Moving Picture World (Jul - Aug 1918)

1138 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD August 24, 1918 Scene from "High Tide" (Triangle). Alma Rubens and Harry Mestayer Lead Triangle Aug. 1 A DRAMA of love and sacrifice, "The Ghost Flower" heads the Triangle program for August is, offering Alma Rubens in the leading role. It is a story of the victory of patriotism. The heroine debases herself in the eyes of the man she loves that she may save him from d< But face to face on the battleground comes her sweetheart and the man who has determined to kill his rival for her affections. Both have faced the tragedy of the world's great conflict, and in the face of death and devastation the villain's conscience is awakened. Personal quarrels are forgotten in the turmoil "l the battles of the nations, and to the hero comes the knowledge of the nobility and sacrifice of his sweetheart's love. Alma Rubens is an Italian girl, Guilia, a character which should conform admirably to her brunette type. Several newplayers are included in her supporting cast, among them being Charles West and Emory Johnson. Frank Borzage, who directed this production, is said to have furnished one of Ralph Ince to Direct Hamilton. George Randolph Chester's story, "Five Thousand an Hour," the scenario of which has been made by June Mathis, has been decided upon by Maxwell Karger as the initial picture for Hale Hamilton as a Metro star. "Five Thousand an Hour" is one of the cleverest of the George Randolph Chester stories and its leading character is a typical Hale Hamilton part. Mr. Hamilton will create the role of Johnnie Gamble, a conquering financier, who goes through many escapades, and whose career holds one amusing situation after another, but who eventually cleans up a crooked business deal and wins out. Many scenes of unusual beauty and interest will be incorporated in the picture, among them the racing at Saratoga, a prominent country club and prize kennels of a dog fancier. Ralph W. Ince will direct. Assisting is William W. Cohill. The first scenes for "Five Thousand an Hour" will be taken at Saratoga and will show many of the world-famous places of note in that city — the springs, the picturesque old hotels, homes of our political conventions, the races and numerous other features. the most artistic sets ever erected at the Triangle studios, a Naples street Bcene. Madeline Matzen wrote the story, which was scenarioized by Catherine Carr. McKenzle handled the camera. Director Gilbert P. Hamilton's latest picture, "High Tide," in which Han | Mestayer, the former Broadwaj star, is featured, is the second release tor the week. Mr. Mestayer is shown as a sue cessful playwright ami author who risen from a street "newsie" through Bheer ability. The plot centers around the love of Barbara Edwards, an aristocrat New England drawn to the city by ambition, and t he conflicting affections ol a show girl, Polly Staire. Mestayer portrays Hudson Newbrook, and Jean Calhoun Is Barbara. Yvonne Pavis and Jack Roller aie iow players especially engaged in this product ion. "High Tide" was written 1,\ 1; |i Carber, with scenario by I Gilbert Warrenton was the cameram Mutual Releases Field Single Aug. 20. Elinor Field, the clever Los Angeles high school senior, who is starrp Strand comedies on the Mutual schedule. has already produced hair ;t dozei markable one-reel pictures, and her pret tiness, daintiness, and originality have alreadj Increased the popularity of the Mutual -St rand featurettes. Her latest release is "Winnie's Wild Wedding," scheduled for August 20, in which a flirtatious and clever girl, read} to marry her first love, quickly overcomes father's mandate that she must not marry until she has had three proposals. She arranges for the additional two in a hurry, but her foot nearly slips on the third The "humann/iss" of the Strand-Mutual playlets has appealed to high class theatres. Pretty Frocks for Mae Marsh. Mae Marsh's many pretty gowns in her latest Goldwyn picture, "Money Mad," set for release August 25, will be a treat as well as a surprise to her admirers. Motion picture devotees seldom look to Miss Marsh for fashionable frocks. By her art alone has she won fame on the screen. In only one other Goldwyn production, "The Cinderella Man," was she so prettily garbed. Here's the Good Cast For Moore's "Just For Tonight PLAYERS notable for their achieve incuts on Stage ami screen surrouri Tom Moore in "Just foi Tonight," tr medium of his first appearance as a Golc wyn star. As his leading woman Toi Moore lias Lucy Fox, identified with we know n productions in the spoken dram and tor several years equally noted fc her w oik before the camera. Henry Bedley, a favorite on the stag and in vaudeville before his entry int the motion picture field, has an importar role. Another to whom a major part ha been intrusted is Henry Hallam. Maud Turner Gordon, whose work as the mothe with Madge Kennedy in "The Service Star won high praise everywhere, and wh played a similar part with Geraldln 1'arrar in "The Turn o| the Wheel," i well cast. So is Ethel Grey Terry, Ion i favorite on the stage and screen, Othe well known screen players in the cast ar Edwin Sturgls, Phil Ryley, Robert Con \ file, and 1: iderlck. World Engages Vekroft To Direct Miss Castletoi PERRY x. VEKROFF has bei n en ■ed by w orld I es to dire< Barbara Castleton in a series i features He will begin work Vorld Studio at Poi I I .■ ■■ Mr Vekroft was born In Alexandrli Egypt, ami was educated at Robert Co _ ■ in Constantinople. This is the fs mous Beat of learning that was founds bj American missionaries and Is endows by money contributed by citizens of lb United states. At t he University ol Softs he Bt udied Is s mi dramatic s rt I lis stagi careei ha 1 n oni "i unusual variety, having ha . cperlence In opera, vaudeville and t li leg it I ma ti 1 1 is nrsl Ami ■ .nee on the Btage was with the lat Perry N. Vekroff. Augustin Daly. He has also appeared i productions of Klaw & Krlanger an Henry W. Sa . His screen career embraces three and half years spent with the American Kine macolor, Metro, Vitagraph and other: His first produ.t ion with the World Cofl pany will be "What Love Foi lv< B < Gardner Hunt! rig.