The Moving picture world (February 1920-March 1920)

2108 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD March 27, 1920 have new announcements to make regarding future Christie pictures. Abe Warner Here from East. Abe Warner, member of the firm of Warner Brothers, now filming the Al St. John comedies and the Helen Holmes serials, has come from New York to confer with Jack and Sam Warner regarding the Warner productions and the purchase of a tract of land in Hollywood for a studio. Tsuru Aoki to Go to Japan. Tsuru Aokia, Japanese star, has finished her contract with Universal with the completion of her picture, "A Tokio Siren," and is leaving for San Francisco within the week as the first step on her journey to Japan. Sessue Hayakawa, Miss Aoki's husband, who was to have made the trip with her, says that his picture contracts will keep him busy for many months to come, so that he will have to postpone his visit to the Orient. Completing First Pandora Film. T. J. Shirley, manager of the Pandora Productions, with headquarters at the Boyle Heights studio, announces that the first production of the company, entitled "The Crucifix of Destiny," is nearing completion. R. D. Armstrong is directing the picture, and Wheeler Dryden is the featured player. Other members of the Pandora company are H. E. Wagner, cameraman C. J. Barber, and Agnes Parsons, of the editorial department. Clune's Broadway Changes Managers. Clinton Pedrick, who a few months ago assumed charge of Clune's Broadway Theatre, has tendered his resignation, and A. H. McQuesten, with a long theatrical career behind him, will take up the managership of the house. McQuesten has been identified with the motion picture industry since the old Biograph days, and has just recently returned from Government service with the U. S. Naval Aviation forces in France and England. Studio Shots THE all-star cast selected to support Betty Compson in "The Test" includes Clara Horton, Ralph Lewis, Claire MacDowell. Roy Stewart. Emory Johnson, Betty Schade ajid Roscoe Karns. Gladys Brockwell and her company have just returned from Flagstaff, Ariz., where scenes for "The Rose of Nome" were made. Earl Rodney has just completed a six-room bungalow which he has built with his own hands between pictures at the Christie studio. Buddy Post, a young giant six feet six inches in height, and weighing 325 pounds, will be starred in a series of twenty-six tworeel farces by the National Film Corporation. ■William Russell and his company have gone to Fort Bragg to make location stuff for a new Fox feature. Thelma Percy is leading woman for Hoot Gibson in "Pardners," now being filmed al Universal City. Three prominent stars have purchased homes this week: Bill Hart, a $25,000 residence; Cleo Madison, a $10,000 residence, and ■R'anda Hawley, a lot next to Harfs, upon which she will build a home. Anna Q. Nilsson, Edwin Stevens, Ora Carewe, Joseph Gerard and Kate Parks have been engaged to support Eugene O'Brien in the Selzniek picture. "The Figurehead." Bryant Washburn, with James Cruze directing, is producing "What Happened to Jones" at the Morosco studio for ParamountArtcraft, with Margaret Loomis as leading woman. Alice Hollister, Kalem star of a few years back, makes her return to the screen in "Milestones," from the Arnold Bennett play to be produced at Goldwyn's. James Kirkwood is playing a leading role In "The Branding Iron," at Goldwyn. Margery Wilson and Claire DuBrey are taking part in the J. Warren Kerrigan picture, "The House of Whispers." Bert Lytell has returned from San Fran cisco, where he has been spending a short vacation. Charles West has been engaged for an important part in the coming Marshall Neilan production. Shirley Mason and her company have returned from a location trip to Santa Ana for the Fox picture, "His Harvest." William De Mille begins production in the latter part of March on "Conrad in Quest of His Touth," with Thomas Meighan, Kathlyn Williams and Margaret Loomis in the leading roles. Casson Ferguson will play the part of Raymond with Pauline Frederick In "Madame X," at Goldwyn. Helen Howard, who has been playing Ingenue parts in "Flying A" films, will be featured in a series of polite comedies by the National Film Co. William and Dustin Farnum are taking a two weeks' vacation around Catalina Island in Dusty's yacht, "The Ding." Jack Dempsey and a company of cowboys have gone to a wild spot in the Tehachepi Mountains to make scenes for the eleventh episode of "Daredevil Durant." Ethel Clayton has just completed "The Ladder of Lies" under the direction of Tom Forman, and will begin work next week on "All in a Night" under Director Thomas Heffron. Hal Rosson has left for New York City to accept a position as cameraman with International. Colleen Moore's father. C. R. Morrison, of Chicago, has come to Los Angeles to make A RESUME of motion picture activities reveals that Myron Selzniek, of Selzniek Pictures, has in full sway one of the largest production forced in the industry. The Selzniek organization, which has been among those whose steady growth has been generally noted, has earned the reputation of giving to the screen pictures that entertain and "create happy hours." The Selzniek producing activities, under which come also the National Picture Theatres subjects, cover a wide area. Two studios are used in the East and about an equal amount of space is utilized in California. At the present time a large proportion of the studio, technical and acting staff is at the West Coast, under the management of Harry Rapf. Olive Thomas is now making "The Flap "Well, Look for Yourself!" Tsuru Aoki getting ready for scene No. 1 In "A Tokio Siren," being made by Universal. his home in order to be near his daughter Bessie Love, who has recovered from the flu, is now back at work on "The Midlanders," her first independent production. Florence Turner is being featured with Maudie Dunham in the Samuelson production, "The Ugly Duckling." Francelia Billington, Lester Cuneo and Charles K. French are playing in "No Limit Carson," the new Tom Mix picture for Fox. Wanda Hawley will be starred in "Miss Hobbs." a Realart production, with Harrison Ford opposite. Lois Wilson is leading woman for Wallace Reid in the Lasky production, "What's Your Hurry?" Jack Hoxie. supported by Lucille Rubey, will start work on a new serial for National about April 1. Seena Owen and Helen Eddy play the leading feminine roles in the American all-star feature, "The House of Toys." May Allison has just returned from her third location trip to Santa Barbara for scenes for "The Cheater." Lewis S. Stone is playing a leading role In "Milestones" at Goldwyn. Constance TaJmadge and her mother are expected to arrive from New York this week. C. M. Franklin, who has been directing the Annette Kellerman picture for Sol Lesser, is seriously ill. and Nate Watt, his assistant, is directing in his place. "Pell Trenton has just completed his work as male lead in "The House of Toys." an allstar feature made by the American Film Company at Santa Barbara. per," by Frances Marion. This feature, Miss Thomas' seventh for the Selzniek trademark, is being directed by Alan Crosland. On the West Coast Eugene O'Brien is being filmed in John Lynch's story, "The Figurehead," the sixth he has made for Selzniek. Robert Ellis is directing. Elaine Hammerstein is busy on a feature called "Things That Hurt," her fifth Selzniek feature. William P. S. Earle is directing. Owen Moore is being filmed in California in his third Selzniek picture, "The Desperate Hero." This production, which is rapidly nearing completion, is from Edgar Franklin's story, "His Word of Honor," and is being directed by Wesley Ruggles. The Ralph Ince special Selzniek production, "Out of the Snows," is also nearing completion. In the cast are Ralph Ince and Zena Keefe, Selznick's 1S)20 star. Mr. Ince also directed the production, which is from a story of the Northwest by G. B. Lancaster. Still another special nearing completion in the Selzniek eastern -studio is Willard Mack's "The Timber Wolf," directed by Burton George. Four companies are working on the Herbert Kaufman Weekly editorial subjects, which are being made in the East. Among these are "Little Red Riding Hood," "The Faded Butterfly" and "Puppy Love." It is the intention to have eight productions complete before the first is released. "Just Outside the Door," a Lawrence Weber production starring Edith Hallor, and which is to be distributed by Republic, is being made on the West Coast under the direction of George Irvin. This is the third Weber production made for Selznick-Republic release. The third picture for National Picture Theatres, Inc., Lewis J. Selznick's co-operative organization, is "The Invisible Divorce," following "Just a Wife" and "Blind Youth." This is being made on the West Coast under the direction of Edward Sloman. Thus far one company has been occupied in the filming of National Picture Theatres subjects, but an announcement states that in the near future two and later more Selzniek companies will be producing this brand. Myron Selznick's Producing Activities Cover Extensive Field, Resume Shows