Moving Picture World (Jul - Aug 1918)

July 6, 1918 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 93 General Film to Release Pictures of Camp Dix AFTER several weeks spent in filmingscenes of national army activities at Camp Dix, near Wrightstown, N. J., Joseph F. Reed, of the Connecticut Film Company, has produced a series of intimate camp life views which are to be released through General Film Company under the title of "Our Boys at Camp Dix." The plan of release includes a fourreel production divided into single reel parts, each adapted to separate showing-, the four subjects to constitute a series for booking one a week. There will be posters and other advertising material. Besides the general interest in what sort of existence the selective service men lead after being taken from the office desk or the work bench there is expected to be an added personal interest for relatives, friends, and neighbors of the many thousand young soldiers at this camp. The Camp Dix contingent is drawn from New York City, parts of Illinois, New Jersey, Delaware, Boston, and Rochester. Mr. Reed recently released a successful series of Camp Devens pictures through General Film Company. "Zeppelin L-21" in Demand. Due to the activity of German submarines in American home waters, "The Last Raid of Zeppelin L-21" continues to register in General Film Company reports as the most timely and popular short length special war feature. The floor of bookings which have been pouring in upon the thirty exchanges of the company in the United States and Canada shows no signs of abating, says an official of General, but rather is increasing steadily. The demands have been so heavy in the San Francisco Atlanta, and Philadelphia territories for instance, that additional prints are 'considered necessary. Scene from "Other Men's Daughters" (Fox). Sherry Optimistic as to Kenyan and Keeney Pictures J Fifth Avenue Again in O. Henry. Fifth avenue is to serve as the exterior location for another O. Henry story, "Mammon and the Archer," which is to be released shortly by General Film Company. Agnes Ayres and Edward Earle stars in numerous other O. Henry stories are the featured players in this story winch is just being completed by Director Kenneth Webb. This is an engaging comedy-drama in which the daughter of a millionaire soap manufacturer is wooed and won in a traffic blockade at Thirtyfourth street and Fifth avenue The Photoplay has been filmed upon the exact Jcations described in the O. Henry story UNE 30 has been set as the date of the release of the first picture produced by Doris Kenyon and her own company and the first of the Frank A. Keeney pictures, with Catherine Calvert as star. The announcement is made by William L. Sherry, head of the William L. Sherry Service, which is distributing all of the Kenyon and Keeney pictures. The first photoplay featuring Miss Kenyon is "The Street of Seven Stars," by Mary Roberts Rinehart. It is after her story of the same name published serially in the Saturday Evening Post. Upward of 250,000 copies have been sold in book form. The first of the Keeney pictures is "A Romance of the Underworld," a screen adaptation of the well known drama of the same name by the late Paul Armstrong. Miss Calvert starred in the play when she was the girl-wife of the playwright. "I regard myself as especially fortunate in being able to start my new service with Essanay Forces Working Hard on "Young America NEARLY is working full speed on the entire Essanay force now . full speed on the next George K. Spoor feature, "Young America," the Cohan and Harris production, which made such a hit on the stage both in New York and Chicago. All three of Essanay's big studios have been filled with sets so that when the picture was started it could be pushed through to completion rapidlv. Everything was laid out beforehand, including the outdoor locations, so that Director ■tserthelet could complete the picture without a hitch. Director Berthelet started work upon the picture immediately upon returning trom New York, where he secured the remaining members of the cast. Charles Frohman Everett, a nephew of the late v-naries Frohman, who played the leading le in the stage production, also takes the leading part in the picturization of the play. He has trained his own dog for the animal part, which is one of the important roles in the picture. The dog is a cross between a coyote and a fox terrier and is perfectly trained for the part. ine leading woman's part, that of Edith iJoray, is taken by Madelyn Clare, a well known Broadway player. She also has been with the Keith circuit and more recently made a hit as Nancy Hanks in the Lincoln series. She has also taken leading roles with several other motion picture concerns. Other important characters are those of Reuter, a small-town constable, taken by Wilson Reynolds, who is playing with Marie Cahill at the Cort theater, Chicago, in "Just Around, the Corner"; Joe the Grouch, the role taken by William Wadsworth, also playing at the Cort; Jack Doray, played by Howard I. Smith, who has been the juvenile lead with May Robeson in "A Bit Old-Fashioned," played at Power's theater, Chicago, Nutty Bremer, played by Marlow Bowles; Mrs. McGuire, played by Florence Barr; Mary Blount, the sweetheart of the leading player, played by Evelyn Ward; Mrs. Grouch, played by Leona Ball, and Mrs. Ward, played by Frances Raymond. Other minor characters and those to fill in on the crowd scenes have been engaged from the Chicago theaters. The entire cast was picked specially to fit each part and not filled in from a stock company. The play will be in six or seven parts. It was originally written for the stage by Fred Ballard. such pictures as these," says Mr. Sherry. "Both are full of real human interest and are of high artistic quality. The Kenyon pictures are being directed by John B. O'Brien, and the Keeney pictures by James Kirkwood, two of the most competent men in their line. The only reason why the release of these two pictures has been delayed is that I desired to perfect my distributing organization before placing them on the market. There has been a brisk demand for both pictures, and a wide and extended sale is assured." The Keeney forces have just begun work on their fourth picture, "The Girl with a Past," by Paul Armstrong. The story is said to be tensely human, with rich dramatic coloring. The part of the heroine affords Miss Calvert an exceptional opportunity for the display of her abilities as an emotional actress and admirably fits her winsome personality. Miss Kenyon and her company are now busy with their second picture, "The Inn of the Blue Moon," by Louis Joseph Vance. The scenario was written expressly for Miss Kenyon. The fictional rights of the story have been sold to one of the leading American magazines, and it -will be published serially after it has been placed on the screen. Oakdale Announces Six Five-Part Productions AMONG the most important of General Film Company's product acquisitions is a series of six dramas called the Oakdale productions. These will be released beginning probably July 15. The distinguishing feature about Oakdale productions is that each of the six pictures has, besides well known adult stars, a juvenile star of recognized personality and strength, according to the General Film announcement. Each of the six stories, furthermore, contains the child element as a powerful factor in developing the story, as well as in bringing to it a lighter domestic touch that is so much in favor -with audiences. General Film Company will announce the titles of the pictures and the Gasts in a forthcoming statement regarding the series. All the Oakdale productions are fivereel pictures described as consistent throughout as to subject and dramatic treatment.