Moving Picture World (Dec 1920)

586 MOVING PICTURE WORLD December 4, 1920 West #2? A.H.CIEBLER ft M] Pacific Film Company Opens Executive Offices The Pacific Film Company, a recently organized company on the West Coast, has opened executive offices at 730 South Olive street, and will distribute its own films as well as other productions made by independent producers. T. E. Hancock, formerly with the World Film Corporation, will depart in a few days on a tour of the United States and Canada to make arrangements for branch distributing offices. The latest picture produced by the Pacific Film Company is “The Fatal 30,” a five-reel feature in which Fritzi Ridgeway, Lillian West, Carl Stockdale, John Hayes and A1 Fremont play the principal parts. Reynolds on Way East H. J. Reynolds, president of the Renco Film Company, has gone to New York with a print of “Lavender and Old Lace,” which has recently been completed by his company. Mr. Reynolds will be gone about a month and upon his return will begin work upon another production to be adapted from one of the Myrtle Reed novels. Carl Lae mm l e Arrives Carl Laemmle, president of Universal, has arrived in town with plans for an elaborate program of production to meet the increased demands of the new foreign agencies Mr. Laemmle established when he was in Europe. Grauman Back From East D. J. Grauman, of the Grauman Theatrical interests, who has been in New York for several weeks, has returned to Los Angeles, with the statement that he believes this will be the biggest tourist year in the history of Southern California. Mr. Grauman met and talked with dozens of easterners who told him that they were selling out their businesses and homes in the East and were coming to Los Angeles to make their homes. If this is true, he believes that amusement houses in the city will thrive as never before in the history of the industry. Wainwright Returns East J. G. Wainwright, director of the Selig Polyscope Company, who has been in Los Angeles on a visit from England to the Selig studios, returned to New York last week taking with him prints of “Kazan,” adapted for the screen from the novel of that name by James Oliver Curwood. Mr. Wainwright also took with him the prints of “In For a Night,” a screen version of the world famous stage comedy of that name. These two productions are said to contain some of the best animal work hitherto accomplished by Colonel Selig. Jackie Coogan in Auto Smash Little Jackie Coogan, the child actor who was chief support to Charles Chaplin in “The Kid,” was in an auto smash last Friday which sent him to a hospital for repairs. The young actor suffered from bruises and it was thought at the time of the accident that his skull was fractured, as he did not regain consciousness for a long time. At this writing, however, Jackie is recovering rapidly, and expects to be able in a short time to resume work in a series of comedies entitled, “Peck’s Bad Boy,” in which he is being starred. Ford to Produce New Thriller Francis Ford is planning to make a new picture thriller which is to be called “They’re Off,” and is a story of horse racing. Elsie Van Name has written the story and besides Mr. Ford himself, Tod Sloan, former jockey, will have a leading part in the production. Mina Cunard has been engaged for a prominent part. Sunshine Comedy Baby Beulah Frances Dwiggins, two-year-old daughter of “Mike” Dwiggins, assistant to J. Gordon Edwards, will be known henceforth as the playful Sunshine Comedy Baby. Di rectors Body to Build Home According to an announcement made this week, the Motion Pictures Directors’ Asociation is to build a club house on Highland avenue in Hollywood, not far from the Hollywood Hotel. Frank Lloyd, Reginald Barker, Joseph De Grasse, William D. Taylor, Thomas Ricketts and other officials of the organization are making every effort to further the plan of evolving a home for the association that will be a rendezvous for film players as well as directors, and which will be devoted solely to the development of the motion picture art. To Pro du ce More Comedies The Rockett Film Corporation has arranged with W. W. Hodkinson to produce seven more features for release through the Hodkinson exchanges. R. R. Rockett, president of the producing company, has just returned from New York, where the new contract was signed. The new pictures will be on the same general order of the recently completed Rockett farce comedy, “The Truant Husband.” Irvin V. IF Mat Making “ Partners of the Tide” Irvin V. Willat is busily at work on the West Coast making his second production for Hodkinson release. It is called “Partners of the Tide” and is the screen version of Joseph Lincoln’s book. The entire cast for this production has not been made public yet, but it is positively stated that Gordon Mullen, who has appeared of late in such successes as “Nomads of the North,” “Crooked Straight,” “False Roads,” “Paris Green,” “Dangerous Hours,” and who is also a featured player in Douglas Fairbank’s newest production, has been engaged for the role of the “heavy.” Rumor has it that Mr. Willat’s newest leading woman, while a newcomer to the screen, is a beauty of international repute and a great deal of speculation is being indulged in as to just who this person may be. THEY ARE DESTINED TO TRAVEL “THE ROADS OF DESTINY” TO SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS Pauline Frederick in scenes from her new Goldwyn picture, being supported by Jane Sovak and John Borers