The Moving picture world (November 1922-December 1922)

November 18, 1922 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 245 Louise Lovely on Tour with "Shattered Idols" In conjunction with J. L. Frothingham's production of "Shattered Idols" distributed by American Releasing, Louise Lovely, who plays a featured role, is touring the larger cities in an original entertainment. It opens with a vaudeville playlet, "Their Wedding Night," in which she appears with her husband, William Welch, English comedian , and for the second portion of her act the stage is transformed into a replica of a studio setting, with lights, camera, etc. Actual motion pictures are innde, using children from the audience at the matinees and at other performances girls and men. Miss Lovely makes up her subjects and directs them while Mr. Welch entertains with a monologue, after which the actress is seen in "Shattered Idols." Pictures taken during her engagement are shown at the theatre the following week. The novelty was widely advertised in Cincinnati during the Lyric engagement as a means of discovering if amateurs had "screen personality." Rufifgles Completes F. B. O. Film Under the direction of Wesley Ruggles, Ethel Clayton this week completed the filming of "The Remittance Woman," which will he her second release through the Film Booking Offices of America. The story is by Achmed Abdullah. It was originally published in a nationally known magazine. Miss Clayton's leading man is Rockclifle Fellowes. to Pick "Cardigan" Open Club The handsome new Woman's Club auditorium in Atlanta, erected at a cost of $110,000, will $how a niotion picture for the first time on December I. The subject chosen is "Cardigan," distributed by American Releasing Corporation, selected because of its historical and patriotic appeal. It is a stirring romance of the days of 1776, a picturization of Robert W. Chamber's novel. Mr. Fvlrbitor: AhU your Film Company for the "Themalic Music Cue Sheet" (Pat. Applied For) It meann more to you than any other a''*'es8ory. It is the rue sheet that inmires a miisfcally perfert ph-tnre presentation. "Shadows" in Exceptional Category The Exceptional Photoplays Committee of the National Board of Review, after a private screening of "Shadows," the new B. P. Schulberg release through the Al Lichtman Corporation, placed the picture in the exceptional pictures category. As is usual with pictures so recognized, the committee will sponsor a private showing at the Town Hall. The date has been set for November 17. The Exceptional Photoplays Committee has special lists of representative people in its files. It is that sort of an audience which will be invited to the Town Hall showing. Paramount Companies Spread Over the Map Paramount producing companies are now spread all over the map. An effort to place a finger on each of the units making pictures at either the West Coast or Eastern studio reveals the fact that the companies are widely separated. James Crnze's company, producing "The Covered Wagon," is in Utah, where tremendous scenes are in progress with an aggregation of about 3.000 players taking part. Lois Wilson, J. Warren Kerrigan, Ernest Torrence, Tully Marshall, Guy Oliver, Alan Hale, Charles Ogle, Ethel Wales and others are in the cast. The Agnes Ayres company, filming "Racing Hearts," under Paul Powell's direction, is on location at Lancaster, California, where thrilling racing scenes are being taken. Besides the star. Miss Avres, in the cast are Richard Dix, Theodore Roberts, Robert Cain, Warren Rogers, J. Farrell MnrDonald and others. In far-off Hawaii the Paramount compan\r producing "The White Flower," starring Betty Compson, has met with perfect weather and many beautiful scenes are being photographed. Julia Crawford Ivers is directing a cast composed of Miss Compson, Edmund Lowe, Edward Martindel, Sylvia Ashton, Arline Pretty, Leon Bary and Lilv Phillips. Meanwhile, at the West Coast plant, a lone company reigns. It is the Jack Holt starring unit producing "Nobody's Money," under Wallace Worsley's direction. In the cast of this screen adaptation of William LeBaron's famous stage success are Jack Holt, Wanda Hawley, Julia Faye, Walter McGrail, Robert Schable, Eileen Manning, Josephine Cro\«'p11. Harry Depp, Charles French, Richard Tucker and Will R. Walling. The Eastern producing units of the company are quite as widely separated. The greater part of Dorothy Dalton's new picture, tentatively titled, "Black Fury," is being filmed far out on Long Island, manv miles from the studio. Victor Fleming is directing this original story by Edmund Goulding, and the cast includes Robert Ellis, Jose Ruben, Ellen Cassidy, Pat Hartigan and Warren Cooke. Thomas Meighan has been over around Pittsburgh making scenes in the oil fields for George Ade's "Back Home and Broke." For this location trip Director Alfred Green took along six cameramen. In the meantime, Lila Lee, Frederick Burton, Cyril Ring, Charles Abbe, Florence Dixon, Gertrude Quinlan, Laurence Wheat and the other members of the supporting cast enjoyed a brief holiday awaiting the return of the star and director to the studio. The rest of the picture will be made at the studio. Critics Enthuse Over Read^s "Pawned" J. Parker Read, Jr.'s "Pawned," recently secured for distribution by Select Pictures Corporation, is about ready to be released. Prints have already been shipped to the Select branches throughout the country. Since "Pawned" has been in the hands of the Select people a number of private showings have been given for the benefit of those especially interested in the production. Among those who have seen the photoplay may be mentioned "Bob" Davis, who is almost as well known in the picture trade as he is in the national magazine field, where his connection with the Munsey publications has stretched over many years. Definitely fixing the value of "Pawned" as an entertainment vehicle, it may be said that Mr. Davis, after witnessing "Pawned," did not hesitate to say that he thought J. Parker Read, Jr., had come closer to saving the full story value of the Packard story than had any previous producer who had attempted the same task when supplied with other stories. Will Write Titles Oliver Morosco Productions announce they have obtained Avery Hopwood, well known playwright and author of a dozen Broadway successes, to write the titles for "Slippy McGee." their second production for h'irst National release, featuring Colleen Moore and W heeler Oakman. Lloyd Film Breaking Records The record-smashing career upon which "Grandma's Boy," the Harold Lloyd-Associated Exhibitors' superattraction, produced by Hal Roach, was launched with its first appearance in Los Angeles, has extended itself. Associated Exhibitors says, far beyond the big first-run houses of the large cities. Now comes an upset also in the neighborhood houses of the large centres, and in smaller towns of the country, it is reported. With onlv the locales and the capacity of the places of exhibition altered, the same conditions are being repeated. As "oneweek towns" suddenly came into prominence as two, three, and even four-week towns," so places where hitherto a run of three days was the rule for even a special offering have been elevated to "full-week" rank, reports state. A telegram received from John C. Graham, owner of the Lyric Theatre, Butler, Pa., is characteristic of many reports. Mr. Graham wired: "Lyric did the greatest business in two years. Bring on all your Lloyds. He is our best bet yet." Last wepk was the third for "Grandma's Bov" at Finkelstein & Reuben's Strand, Minneapolis, and Sam Harding's Liberty, Kansas City. It was used, too, as the attraction for the grand opening of the Electric Theatre, one of the largest pictures houses in Kansas City, Kan. A. F. Baker is the manager. The Kansas City Kansan, one of Senator Arthur Capper's newspapers, issued a special eight-page section in honor of the event. Hodkinson Receives New Press Book Advance copies of "The Headless Horseman" press book have arrived in the home office of the W. W. Hodkinson Corporation and, according to reports, in the estimation of those exhibitors to whom it has been shown, it is one of the best books that this organization has ever put out. Special accessories to help the exhibitor in advertising have been designed. Special stress also has been laid upon the exploitation angles, it is said. Fred Niblo Starts Metro Picture Fred Niblo has begun production of James Forbes's stage success, "The Famous Mrs. Fair," which is Mr. Nibto's initial production presented by Louis B. Mayer for Metro. Mr. Niblo secured the permission of the commandant of Fort MacArthur for the use of two hundred and fifty artillery regulars to take part in some of the scenes. Script Ready for Vitagraph Film The script for Alice Calhoun's next starring picture has been sent to the coast from Vitagraph's Brooklyn scenario department. It is by C. Graham Baker, with a temporary title of "Mary Mixes In," and was written especially for Miss Calhoun. An Unusual Sight The gorgeous "Battle of Flowers," the famous yearly festival of the Argentine Republic, is being reproduced by Director Sam Wood for "My American Wife," the new Gloria Swanson Paramount picture. This photoplay was written by Hector Turnbull and adapted for the screen by Monte M. Katterjohn.