The Moving picture world (November 1922-December 1922)

November 25, 1922 MOVING PICTURE WORLD Z29 Scenes from "Success" the Ralph Ince Special Production made for Murray W. Garsson; and Brandon Tynan and Mary Astor two members of the all star cast which also includes Naomi Childers, Dore Davidson, Stanley Ridges, Lionel Adams and Gay Pendleton. New Theatre Opens With "The Storm" Universal's Jewel production "The Storm,' adapted from Langdon McCorniick's celebrated stage play, and starring House Peters, will be the first picture to be shown in the New Rivoli Theatre, a new down-town house in St. Louis, word has been received at the Universal home office. The new theatre is expected to open its doors next week. The New Rivoli, it is understood, is a new house built upon the site of the old Royal Theatre. It will be a first run house, and is said to be one of the most artistic theatres in St. Louis. Woman's Magazine to Present Movies Contracts for Runs in Japan Cable reports received by E. E. Shauer, director of the foreign department of the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, from Tqiti D. Cochrane, general manager of Paramount's ofifices in Japan, report the signing of contracts for first runs in a leading theatre in each of the five largest cities, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe and Yokohama. Charles Maigne to Write Scenario Charles Maigne, well-known director and scenario writer, will write the scenario for Maurice Tourneur's production of "The Isle of Dead Ships," which is to be filmed at the United Studios. This is the first of .a series of four Tourneur produc. tions that will be presented by M. C. Levee for First National release. At Universal City "His Good Name" will be filmed as an all star special production at Universal City. The William Slavens McNutt story was published serially in Collier's Weekly and later as a novel. As part of its program in the interest of better films, the Woman's Home Companion is presenting a series of two-reel dramas and comedies of American home life, which it is said, reHcct in plot and artistic standards the spirit of the magazine. The entire plan of production is unique from plot to treatment, it is stated. Each month the editor selects a big and vital idea set forth in the pages of the magazine in a special feature article, an essay or an editorial, written by an authority or expert on the topic. On this idea or theme, a motion picture scenario is written. These plays are not educational, neither do they offer propaganda. They are entertainment based on some big idea or theme. The first of the series is "This Wife Business," a comedy drama, based on a special article written by Alice Ames Winter, president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs which will appear in the Woman's Home Companion for January under the title of "What is Your Market Value, Madam?" It is based on the survey of the work done by women in the home, now being made by the U. S. Census Bureau, and it deals with the economic value of the home-maker. The second film is called "Disposing of Mother" and deals with the influence of modern thought on the middle-aged woman. It will be of special interest to those who have been worrying over the prevalence of the flapper type and the disappearance of home life in America. Another feature in which these films differ from their predecessors is in the method of production. Associated with the technical producers are experts from the editorial staflf of the magazine whose knowledge is utilized in the stage settings, the selection of furnishings and fittings, and the costuming of the roles. The object is to present home-like settings in good taste. The films are being produced at The Estes Studios, 'West 125th Street, Manhattan, by the Aralma Film Co., Inc., whose president is Albert St. Peter. The director is Arthur J. Zellner, who has been identified with the production of motion pictures on the Pacific Coast and in New York, particularly with the Metro Company. Fred Santley with Cosmopolitan Frederick Santley, brother of Joseph Santley, and who himself has been featured in many of Broadway's biggest successes, returned to the silent drama this week, after an absence of more than ten years, when he began work in "The Go Getter," a Cosmopolitan picturization from a Peter B. Kync story, featuring Seena Owen and T. Roy Barnes, and directed by E. H. Griffith. Playgoers Film for Release Nov. 19 "The Man Who Waited," is the five-reel drama which Playgoers Pictures has set for release November 19. It is said to be a combination of a heart-throbbing romance with a succession of thrills and action in every scene. In the cast are Frank Braidwood, Inez MacDonald, Vonda Phelps and Jay Morley. Two Paramounts for Release on Nov. 20 Miss Vidor Selects Cast for Film Word received at Associated Exhibitors offices in New York from the west coast tells of the selection by Florence Vidor of the cast for her forthcoming production of Booth Tarkington's novel, "Alice Adams." Claude Gillingwater, Margaret McWade, Harold Goodwin, Vernon Steele, Thomas Ricketts and Fay Holderness have been engaged. Rowland V. Lee is directing. William de Mille's production, "Clarence," with Wallace Reid, Agnes Ayres and May McAvoy, and Alice Brady in "Anna Ascends" are the Paramount feature releases scheduled for November 20. Clara Beranger wrote the screen adaptation of Booth Tarkington's "Clarence," which was produced on the New York stage in 1919 and enjoyed great popularity. The picture is said to be packed with laughs from beginning to end. "Anna Ascends" is an adaptation by Margaret Turnbull of the stage play by Harry Chapman Ford. The director was Victor Fleming, who directed Douglas Fairbanks in "When the Clouds Roll By" and whose experience dates back to the old Fine Arts days. Miss Brady is seen in the role of a Syrian girl who has come to the United States to try to realize her ambition to be a successful author. Miss Brady's leading man is Robert Ellis, while David Powell, Nita Naldi and Charles Gerrard are seen in semi-heavy roles. Others in the film are Edward Durand, Florence Dixon, Frederick Burton and Grace Griswold. Get BULLDOG DRUMMOND LDead or > Alive! ^