The Moving picture world (June 1921)

834 MOVING PICTURE WORLD June 25. 1921 A LION AND MAN TAMER Gladys Walton plays a lion tamer in Universal's "The Man Tamer" Federated matters in that city. He will remain in New York for about a month and is making his business headquarters with Joe Brandt. Kohii is staying at the Ritz-Carlton. * * The Ladies' Home Journal for June contains an article by Mary Roberts Rinehart the title of which asks the question, "How About the Movies?" In the open- ing paragraph Mrs. Rinehart ad- dresses a few more queries: "Suppose, then, having seen the ultimate destination of a picture we study that picture, any pic- ture, from its three different angles, as an art, as a business and as a molder of public thought and ideals. For pictures are at once an art, a business and a great public responsibility. VVhat is a moving picture? How is it made? Once made what is its effects on audiences? Do pro- ducers give us the picture we want or the pictures they think we want? How about censor- ship?" Then Mrs. Rinehart goes into some of the questions illumin- atingly, and as correctly as gen- eralizations can be. * * * In Avondale, Ohio, L. Sandow is to erect a picture theatre on Hickory street. It ought to be a strong combination. * * » Lucile Levy, one of the pret- tiest young society girls in the Blue Grass state and daughter of Col. Fred Levy, First National franchise holder, was graduated from the Kentucky Home School. She was hostess recently to the Our seryice department •uggests a bit of exhibitorial repartee in tke booking of the two latest Selznick releases. "Who Am I ?"—Answer, the next week, ''l>e Girl from Nowhere." members of her class at a lunch- eon given in her Louisville home, and now is preparing to sail for Europe with her parents for a summer stay. « * * Mrs. Nina Lewton has been ap- pointed associate editor in Gold- wyn Pictures Corporation's scen- ario and research department, to assist Ralph Block. Mrs. Lewton has been a member of the depart- ment for some time and has amply demonstrated her fitness for the post she now assumes. Previous to her connection with Goldwyn she was with Famous Players as an associated editor and with Metro. * * * A few days ago a visitor called on Joe Brady, director of Adver- tising and Publicity for Asso- ciated Exhibitors, Inc., and as Joe was very busy handling the advance publicity for "The Road to London" was invited to sit down for a moment. The visit- or's face registered awe and re- spect when he glanced at a tele- gram which was laying before him and, said to Joe: "Mr. Brady, I'd be a bit more discreet about it if I were you— they might put you in jail for—" "What the x$***@ do you mean? Me in the hoosegow? Why? And the visitor pointed dra- matically at the telegram on the desk, which began, very promis- ingly : "I AM RUSHING STILLS AND WET PROOFS ON ROAD TO LONDON." * * * Regardless of censors the screen is to have "Justice." The John Galsworthy play is to be produced by Selznick. * * * Dwight Perrin, vice-president and sales manager of F. B. War- ren Corporation, left last Sab- bath for an extended tour of the \\arren branches throughout the South and Middle West. He will be gone a month at least. * * * The firm of Philip Hano & Co., oldest manufacturers of loose leaf binders and forms, sales- men's order books, manifolding, billis of lading, records systems in books and loose leaf; systems for department stores, factories, offices, etc., has moved its plant to Holyoke, Mass., and has opened a new general sales of- fice at 799 Broadway New York City—a location much more con- venient to the business district. At the new office there has been established an elaborate showroom where the complete Hano line is exhibited. A good- ly supply of stock forms is car- ried on the shelves so that they may be furnished without delay in rase of an emergency. For many years this company was located at 806 Greenwich street. The business has been increasing so rapidly, however, that these quarters had been out- grown several years ago. The ever increasing rent and manu- facturing' costs made it neces- sary for the firm to seek a lo- cality where they could get more room at less cost. This they found in Holyoke. The Hano company supplies many of the motion picture companies with accounting department material. * * * Harry Leonhardt, whose first and latest production "The Devil," star- ring George Arliss and finished January last, has alrea<ly netted its producers a tidy profit, receipts to date being over $400,000, arrived in New York from Hollywood la?t week. Mr. Leonhardt is here t j keep a promise made to his friend in No. 1 Lodge of Elks to take j train load of those best people on earth to the annual convention of the Grand Lodge in Los Angeles, of which Harry has been designated an assistant grand esquire. It is understood that Mr. Leon- hardt has been in consultation with a coterie of prominent producers who are anxious to have his co- operation in the making of another super-special which will enlist the services of an all star cast of prom- inent players who have not ap- peared on the silver screen, but whose popularity and prominence in the dramatic world ensures a pro- duction that will have a wide appeal. * • * The third of the delightful Tony Sarg Almanacs will be in- cluded on the program of the Criterion when "The Golem" opens for an indefinite engage- ment next week. * * * The reason Lynde Denig has been absent from his little playmates up in the Goldwyn office is that he was snared for jury duty this week. There is a story told about the court that when he was called for a case that would evidently develop into a rather sentimental procedure at the climax, the defendant's coun- sel selected Lynde with alacrity, while the counsel for the plaintiff turned him down with a speed that was astounding. When the latter was asked after the trial, our in- formant tells us, why he did not want Lynde in the jury box after eleven men had been chosen with- out interruption, he replied that he expected to make one of those sum- ming up speeches that wouldn't leave a dry eye in the house and that he wouldn't be able to move anyone who appeared to be so hard boiled, he thought. * ♦ * Some photoplays are issued with- out sub-titles and sometime sub- titles are issued without much photo- Harry Levey left town last week for Atlanta to attend the convention of the Advertismg Clubs of the World. After the convention he will make a wide tour of the country to arrange for the opening of non-theatrical exchanges in key cities. * ♦ * Ben Blumenthal is back in New York from Berlin. » « * It is all in deference to realism that Douglas Fairbanks, famous screen star, sports a native growth of hirsute adornment on his upper lip. He is filming his million dollar picture, "The Three Musketeers," which will be released by United .'\rtists in the early fall, and in which as d'Artagnan, the fighting Gascon of the Dumas romance, he must have a natty and convincing mus- tache. So he let it grow. For the first time in the memory of film fans, Douglas Fairbanks, has sat for a "straight" portrait with- out a beardless face. * * * When it was announced in Lon- don that .•\rthur Levey had been appointed to take charge of the foreig^n sales department of Asso- ciated Producers he received a let- ter that anyone would be proud to get from W. G. Faulkner, who is Lord Northcliffs chief motion pic- ture editor. Faulkner is on the staff of the London Evening News. "My dear Levey :— "I am more than delighted to re- ceive the news that you have been appointed to take charge of the Foreign Sales Department of the .Associated Producers. "Your knowledge of this country, the European Continent and of Aus- tralia should be of great assistance to you in- your work, while your personality-, which wins so many real friends, should be invaluable to Associated Producers, "During the five months in which we were associated in this country and America, I found you so fall of high ideals and bright ideas that I could not imagine any .American would better fill the position than vourself. "My wife and daughter join me in congratulations and all the t«st wishes for your success and of As- sociated Producers, to one of whom, Mr. Alan Dwan, please give my kindest regards when you see or write to hirh. "Yours very sincerely, (Signed") W. G. Faulkner. Our service department t1a» week further suggests that scenario etlitors read "Th* Cbestermark Instinct," by J. S. Fletcher and published by Knopf.