Mutual. "It surely is a good picture. Knowing it to be just released and my theatre running it first, I took special attention in getting the verdict from my patrons, and without any exception they said it was fine." "Hearts or Diamonds?" the initial production of William Russell's own company, is one of those pictures of fast action and exciting moments with an element of mystery in which "Fighting Bill" hits on all cylinders right through. Pauline Frederick and Director Emile Chautard rehearsing a scene for "Her Final Reckoning," a Paramount picture.