Paramount Pep (1923)

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13 Paramount Pep Dwan and Melford on Old Times While PEP was roaming thru our Long Island Studio this week, two masculine figures seated in camp chairs seemed entirely ignorant of what was going on around them — their heads were bent in dire interest over something that aroused PEP’S curiosity. George Melford said: “Come on over, PEP, we are looking over something of interest.” “Yes,” said Allan Dwan, “it’s a motion picture book of 1913.” Slowly the crowd began to gather and seeing that they had an audience, and realizing that keeping young in these days is a big point in anyone’s favor, Allan Dwan said : “Of course, you know, folks, that the Messrs. Melford and Dwan referred to in these pages are our fathers, who were great directors in their day.” Melford was supervising director of three studios and Dwan was working on the big stuff, so-called at that time. The big stuff, specials, which were crashed thru the length and breadth of the land, were the famous tworeelers. In fact, when Dwan was on his way to location, having the title of the picture in his possession, he would write the story and have it ready when he stepped out of his auto to start directing. Such were reminiscences of these two famous directors at the studio this week. My, how the time flies — here when a director was making one or two pictures a week, he is doing good now if he gets away with four or five a ■''ear. -4-4-4 Long Island News Nita Naldi, screen siren, who is at present practicing her wiles in George Melford’s forthcoming picture, “You Can’t Fool Your Wife,” from the pen of Waldemar Young, is alarmed. Her fan mail is increasing to such huge proportions that I she fears she will have to engage a secretary. Anyway she wants the world to know that she will get around to answering the mail sometime so if you haven’t received an answer from Nita be assured that one will be forthcoming soon. ~P IT, TP Za. Pola Negri Wires Lasky On his arrival in New York from Los Angeles this week Jesse L. Lasky found the following telegram from Pola Negri, who recently finished her work in “Bella Donna”: “I am almost too happy to find words to tell you that I think ‘Bella Donna’, which I saw tonight, is not only my best picture but the most enthralling film I ever saw. It is wonderful to find that the picture on which we all worked so hard has turned out so magnificently. T could not help but wire to tell you how delighted I am about ‘Bella Donna.’ ” A Big Set Above is a photo of one of the big sets used in Pola Negri’s first picture, “Bella Donna." George Fitzmaurice with the aid of his staff, and clever work of the Studio Art Department, portrayed in rare reality a Venetian Canal scene. Two Pictures Monday, February 12th, has been set as a starting date for two new pictures. The first of these is "Hollywood,” which will be a James Cruze production, adapted by Walter Woods from the novelette by Frank Condon. Mr. Woods will also be production editor. “Hollywood” will boast of the greatest all-star cast ever seen in a single film. It will include Pola Negri, Gloria Swanson, Jack Holt, May McAvoy, Agnes Ayres, Jacqueline Logan, Conrad Nagel, Walter Hiers, Theodore Kosloff, Lois Wilson and others. The second picture to start on that date will be “Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife,” a Sam Wood production, starring Gloria Swanson, which was adapted by Sada Cowan from Charlton Andrew’s adaptation of Alfred Savoir’s play. Julia Crawford Ivers will be production editor. “The Rustle of Silk,” co-featuring Betty1 Compson and Conway Tearle, and adapted by1 Sada Cowan and Ouida Bergere from the novel by Cosmo Hamilton, is now in its third week. This is a Herbert Brenon production and is. his first picture under his new contract with us. Julia Crawford Ivers is production editor. Allan Dwan Preparing For His Next While making preparations for his next picture, “Lawful Larceny,” which Edmund Goulding is translating from the stage to screen form, Director Allan Dwan is cutting and' titling his forthcoming production, “The Glimpses of the Moon,” which was made at Long Island with Bebe Daniels, Nita Naldi, Rubye de Remer, David Powell, Maurice Costello and Charles Gerrard in the principal roles..