Moving Picture World (Jul - Aug 1918)

94 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD July 6, 1918 'Salome" Ranked by William Fox as His Greatest Yet AFTER six months of unremitting activity at the Hollywood studios of William Fox. "Salome,'' with Theda Bana in the title role, has been completed, and is now in the hands of the cutting staff in the general offices in New York for final elisions and titling. The bigof all film productions ever achieved by William Fox will he seen in the I most dramatic theaters of America with the advent of September. Samuel F. Kingston lias been plated in chai the booking, and an unprecedented campaign heralding the monster production is already under wax. "ine" is declared to mark a new development of the spectacle picture. \ cness of elicit will not smother dramatic interest. An official of the company in this connection said: "Two elements arc responsible for overcoming this common failing of so many productions either for Bcreen or win-re niisc en scene is apt t,. overwhelm the senses Theda Bara'e art is cue of and the elemental strength of the story, which has inspired among the great est of writers of literature and music. is the other. Add to this the superi. investiture provided and it must he at once apparent that here is a production that can hardly fail to stir the spectators" The statement of the official touch. lUtstanding features of ,, production on Bve hundred feet of which, reflecting historical scenes, Mr l■ llted with spend 100 alone — in places at the . Two thousand players wen i for this super-picture, Bight hundred artisans alone were employed In building ■ i of the city of Jerusalem as it exist ed fori i he i |me of i Ihrlat, this being one nl several replicas on a grand scale Salome's hath of eostly marble and the palace of King Herod are said to he triumphant examples of Judean splendor Tin peacock fountain in Sal boudoir also is shown, having modeled after an old Biblical print model n Big nlfli tii. Gati of Jaffa through which recently marched the v IctorloUS Bl ItOnS under command of t ieneral Allenbj Some idea of the fundamental exi involved n Btaging "Salome" in i from i hes< lt< ma T« o hundi i • ! load of sand were hauled from the beaches to build the Btreeta of Jerusalem; t wen ty fl v< many Mystery Element Strony In Kerrigan Production IN Till-: Paralta production, "One Dollar Bid,' a Bcreen version of the novel bj i 'redo I la i rls, which is now being Aimed al the Brunton studios with .1. Wa i ■ . ' K . rrlgan, I I I dominant not, ,,f myaterj throughout the entire unfolding of the atorj Not a morbid mysterj of plot, but a continual qui about the leading character which lasts unanswered until the end — who is Toby? Whence doefl he come? And why is he thei mystery of Toby's life and i acter is a background ^ivim; strong dramatic Buspense to n,, whole fabric of the story, ami those three questiont in the consciousness while the stirring external plot — moonshiners, .smallpox pected murder, two court trials, and all manner of exciting events — happen in the round. This mystery is behind the charming atmosphere of the life of Kentucky, in I hat picturesque section which marks the intermingling of the Southern aristocrat with the mountaineer and the ed feet of the ( 'U 111 he r I a mis with the valley bluegrass. Little comedy touches fall throughout, and all tin charming painting of the Kentucky life and characters which Mr. Harris included in the novel are pri in the photoplay. loads of cobblestones were used. A hundred sculptors and mural decorators were kept busy during the initial stages. Aside from Miss Haras costumes, which appear to he worth a king's ransom, ten thousand were required to clothe the army of performers ill multifarious seines. Nothing has been overlooked by the technical staff which would Contribute to the verisimilitude of the picture, camels to the number of fourteen, live hundred horses, donkeys, elephants, goats, S lambs, bullocks and oxen, dogs, cats, parrots, cockatoos, doves, pigeons, and peacocks — they are wherever they add realism to the so Nature aided .1. Cordon Edwards, director of the production, In his expert striving for an old-age effect in mlse en Barely had the painters and laborers completed a street scene in Old Jerusalem when a downpour of rain lasting several days occurred. It served to give the tumble-down thoroughfare exactly the weather-worn appearance desired Loew Does Good Business with "Cecilia." Marcus Loew has reported to President .1. Selinlck Of the Select Pictures Corporation that the BhOWlng of -Marion Select picture, "Cecl lis of the Pink Roses," in the I. new chain of theaters iii Greater New fork, attracted unusually I business to these houses. Mr I..., vv . himself as well pleas, d with ilta attained with Marion lev us' lirst production. As a box-office attraction the picture had i a ed all expectations. Mr l.oew said Ilia nl t he Pink Roses" w as ontv-.lav run in l.oew's houses throughout 1 1 ■ ty. The first of tin pun were coincident with the i lire at : he Ki v oil the J .ok. but anot her r consumed before the playing of the pic omplet ed M r. I .inw expn the belief that there had been ii" iliininut ion in a t • at his t n ac count of tin presentation of the same attraction at the big Broadwaj playhouse during the same' period company is Guj Coombs. Another player will he Margaret McWade, The locale of "Flower of the Dusk," New England, will call for manj delightful and charming outdoor scenes and unusually attractive sets. "Flower of the Dusk" for Metro. ii ii Colli ns is bus i for "Flow er >>( I io xt vehicle, t he s w hioh base hut recent I v acquired b) the Metro Pictures Corpora nost loved | !• Reed'l delight fully human Btorll s a nd is d of I hat ant hoi's ■ .1 by Mel lo The I n bj M r. ( 'ollins. who wiiii. ed In I io directing by Albert ii Kelley, with John Arnold at the ii ■ lally engaged for Miss 1 1 "Her Moment" To Be Issued By General Film Company Scenes in Russia, the Balkans, Japan, China and the United Stales. nut tting one of the most picturesque Western mining camps imaginable, are mentioned by General Film Company bulletins as contributing to the varietj of atmosphere in "Her Moment," the special production in which Anna Luther is starred. The greater part of the story is enacted in the United States, to which eountrv Miss Luther, as the heroine, cornea I., experience the climax of her life. At private showings of this picture consul, lahlc admiration is said to have l.ee-n accorded the technical details in the wa) turning and sets, while the locations chosen lor the scenic attractiveness also made an impression. The direction ol "Her Moment" was in the. hands ,.1 Frank Heal for the Milhor's Photoplays. The storj is i.v Samuel n London, vviih a theme of dramatic In ten sity of the sort especiallj adapted to the \inia i. ui her General Film pre diets that those who have .-.in llo star's w ork in "Moral Suicide " and ol her ' ictlons by other companies will know to senile degree what to in "Her Moment," which is scheduled for Immediate relea • as .. six -pari feal ure, Great Public Interest In "Crusaders' Poster AN inlcre-sl in: i men lar> on t In unusual Intel est t hat has been a i in Ne-w York bj the engag nl bJ (he LyriC lie "I '• i shine's uaders," the first United stales ol feature film, has been broujjhl lo I .,. nt from How aril Hei publlclt) cin ee I.,. of i in niv ision of Filma ,,i t he Committee on Public infoi m .Mr. II. in. k slale-s that his office is being ■ helmed bj mail and telephon quests from private imliv iilua Is s. copies of the Btrlki one sheet a ml window card issue-d on " I Vrsh i ns's Crusadei s " Th.se requests t oi m on. ..f tin unusual Bidelighta on the popularity of a film t hat t he indust r> has e\ er rei oi "Pershing's Crusaders" is a pictured history of in. country's first yeai al war. and a i a phlcall j describes t he 1 1 strides made by tin country's wai chlnery. Among the scons ..I Interesting and thrilling features of "1 I 1 I elipal loll ol Inn I, ench by the khaki nd.-r.s of Liberty Outing-Chester's "Ex-Cannibal Carnival" Leads Mutua Tin-: lirst of the series of Outlng"Ex-Cannlbal i !arn i \ al." produced by C. L. i oi with the editorial board of Outing, is released by Mutual June 80. The lust • ii. nt exa mple of these distinctive travel pictures. it rney through the Fiji islands, and shows i in naiives who only a generation ago were cannibals holding high carnival. Levuka, tin ancient capital, is shown as a modern City, with mixture ,,f the up-to-date ami Incongruoua hybrid coatumea of tin natives, a Fijian prince wearing a silk hat. a shirt, and a glad smile is one of the sights Tin snappy titles are no small item, and with the photography should carry the piCt U roSS With a smash. The second oi tin Berles, "Kaleti will I.. released .Inly 7. "Kaieteur" plc n i nl .rest Ing ami i-xcit ing JOU through t!o BXOtlC wilderness of British Guiana to this famous waterfall, which is times as high as Niagara. The scenery is magnificent, while the progress of t In party is show n In cont inuity Tin i . is i . a I act ion in I he picl ui e, « hlcl will appeal io the adventurous ami dM i he eye by it The SI rand . f I lo w eek is I "Miss Informed, " a n.l s i . tea iractei isl 1c SI rami M ill ii' I full of clean, wholesome ...nn-clv ill which Millie makes a horrible mess of thinus when slo to pul SOlllelhilK on Ho father ol her chum's fiance she mistakes an old sport for clad, ami almost loses her own sweetheart when he Flirting with the two old boj s. ram Nos ::>'. ami and T American soldiei a Ifl I, :• al hie! ie eal nival held lor in. entertainment of commanders and comrades is an Interesting war picture. President ami Mrs Wilson are shown In attendance at the annual hall game of Con. ; on, l>. C.