Moving Picture World (Aug 1916)

August 19, 1916 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD COSTLY THRILL FOR "FRISCO." \n expenditure of close t<> $6,000 was necessary for a single scene showing an oil well explosion which will appear in "The Oil Field Plot," a coming episode of Kalem's "The Girl From Frisco" series. Director James Home, in charge of the company, and his assistants spent two weeks in a search through the Taft, Sherman, Fullerton and LaBrea oil fields before they found at Bakersfield a well that was temporarily idle. Much wire pulling and the placing of a bond covering the GERALDINE O'BRIEN STARS IN GOLD ROOSTER PLAY "A Woman's Fight.-' the Pathe Gold Root August 20th, is one of those h.ghly dramatic plays which appeals to every audience. It was produced by Popular flays and IMayers under the personal supervision of Herbert Blache, and reflects credit upon .Mr. Blache for the careful attention to details which has been given It .Miss GeraldLne O'Brien, the star, lias previously appeared in a Gold Rooster play. Henry \V. Savage's "Excuse Me, five reel comedy which has been more than ordinal il ful from i 88 O'Brien has for several years enjoyed a larae following among patrons of the "legitimate." In "A Woman's Fight" her characterization of a working girl. naturally pure hearted and reason of ci rcumstances, is excellent Nor does her art suffer when in the story she lifts herself out of the depths and as the wile of a wealthy clergyman assumes a different station in society. Thurlow Hergen plays the clergyman and is always ■ of the Scene from "The Oil Field Plot" (Kalei id tower were then neces uld be taken. It was a gala day in i.l and between the handling Of the monster crowd and the staging of the explosion Director Home had his hands full. nieras were used to cover every angle of the scene. So well were the advance preparations handled that there was no damagi nearby buildings, nor was a single accident reported. Newspapers In California are already beginning to show unusual interest in Kalem's series featuring Marin Sais ana idman. Advance outlines of the stories and the publication of the first four episodes in the Aiikusi isso. Stories Magazine have dlSCl Ihat Koliert Welles Ritchie has drawn from real incidents of California history for his plots. ••The Oil Field Plot" for which Director Hon,. spectaculai effect last week tells of the struggle some years Independent oil men against moneyed interests that iei*a1 Ion of certa in ra I Iroads n. haine.i, tii, i.,, i, i h episode, I founded on the ta.. ■ urritiK about a dei i Mm. i onsplracj . ' With Udell tj a desert town from i ever hopeful pi. sea. ch The Inltl [elrei s," Issue? onfliCt between I h, lis and cattle rangers. PIOUANT EPISODES FROM "LIFE." ilue of .■•.-operation with the Gaumonl company, the Life Company, publisher of the humorous • the diaiiiat i/.al no of the clever little episodes fr its pages which appear undei Thereat 1 o be III me, | ;, tabloid dramas a lid used I .. u l\ e greater \ a 1 I, I to "Keel Life," the Mutual Magazine in Film The lirst will .1 i>|m a r on "Ret i I . players, tn humorous fashion It puts up to spectators the question of what -aid do win. bad never been engaged and ii sudd.nl. u I b Chap who seems i rresist i Id . .lust as thi wj is about to be performed guards from an Insane asylum arrive and re ve the groom The second episode, attached to "Reel Life" No 16, deals with the troubles of a fal youn worn n h keeplni up her huaband'i int. -test. Miss Nan K\at,s Is the featured player. These tab buds are being directed bj Edwin Middleton, Amoi playeri who have parts in these little pi Cunningham, Miss Rosi Ludwig and Jack Hopkins. PRIVATE SHOWING OF "BEATRICE FAIRFAX." a pi i vate \ ou of "Beat! i ..I the Intel national Film S< rvlct rm to exhibitors and the presi In the Criterion theatei I ami Port] fourth street, on nexl Tuesday, \ i a. m. The first two epll IS and the prologUl Ol Fairfax" will be shown, as will also the current n< ■ .art..,, ns. ,\ symphonj orchestra will furnish the music COLONEL HEEZA LIAR PLAYS HAMLET. The Paramount-Bray anl August 24 is from the pen of .1 K. Bray It tells a very funny ting Btory of Colonel Heeza Liar tripping lightly down from the Avenue. wh< on the side of a motion picture studio. While he si ing the sign, knowing he wants a job and needs the money, he spies Marj Pickford, Mae Murray. Marguerite Clark. Geraldine Farrar, Pauline Frederick. Vivian Martin. Charlie Chaplin and oth< is of the larger satellites in the film industry walking into the studio. He realiz with the real money he will his life. The different stars show the Colonel some of their familiar stunts, and he, believing they have nothing on him. • office of th tor, and by reciting a dramatic poem tleman (who is in favor of iiis execution) contract for si. a week, to play the part of Hamlet. At the rehearsal the Colonel plays opposite Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin and th< misadven tures Which end in their belly fired Horn the studio. In the end the Colonel finds that he had a lony. but sweet nightmare. "MARRIED FOR REVENGE" (Universal). re certain incidents in ■'Muriel for Revenge" that no critical reviewer of moving pictures would approve ,,t. For instance, ue see in Hie phture reproduced herewith two so-called gentlemen throwing huckleberrj pies al each other. Such conduct is reprehensible; it would not be tolerated for an instant in any Fifth avenue drawing room. It is Simplj not done, line instinctivelx feels that one should not do such things because of their Impi o Gale Henry, looking over William Franey's shouldi tilj disapproves of her husbands conduct Even I ful Lillian Peacock is astounded at the turn affairs h.c\e taken. She 1 from "Married for Revenge" (Universal). 0 Old Chum • of the St. ted th, pi, throwing and other soei and Mllburn Morantl should be mentioned ,« same llquor-ladei ispectlng public i Revenge" •nth. fOI