Moving Picture World (May 1919)

1382 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD May 31, 1919 Hall Adds "The Other Man's Wife" to His Specials THE OTHER MAN'S WIFE," the most recent addition to Frank G. Hall's list of special releases on the Independent Sales Corporation's program, will be placed in the Film Clearing House exchanges this week and offered to exhibitors as one of the strongest dramatic offerings of Mr. Hall's current releases. It was produced by Warner Brothers under the direction of Carl Harbaugh, and presents in the principal roles Ellen Cassidy, Stuart Holmes, Ned Hay, Olive Trevor, Halbert Brown, Mrs. Garrison, Lesley Casey, Danny Sullivan, Regina Quinn, Laura Newman, Georgia Jessel and Evelyn Brent. In this production, Mr. Hall believes that he has a picture that will appeal to all classes, young and old. It has been given an elaborate production, and in the cast is contained the names of some of the screen's best known players. The story is based on the unhappiness that comes with a wife's love of pleasure and her neglect of her children. It presents as its principal characters a man and wife who have all that the world can offer excepting happiness, because tlie wife and mother sees in the virorld of social butterflies more of interest to her than in her home and children. The other man enters her life, her husband is called away, and it is then that she realizes what she has given up for everything that is false. In the presentment of this story the author, Mary Murillo, has created the drama in all its strength and appeal, and Mr. Hall states that it is one of the strongest dramatic features he has yet given to the public. New Photographic Effects Shown in "Fear Woman" THE "long shots" in Pauline Frederick's latest Goldwyn picture, "The Fear Woman," are the result of a new discovery in motion photography. Edward Gheller, of the Goldwyn studios at Culver City, has discovered a way to eliminate the glare which settles immediately in front of the camera w^hen the lens is focused for a distance shot. The new method is especially helpful in photography through a window, w^here a glass adds to the chances of a blur. To overcome this Mr. Gheller has experimented by greatly increasing the light behind the camera, and so softening the effect directly in front of it. In consequence "long shots" along roads and through doors and windows have been visibly clarified. In taking close-ups. Mr. Gheller has reversed the process, and has developed a new lens trick whereby he achieves unusual brilliancy on any part of the screen he desires. AH these effects are artistically shown in Miss Frederick's new picture, which was written for her by Izola Forrester and directed by John A. Barry. It is a five-part story, and deals with a beautiful young woman's fear lest her father's weaknesses be transmitted through her to generations to come. Her fear amounts •to an obsession, and the young vifoman breaks her engagement, ignorant of the fact that a habit, no matter how strong, cannot he transmitted through marriage. Black Hills Showmen Hear Merits of "Westerners" THE members of the Black Hills Exhibitors' League, one of the largest showmen's organizations in the West, were regaled with stories of Stewart Edvard White's Black Hills drama, "The Westerners," the Bonjamin B. HamptonGreat Authors production, at their annual gathering in Deadwood, S. D., recently, by H. O. Bartels, Denver representative of W. W. Hodkinson Corporation, distributor of the special. After detailing the merits of the pic ture and explaining that Roy Stewart, Mildred Planning, Robert McKim, Graham Pettie, Wilfred Lucas and Mary Jane Irving never before had roles so commensurate with their ability, Mr. Bartels read a letter from the author to the Dakota exhibitors, declaring that never had he been so enthusiastic over anything as he was after a private showing of "The Westerners," including that in every sense the picture is the book. As a result, Mr. Bartels returned to Denver with a score or more of important first-run Dakota bookings on the production. Mitchell Lewis Picture Made Reviewers Shiver ACCORDING to the official weather bulletin the mercury in the thermometer was flirting around the eighty mark, but a little group of reviewers, consisting of Select officials and censors, sat and shivered in the projection room of Select Pictures' home office. Mitchell Lewis' coming Select picture, "Jacques of the Silver North," was having its initial showing, and the picture of Mitchell Ijewis ploughing neck-deep through the snow fields on the slopes of Mount Shasta brought the temperature down. In the production Mitchell Lewis is seen as Jacques La Rouge, a half-breed Indian with a child-like heart and the ferocity of a wolf. The story is one in which Jacques becomes the friend of an old trader's daughter, and one scene shows him in a long chase w^ith his dog team over the snowbound fields at the base of Mount Shasta. The shot shows the dogs fighting through the swirling drifts, while far in the distance is seen the struggling team which Jacques is pursuing. •It is one of the most vivid pictures of the North that has ever been shown. Many of the shots rival in scenic beauty the most famous works of Northern landscape painting. Constance Talmad^e to negrin AVork. The Constance Talmadge Film Corporation will begin work on the first Constance Talmadge picture to be released through the First National Exhibitors Circuit on May 26. Several different stories have been purchased by Joseph M. Schenck, president of the new corporation, and the name of the first picture will be announced dcfinitelj in a few days. The director for the first of the six Constance Talmadge productions will be Captain David Kirkland. John Emerson and Anita Loos will act as advisory directors, and w^ill write the scenario and working continuity of the first play. They will also act in a supervisory capacity for all of the other five Constance Talmadge productions. Two Serio-Comic Stories Are Purchased by Metro THE trend of the public demand, from the producers' viewpoint, seems to continue along the lighter dramatic lines, judging from the Metro announcement of the purchase of two more stories. Both of the stories selected are in a serio-comic vein vi'hich pulsates at a mirth-provoking pressure throughout the action of the plots, alternating with a plausible love theme. The first of these vehicles to be utilized is called "A Favor to a Friend," and is for Emmy Wehlen. The author is none other than Luther A. Reed, of the Metro scenario staff, who is also given credit for adapting his own storj' to the silent drama. The new story for Bert Lytell is by John H. Blackwood, a new contributor to the Metro AU-Star series, although a well known writer of picture plays. Mr. Blackwood's story has been adapted to the screen by Finis Fox, of the Metro staff. The title of Lytell's vehicle is "It's Easy to Make Money," and the plot is an interesting account of frenzied finance. Edwin Carewe is to direct the production. Gives Big Window Display to Novel Based on Film BY way of co-operation with the current showing of the Famous PlayersLasky Corporation's Salvation Army picture, "Fires of Faith," at the Harris Theatre, Gimbel Brothers have given over one of their large show windows on the Thirty-second street side of their New York store entirely to a display of Charles Kenmore Ulrich's novel, "Fires of Faith," which is based upon the photoplay. About two hundred and fifty volumes of the work are used in the display, attractively arranged in pyramids and smaller groups. In the centre background is a large colored production of one of the stills from the production shov^ing Catherine Calvert and little Pat Moore. At the extreme left in the foreground is a life-size figure of a woman in the Salvation Army overseas uniform, while at the opposite end of the window is a message of greeting and appreciation from Commander Evangeline Booth. MadRC Evans Starts on "Home Wonted." World Pictures announces that work was started this week on a new Madge Evans production under the direction of Tefft Johnson. It was written by Lucy Sarver, and bears the title of "Home Wanted." The supporting company includes Jack Drumier and Edward Langford, formerly with World Pictures, and just back from France, being one of the 35 survivors out of a company of 250. Others in the cast are W. T. Carleton, Anna Lehr and Michael J, Hanlon. Waiting for Hubby to Show Up. Mary Miles Minler looks determined to take no excuses in American's "A Bachelor's Wife." .Ship Prints of "UiKstair.s and Down." First-run showings of Selznick Pictures' first new series production. "Upstairs and Down," starring Olive Thomas, will be announced shortly, as prints have been sliipped to Select branches at Boston, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and many other points. It is expected that before many days have passed every Select branch manager will be in possession of at least one print of this production.