Picture-Play Magazine (Mar-Aug 1920)

Advertising Section 97 Shooting "Snow Stuff" Continued from page 37 "Wanted to?" he interrupted. "They not only wanted to — they did. Naturally we were able to use a good many of them as 'extras.' As you can imagine, it would hardly pay to carry all our extras all the way from New York, especially as we were taking such a long time to make the picture. That, of course, gave Mr. Miller plenty of time to select and train the local people. "Well, we'd been there a few days when, one night, on returning to the hotel, we found that there wasn't a single waitress in the dining room. An investigation showed that they'd all gone and gotten jobs as extras in the company, and a nice fix we were in until they were induced to come back. "You know there are so many funny, interesting, human things always happening when you're making a picture," he said, as he rose to go. "I sometimes wonder if the folks who go to see pictures ever think of that side of our work — or if they just think of us as actors — not real human beings like themselves — when they see us on the screen." "I'm inclined to think that they look quite a ways behind the mere shadows," I replied. "They seem to appreciate it when we magazine folks give them a peep behind the ^penes, and into the studios." "That's a satisfaction," he said, with a smile, as we separated on the steps of the club. 'T hope you'll give them a peep behind what they'll see in 'The Law of the Yukon.' " And I hope I have. A Tabloid Review Continued from page 79 conventional characters has run afoul of an unsympathetic plot. A touch of the spiritual makes some of the scenes impressive, but Gladys Brockwell fails to impart any warmth into her peculiarly unattractive role. "Alias Jimmy Valentine" — The father of all safe-cracking crook plays made into a picture that grips, amuses, startles, and thrills. Paul Armstrong, adapting from O. Henry, conceived one of his cleverest characters in Jimmy V alentine, and Bert Lytell makes him live to the letter. One of the most completely enjoyable pictures of this year. ^ "The Idol Dancer"— Most producers have discovered by this time that in dramatic works, at least, the ratio of a picture's success is in proportion to its story. D. W. Griffith in "The Idol Dancer" overlooks this. He has made a very beautiful scenic, a pretty little piece of poetry, a technically perfect work, but Richard Barthelmess and Clarine Seymour are the lovers. "Excuse My Dust"— Wallace Reid meddling with automobiles and races again. A comedy from a magazine story, but suggesting the advertising pages as well. Bright and snappy — but is Wally going to be a chauffeur for all time ? "Old Lady 31" — The romance of a couple the other side of sixty! In that respect something far out of the ordinary. Also something to draw a few tears and many laughs. Tears by Emma Dunn and laughs by Henry Harmon — a most enjoyable team. It was written by Rachel Crothers, which should be a sufficient indorsement. "The Inner Voice" — The melodramatic possibilities lying in a plot concerning a young miner who is swindled out of his money by the guardian of the girl he loves are easily recognizable. Elaine Sterne has handled them very well in "The Inner Voice," with the result that a very entertaining picture is the result. It is more than a pleasure to record that E. K. Lincoln, the star, is at last to be seen in a meritorious production. "Lifting Shadows"— The "papers," the "bolshevists," the drug addict, the heroine who confesses herself an unbeliever, a few bombs and much waving of the flag. Choose the nearest exit to your seat while the band plays "The Star-spangled Banner." 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