The Moving picture world (November 1922-December 1922)

424 MOVING PICTURE WORLD December 2, 191 Miss Eddy Stars in F. B. O. Release Helen Jerome Eddy will have Harrison Ford as leading man in her first starring vehicle, "Wfien Lcve Comes." The film is a Ray Carroll production soon to be released through the Film Booking Offices of America. Carey Has Finished F. B. O. Picture Under the direction of Val Paul, Harry Carey has completed "Canyons of the Fools," adapted from Richard Matthews Hallett's ,tory of the same name. This will be the third Car<;y production on the Film Booking Offices release schedule. It will be an early 1923 release. "Human Hearts" a Hit in Buffalo The new Olympic Theatre. Buffalo's newest first run house, recently opened with "Human Hearts," the Universal-Jewel production starring House Pete's. The picture, it is stated, was a big box office success and was a happy choice as a house opt-ner, it was reported to Universal. "Jerry Comes Home" to be F. B. O. Film Film BooVing Offices of Anu-rica has purchased the screen r ghts to "Jerry Comes Home," a fouract play by Roy Briant. It will be put into production at the R-C studios at an early date. American Releasing Receives Prints First prints of the initial Frank R. Adams' production, "The SuoerSex," have arrived from Los Angeles at the home offices of American Releasing Corporation, distributors of the picture. It was picturized and direct';d by Lambert Hillyer, whose most recent work is "S'<in Deep." Fairbanks to Play Pirate Part Following "Douglas Fairbanks :n Robin Hood." now in its fourth wee'c at the Lyric Theatre and "The Three Musketeers," the energetic Doug has decided to portray on the screen as his next subjecf, the colorful character of the ancient pirates. Get BUUDOG DRUMMOND Mile. Narcita Engaged for Pictur Mile. Narcita, young Spanis motion picture star, will make ht American film debut in Cosmi politan Productions' picturizatio of Vicente Blasco Ibancz's "TlEnemies of Women," now in pre duction under the direction i Alan Crosland, which featur* Lionel Barrymore and Aim Reubens. Although this is Mile. Narcite first appearance in an America film, she has won great popt larity in Europe and in Canad as the star in numerous big pre ductions. Henry Hull and Mary Thurman co-starring in "Midnight," a comedy photo drama to be handled through Producers Security Corporation. Marion Davies Work Given Big Praise Seldom does it fall to the lot of an actress to receive such a unanimous tribute of praise from dramatic critics all over the countary as that which has been accorded Marion Davies for her portrayal of Princess Mary Tudor in the marvelous Cosmopolitan pictiire, "When Knighthood Was in Flower." Swept over-night to the dazzling pinnacle of one of the leadmg stars of the screen, Miss Davies is now reaping the reward for the long months of arduous work put in while the film was being made. The role of Princess Mary is one of the most difficult imaginable because the princess was an impulsive, adorable girl of many moods and because the set of circumstances confronting her called out every side of her manyfaceted character. Lloyd A. Wilhoit, of the Atlanta Constitution, declares : "Miss Davies' work in 'When Knighthood Was in Flower' is a work of art; she plays as though the spirit of the turbulent princess had settled into her heart and in such an unstudied way as to almost make one believe she actually lived four centuries ago, her beauty the trading stock of a buffoon king and the toy of a shrunken, aged monarch and her love the most unimportant thing in all the old European net of intrigue and plotting. "Alternately melting and cold, haughty and yielding, she is swept by fury and tenderness in turn; one moment brave with regal courage, the next reduced to the miserable desperation of the simplest peasant girl of France. The part is one of the most difficult than can be imagined and Miss Davies' triumph in it is a vindication of her ability as the true artist." Book Week Tie-ups Bring Big Results To what extent National Book Week has been a success can only be gauged vaguely by the compilers of statistics, but from the offices of First National Pictures come some definite figures as to the results achieved by taking advantage of this nation-wide movement to arouse exhibitor and public interest in films that were affected. Almost 300 additional bookings for pictures based on books of national reputation and literary merit were obtained as the result of plugging the National Book Drive in connection with civic and literary organizations to promote good reading. Such pictures as "The Last of the Mohicans," "Kindred of the Dust," "Pilgrims of the Night," "Penrod," "Bob Hampton of Placer," "The River's End," "One Clear Call" and "All for a Woman," all of them based either on well-known books or famous historical characters, shared in the interest of Book Week. Titled by Hopwood Avery Hopwood, noted dramatist, has written the titles for "Slippy Mcgec," the Oliver Morosco production that is being released this month by First National. Filming Is Well Under Way The filming of "Midnight," th Syracuse Motion Pictures Con pany's latest production in whic Henry Hull and Mary Thurma< are co-starring, is well under waj Hamilton Smith is directing. Producers' Security Corporatio will handle the releasing arrangs ments of "Midnight" as well a all other Syracuse Motion Pit tures Company productions. American Releasing Finishing Film Produced by Cardinal Picturt Corporation and scheduled IS distribution by American Relett ipg, "The House of Solomon" J nearing completion at the Wf man Bennett studios under direction of Lawrence C. Wind It is a character coniedy-dra# dealing with every day types 1 1 Will Soon Start on New Film Following the completion "The Scarlet Lily," on which worl is now being finished, Katherin MacDonald will begin productioi. of "Refuge," a story of adveV ture, written for the star by L<m! Zellner. Better Than Stage< Play J Fritz Leiber, who played opp4 site Julia Marlowe in the stag! production of "When Knighthoo( Was in Flower," declares that thi Cosmopolitan picturized versioi starring Marion Davies is fai superior to the legitimate effort Mr. Leiber was appearing ii Shakespearean repertoire in Mil waukee the same week the picture was shown there and tool the opportunity to see it. He pronounced it the greatest motior picture production he ever saw. On Way East Edith Roberts, one of the stars in John M. Stahl's latest Louis B Mayer-First National attraction, "The Dangerous .^ge," has left for New York to play the lead in "Backbone," a Clarence Buddington Kelland story now running in the Saturday Evening Post, which Distinctive Pictures Corporation will produce. It reported that Edward .Sloman direct the picture. Dead ori Alive! :