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Monte seems to do his best work as a "society hero" when he plays
opposite Marie Prevost
The Joke's on Monte
(Continued from page 35)
106
sees Monte Blue with wonder and admira-
tion on the screen—not knowing that
Monte has several burns as souvenirs.
In those days life meant hunger and ex-
posure, fights with brutal hobos in the
"Jungle," the agony of bitter cold on the
brake-beams.
Monte says that the nearest he ever
came to death was one night while riding
the brake-beams of a freight. He hadn't
had anything to eat and he was so ex-
hausted that he felt himself going to sleep
in spite of the bitter blizzard cold. He
was so stiff and numbed that he dared not
try to drop off the train. And it was tor-
ture trying to ke.ep awake.
He took the only precaution he could
think of, which was to put one arm around
a beam and thrust his hand deep into his
pocket. Then he lay back and bit his
hps until the blood came in the effort to
keep awake.
In spite of all he could do, he dozed off.
He says that he suddenly felt a shock as
tho his body had been torn to pieces.
He had slipped from the beam and lay-
hanging down, only his arm and the hand
in his pocket holding him from the wheels.
One of his legs had dropped to the track
and was beating against the ties. He
couldn't find strength to drag himself up
and at every tie, his leg was almost torn
off. He says it seemed hours while his
body was flung to and fro like an old
hat. At last, battered and bleeding and
nearly dead, he managed to drag himself
inch by inch back to the brake-beam.
Monte got into the train itself eventually.
He became a fireman, and in that job
made his way to Los Angeles.
The picture business was just begin-
ning then. it never entered his head,
however, to become a picture actor. All
the actor had been taken out of him;
beaten out by police clubs as he was
driven from town to town with the other
hobos.
Tt is_ an old story now how Monte got
a job digging post-holes at the old
Griffith studio on Sunset Boulevard: how
Mr. Griffith heard him giving one of his
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old soap-box Socialist speeches to the
laborers in the noon hour; and offered
him a part in a picture to do the same
thing.
He became an actor then; but Fate
didn't hand it out to him in soft bundles
even yet. Ironically enough, the worst
beating Monte ever got from a policeman
was while acting in a picture.
In order to get a realistic mob for one
of the pictures Griffith was supervising, .
they sent down to the "Hobo Corner" in
Los Angeles and rounded up a herd of
real I. W. W's. Monte was the only actor
in the mob. The rest were sure-enough
mob.
The police were also sure-enough police-
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in "Big Brother" so splendidly as to make
me consider it the best movie I have ever
seen. It is szvift-moving in its actions,
sympathetic and tender, without being
harrowing or over-sentimental.
It is natural and true to life. The hero
of the play is not changed from a sinner
to an angel. He is very human, even as
you and I. When they take "Micky"
from him, he says just what you would
expect him to say and goes out to show
them just hozv defiant and lazvless he can
be.
The character of the fatherly priest,
who sees the virtues of his friends on the
East Side rather than their faults, adds
much to the play.
Mickey Bennett is a real little boy in
the story and acts much like other neg-
lected seven-year-olds we have seen.
A well written story by one of the best
authors of the time, combined with skilful
acting, make it my idea of a perfect
picture.
Tiule this review is ably done, some
' will perhaps object to the expression
"The best movie I have ever seen," par-
ticularly when they recall to mind dozens
of masterpieces of the past. A reviewer
must be emotional, it is true, but he or
she must weigh words carefully and not
be carried away for the moment. Possibly
Miss Toepp will not have changed her
mind six months from now, yet perhaps
when she has had time to get all the great
pictures of the past into proper perspec-
tive she will not be so enthusiastic about
Big Brother. Did she weigh all the points
that go to make a great picture, or did
she place too much stress on emotional
interest and morals?
A. E. Gartner, San Quentin, California,
reviews The Ten Commandments quite
differently than do most critics. The
majority of critics, we believe, have
placed this picture among the first _
ten
great pictures of all time, yet here is a
dissenting vote. He dares to disagree, and
we admire his independence even if we
cannot agree.
MUCH stress has been laid on the pro-
logue of Cecil B. De Mile's "Ten
Commandments," the magnificent scenes,
immense spectacles, and splendid acting.
But to my mind there is nothing extraor-
dinary in this film, if one is to discount
the usual De Mille skill for planning
gigantic scenes and handling vast "mobs."
Theodore Roberts is superb in the role of
Moses, the lawgiver. He gives Moses the
flesh and blood, fire-flashing personality
that is so lacking in the Bible.
The 'script for this part of the story
was lifted bodily from the Great Book;
this perhaps accounts for its jerkiness and
lack of cohesion, altho the constant shift-
ing from the usual black-and-ivhite to
colors has much to do with the general
air of unreality of the prologue. The
pyrotechnic display on the occasion of
Moses receiving the Commandments was
to be expected in a De Mille production,
altho it did produce a thrill for the first
time or so.
Altho the modem end of the story is
done in black-and-zvhite and there are no
spectacles, it packs a gripping story that
drives hdme thru splendid acting and sheer
strength of motive. The theme of this
part is old—written by Moses on Sinai—
"that whosoever that breakest the law
shall surely be broken." However, never
before has its relation to the world of
today been so clearly portrayed.
In the "Tour Horsemen" the directors
took but one Commandment; De Mille has
incorporated all into one massive, szvift-
moving story.
TJere is one from an admirer of Gloria
Swanson—a first attempt at review-
ing a picture, from Miss Gladys Repicker,
180 Fernwood Avenue, Rochester, New
York. We are not printing this as an
example of how it should be done, but to
encourage those who are just learning
the art.
'T'O begin this written conversation I
shall give my opinion of Gloria Swan-
son. I have never seen a person who can
change her actions as zvell as personality
as Gloria Szvanson. In "Manhandled" in
the role of a gum-chezving clerk she is
too darling for words. Again we see her
as a Countess from Russia who is in
despair when a real Russian comes up
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delightful. And last, but not least, when
Gloria becomes Manhandled once more by
none other than Tom Moore, her rich
husband-to-be.
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| 'he following review of Abraham Lin-
coln looks quite professional and is
well done, but the author, Theodore A.
Baxt, 1015 Longfellow Avenue, N. Y.,
perhaps does not create in our minds a
clear impression of what the picture is.
While his opinions are scholarly, possibly
he should have said more about the nature
of the play. A review should tell us
something that will create a picture in our
minds. It is not necessary to say that the
play is a drama, melodrama, comedy,
farce, scenic, historic, etc., but the reader
wants to know if it is a love story, a
Western, a costume play, a spectacle, a
fantasy, and so on, and if it is thrilling,
or sad, or funny, or grewsome, etc. Here
is Mr. Baxt's review
:
JN filming Abraham Lincoln's life of
* altruism and tragedy, Al and Ray
Rockett have contributed to the elevation
of the cinema a drama that will serve as
an influence for the achievement of "bet-
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George Billings' characterization of
Abraham Lincoln was revealing in its hu-
manness and sincerity. The unique simili-
tude and subtle consummation of the al-
most legendary mannerisms were unstinted
by the artificialities of "movie" technique.
Piloted by Phil Rosen's unquestionable
competency, the story echoes a responsive
note of appreciation and emotion in the
hearts of the audience. There are the
dark moments and the lighter strains all
coherently linked and compelling in their
processional.
Lincoln's romance with Anne Rutledge
is pictured in all its rural tenderness. And
words are futile in the effort to paint the
dramatic intensity of the Lincoln-Douglas
debate; the dark days of the war; the
Gettysburg sequence; and finally the
assassination.
The cast is to be congratulated on its
sincere intentness.
Ruth Clifford was appealing as Anne
Rutledge. The roles of Stephen Douglas,
Lee, and Grant were depicted strikingly
exact, and finely interpreted.
Frances Marion, always dependable, is
to be thanked for the perfect script.
Phil Rosen has proven himself a keen
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- 5. '^Asu Isn't It aGreat Idea ? • 1~)ont you love Motion Picture Junior on pages 54-55 ? We're going to run it every month and we think the younger fans—and some of the grown-ups, too are going to find it the most interesting feature in the book from now on. It's an absolutely new thing. No other fan magazine has ever had it before, but the editor of big Motion Picture Magazine decided the children deserved a special little magazine just for themselves. You see, we get so many letters from boys and girls who love movies, that, for some time, we've been thinking about giving them a page. Then the editor thought up the little magazine idea—so here you are. Wouldn't you love to know Claire Windsor's little boy? And isn't Benny Alexander a regular fellow? We want all the younger fans to be sure to write and tell us how they like having a little fan magazine air their own. Good at Guessing ? "C1 ver play guessing games when you were a kid? You're in luck if you did, because somebody's going to guess themselves into a fifty-dollar prize before very many days. We have one of the thrilliest, blood-curdlingest mystery stories you ever read on page 48. But it isn't finished. Just as you are sitting on the edge of your chair to know what hap- pened next—-just as your hair is rising right straight up on your head with sus- pense—that's where the story stops short. And that's where the guessing and the prize begins. The person who sends us the peppiest, best solution gets the prize. The details of the contest are all on page 99, right with the story. Go to it ! Hope you win Did You Ever ? Catching the Limerick Liner f There are two ten-dollar prizes to be won this month! Dont you want one? If so, send us the missing last lines to these unfin- ished limericks. The two best get the prizes. Remember the last line rhymes with the first two. Put your name and address on your contributions and send them to the Limerick Contest, 175 Duffield St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Send as many as you please. No lines will be returned. That Wild Western hero, Bill Hart, In the movies has not taken part For one year or more, And it's made the fans sore, J ose your temper over the telephone? i If so, you'll sympathize with the suf- ferers on page 47. They're all just about as mad as human beings can be. But, oh dear me, the shock they'll get when they look on page 98. You'll get a surprise when you see that page, too. Dont miss it Blonde ? Brunette ? Y7^hiche^ep you are, you can beautify your laid down for you by the six stars whose the beauty symposium on pages 80-81. Summed up briefly, the way to have lovely hair is this : Give your hair plenty of air. Sun it whenever possible. Brush it often. Dont wash it too often. Rinse it ivcll zvhen shampooing. The first time we saw Clara Botv We thot she was quite the whole show. She's now our pet flapper, And if critics rap her, Did You Win f What about the Limerick Liner ? Are you trying for the prize? Right in the center of this page is this month's contest. Jump in now ! A ten-dollar prize goes to the two best last lines. And —quick! Look on page 129 and see if you won any of the prizes for those other limericks ! Got One ? w hair by the rules advice makes up lTe mean, have you got an opinion of your own? For your own sake we hope you have, because we're giving $2,500 in prizes for the best opinions about motion pictures. Read all about it on pages 60 and 93, and then sit down and write us just what you think. Almost everybody has a sneaking desire to be a dramatic critic and there couldn't be any better training than this contest. Aside from the prize, you get the very valuable experience of writing, and a good many of you will be able to see your work in print—to compare it with the work of other people who are all try- ing to do the same thing. Xo matter how you look at it, this contest is ,a good thing for everybody. Who's Your Favorite f Cv course, you have a favorite star! ^"^ Everybody in the civilized world has one ! Whoever that star is, wouldn't you like to see him or her win the popularity contest we're running? On page 61 you'll find out how the race is going so far who's ahead and who's being left out en- tirely. It's up to you to see that your fa- vorite star gets your vote. And after you've done your own part, get busy and tell all your friends about it and make them vote, too. The stars deserve all the praise and glory they can get. They work just about as hard as human beings can to keep you amused. Now's your chance to do something for them and of course you want to make good Engaged f Are you engaged to be married? If so, the most important thing in the world to you just now is what to wear at your wedding. But you dont need to worry any longer—we've given you a page of the loveliest wedding gowns that were ever s.een. And they're being worn by some of the loveliest stars that were ever seen, too. Just as soon as you see these pictures on pages 62-63, you'll find out what to wear at your own wedding. Like 'Em ? T"ont you like our idea of giving the movie stars titles and coats- of-arms? We think it's time Hollywood had its own nobility. On pages 42-43 you'll see our ideas on the subject. Tell us how vou like them. Vol. XXIX, No. 6 MOTION PICTURE MAGAZINE JULY, 1925 Published Monthly by the Brewster Publications, Inc., at 18410 Jjkaica Ave., Jamaica, N. Y. Executive and Editorial Offices, 175 Duffield Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Entered at the Post Office at Jamaica, N. Y., as secondfclass matter, under the act of March 3rd, 1S79. Printed in the U. S. A. Eugene V. Brewster. President and Editor-in-Chief ; Duncan A. Dobidf Jr., Vice-President and Business Manager; George J. 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- 6. s» A Guide to150 Current Pictures Which are now being shown thruout the United States l Alaskan, The Not up to the caliber of story we expect from Tom Meighan. Too convenient and old-fashioned in plot and treatment. Carries wonderful back- grounds, however. {Famous Players) Air Mail, The A timely mtelodrama in that it uses an air-plane as its chief property. Records in thrilling fashion the exploits of a crook determined to rob the over- head mail. Wins redemption, recognition and a wife. {Paramount) As Man Desires Traces the adventures of English army surgeon in East India and the South Seas. Charged with murder, he becomes a pearl fisher and finds ro- mance and tranquillity. Rather complicated but offering a satisfying hour. {First National) As No Man Has Loved An elaborate historical drama of the early days of America founded on E. E. Hale's famous story. The Man Without a Country. Strong patriotism propaganda, well handled and well done. {Fox) — E. V. B. Babbitt Too wordy in its treatment and never develops the story as it was contained in book. Characters somewhat indefinite. Interesting in spots. (War- ner Brothers) Barbara Frietchie Presents flashes of conflict of North and South, founded on play of same name. Customary plot reveals Northern hero and Southern girl —with romance sweeping aside the song of hate. Has several dramatic scenes, fair action —and fine act- ing by Florence Vidor. (Ince- Producers Dis- tributing Corp.) Beloved Brute, The An exciting melodrama, this—one built around regeneration of fighter who eventually meets his master. Characterization finely developed—and situations carry convincing note. Title-role color- fully played by Victor McLaglen. (Vilagraph) Boomerang, The Not so amusing as the stage version, chiefly be- cause cast lacks light comedians. Well treated and manages to hold up fairly well. All about a doctor who prescribes for "Heart troubles." (Schulberg) Broadway Butterfly, A Sets forth the oft-told tale of the rustic maid who strikes Broadway —and after encountering the inevitable "men about town" teaches them a les- son in deportment and morals. Hackneyed of plot, but quite appetizing. Capable cast here — headed by Dorothy Devore. {Warner Brothers) Capital Punishment Melodrama of the better kind. George Hacka- thorne and Clara Bow add to their laurels. Grip- ping and thrilling. (Schulberg- Preferred) —E. V.B. Captain Blood Tells in vivid fashion a swashbuckling story of piracy on the high seas during the seventeenth century. Adapted from Sabatini's novel and is saturated with action and color. Highly enter- taining. (Vitagraph) Charley's Aunt A side-splitting farce comedy of the old style, with Sydney Chaplin as the aunt. (Producers Dis- tributing Corp.) —E. V. B. Charmer, The Pola Negri, Wallace MacDonald and Robert Frazer in rather a poor story, replete with improba- ble situations. Well produced but only a fair pic- ture. (Paramount) —E. V. B. Cheaper to Marry Excellent society comedy with Lewis Stone, Con- rad Nagel and Marguerite de la Motte. One couple marries and prospers: the other couple de- fies the conventions and suffers. Brilliant titles and clever direction make this play exceedingly interesting. (Melro-Goldwyn i Christine of the Hungry Heart The eternal triangle of an unhappy woman longing 6 Gi. for love after matrimonial tragedies with two hus- bands and one lover. Treated in sympathetic fashion, tho it serves nothing new in plot. Florence Vidor brings feeling to the character of the title. Fair enough. (Ince-Firsl National) Chu Chin Chow An alleged drama of foreign origin and setting. It should have stayed there. Betty Blythe is featured but she hasn't much to offer in this. Dont waste your evening on this tiresome picture. (Wilcox) Clean Heart, The A. S. M. Hutchinson's novel makes a most com- pelling photoplay as treated by J. Stuart Blackton and Percy Marmont. Is exceptionally human and perfectly intelligible. Tells of man conquering his worries. Appealing all the way. Worth your while. (Vitagraph) Code of the West Another from Zane Grey which gets away from the beaten track of Western heroics. Is treated with fine naturalness, there being no high-pressure melodrama used. The timid cow-puncher wins the flapper. (Paramount) Coming Through Tom Meighan appears again in a conventional melodrama—a triumph of courage against heavy obstacles. The star needs the bright human pieces, for there are several luminaries who could put this story over. Obvious and slow—tho con- vincing _ in atmosphere. A few good moments. (Paramount) Confessions of a Queen Even with Lewis Stone giving one of his inimita- ble portrayals of a royal ruler, picture doesn't rise to the heights. Certainly not another "Zenda." Best with its humorous side. Too much restraint from Alice Terry. (Melro-Goldwyn) Daddy's Gone a-Hunting —Doesn't convince because of the arbitrary manipulation of the characters. The father, tiring of domesticity, runs off to Paris—and returns without any amours. He comes to his senses after the death of his child. Fails to extract sympathy even with such clever acting as Percy Marmont and .Alice Joyce give it. (Melro-Goldwyn) Dangerous Innocence "Ann's an Idiot" shapes up pretty well in celluloid form. Features a young girl's awakening to the call of romance. She emerges into a woman during a cruise from Liverpool to Bombay, but discovers the man has had a love affair with her mother. Well handled considering the slight material. Pleasant diversion. ( Universal) Dante's Inferno Presents in vivid fashion a sermon on what befalls a worshiper of wealth. Modern story linked up with graphic scenes of the Inferno as Dante and Dore conceived them. A real novelty, pictorially satisfying. (Fox) Declasse The beautiful Corinne Griffith gives breadth, sub- stance and charm to this Ethel Barrymore play. An effective drama which follows the original pretty faithfully. Cumbersome in spots. Neatly mounted. (First National) Denial, The The parental conflict theme, employing a domi- neering mother who brings tragedy into her daugh- ter's life by compelling her to marry a man she doesn't like. The daughter appear? first as having a child of her own—and is confronted with the identical problem. By the flashback the modern mother appreciates the sin of too much interference. Interesting with its atmosphere, but lacking spon- taneity and conviction. (Melro-Goldwyn) Devil's Cargo, The Treats of the California gold-rush days—and treats it in vivid melodramatic style. The central figures are a young editor and a girl who are driven out of Sacramento. They come back in style. Sustained action. (Paramount) Dick Turpin Tom Mix hangs up his chaps and bedecks himself in the raiment of a chivalrous knight of Merrie England. Plays celebrated highwayman in ttf Fairbanks manner. Stirring incident, enjoyabld humor—and romance makes this a likely picture* Check it off and see it. (Fox) Dressmaker from Paris, The If you like fashion shows, very well. Leatrice Joy in a poor part in a poor show. Ernest Torrence in new garb. Mildred Harris and Allan Forrest sup- porting. (Paramount) —E. V. B. Dynamite Smith Charles Ray returns to type of story that made him popular. Plays again the role of a timid youth who overcomes cowardice when goaded by venge- ful brute and under spell of romance. Well done with plenty of physical and mental conflict. Rugged entertainment. (Incc-Pathe) Enticement A frank exposition adapted from an equally frank novel depicting the folly of fanning the love of an old affection after one has become married. Em- phasizes the "new freedom." Not for the chil- dren. (First National) Excuse Me Rupert Hughes' story and stage success makes i capital light comedy—one which exploits the ad-^ venture of an eloping couple—who when thejj board a train encounter all kinds of trotlUM Plenty of high jinks—and plenty of laughs. Bert Roach as a drunk in an upper berth steals the act- ing honors. (Melro-Goldwyn) Feet of Clay This is a Cecil B. De Mille production—the story of which is overwhelmed by the backgrounds and appointments. Has a romance and a series of counterplots—and exploits a flapper wife in search of jazz. (Paramount) Female, The Betty Compson in South African surroundings. Unhappily married to a native of the veld, she does not discourage the attentions of an Englishman arriving on the scene, and we have the too familiar triangle situation again, with the Englishman triumphing. Noah Beery, as the Boer, does best acting. Picture only fair. (Paramount) Fifth Avenue Models The Cinderella pattern again —done with first-rats sentiment and heart appeal. Working girl dis- covers a Prince Charming who saves her from dis- grace. The human touches make it fairly convinc- ing. Enjoyable. ( Universal) Find Your Man A deceptively titled melodrama woven around, youth and his dog in a lumber camp: not a Xorth- west Mounted story, but the tale of a dog's loyally to his master thru thick and thin. Rin-Tin-TiM makes an otherwise tedious melodrama interesting by uncanny intelligence. (Warner Brothers) Folly of Vanity Picturizes a fantastic dream of a woman who be-l comes conscience-stricken when pursued by a wealthy bounder. She descends to Neptune's domains and takes us on a colorful cruise. ThH moral poorly brought out. Lavish without much meaning. Has photographic appeal. (Fox) Fool, The Does not score its points except at intervals. Lacks simplicity, the plot being complicated with capitafl versus labor conflict. Fails to generate the bS heart touch. Well-produced and acted with siitl cerity. (Fox) Fools in the Dark Here is a picture which pokes fun at old-fashioned, serious melodrama. The paid kidnappers, the mafl scientist, the oily Hindu, the young adventure- seeker, his fiancee —they are all here, amid come^H settings. Matt Moore, Patsy Ruth Miller and Tom Wilson excellent. A good mixture of thrij and comedy. (F. B. 0.) Forbidden Paradise A sophisticated modern romance dealing with m fictional queen whose greatest weakness is men! Pola Negri as the alluring queen is the best she hgj yet been in an American-made film. Well sum J
- 7. ported by RodLa Rocque. Adolphe Menjou, and Pauline Starke. Fine food for sophisticates. {Ernst Lubitsch- Paramount) Forty Winks The missing papers are found in this bright and breezy comedy—found by Raymond Griffith in the role of a comic British lord who saves the honor of the family along with the papers. Griffith is im- mense. Theodore Roberts is back with his cigar. Thoroly amusing. (Paramount) Gerald Cranston's Lady Domestic drama based upon marriage of con- venience which results in a triangle when couple misunderstand each other: love and happiness re- sult eventually. A story without much suspense or surprise, but situations are logically developed and the acting is good. A little above the average play of its kind. (Fox) Golden Bed, The Cecil B. De Mille again with all his taste for opu- lent display. Story is much too long to trace the human wreckage left by a woman who plays with men for the fascination of the game. Mostly ap- pealing to the eye. Lillian Rich gives her usual dependable performance. (Paramount) Good Bad Boy, The Packed with enjoyable humor and heart interest, this juvenile study certainly affords a satisfying hour. Youngster has reputation of being a bad boy, but lives it down. (Principal) Grass Fifty thousand Persians crossing mountains and rivers to find grass for their herds. No plot, no cast. Remarkable, but depressing. Better as a one-reel scenic than feature. (Paramount) — E. V.B. Great Divide, The A Western drama quite above the average with Alice Terry at her best and Conway Tearle and Wallace Beery also. 'Nough said. Then there is a wonderful flood scene which is a real thriller. Dont miss it. (Melro-Goldwyn) —E. V. B. Headwinds Misses in not being treated humorously. The strong, silent man lures the stubborn girl aboard his yacht and compels her to love, honor and obey. Plot dies out and the hokum is born. Just fair. ( Universal) Heart Buster, The Tom Mix sees to it that the Westerns should be treated to a dose from the comedy faucets. Here lie's a cowboy who resorts to extreme measures to prevent girl from marrying a scoundrel. Plenty of action and a number of laughs. Mix has had better ones. (Fox) Her Love Story Smacks of the George Barr McCutcheon school of mythical kingdom romances. Gloria Swanson adopts the role of a princess who loves a young captain of the guard. She is forced into an un- pleasant marriage with an aging monarch. Below the Swanson standard. Appeal rests with atmos- phere and characterization. (Paramount) Her Night of Romance One of the best of the Constance Talmadge comedy caprices. Scenes laid in England deal with im- pecunious nobleman hounded into a proposal of marriage to an American heiress. Farcical com- plications and the spirit of action and acting make it enjoyable. (First National) His Hour Romantic drama is unfolded here—of the pre-war days in Russia. Elinor Glyn is the author andshe builds exotic love affair between young prince and an English widow. Affords a pleasant hour. Aileen Pringle and John Gilbert are convincing as the lovers. (Melro-Goldwyn) His Supreme Moment Blanche Sweet and Ronald Colman in an elaborate production, partly in color, but the story is not a good one nor well told. A fairly good picture. (First National) Hot Water Something new for Harold Lloyd in that he is mar- ried right off the reel. Develops trouble with the in-laws—and then the fun begins. Volumes of laughs thruout and the incident sparkles along at a lively pace. Up to his high standard. Sure fire. (Pathe) I Want My Man The old story of the blind soldier who marries his nurse, but with a real kick in the last reel. A very fair picture. Doris Kenyon excellent, Milton Sills not at his best. (First National) —E. V. B. In Every Woman's Life Uncovers the usual triangle theme, tho it goes it one better in that three men seek the same woman. As it is her place to make the ultimate choice, she selects the man she loves. Packs away all the necessary elements—and packs satisfactory speed. Marc MacDermott shines. (First National) In Hollywood with Potash & Perlmutter Reveals clever and jolly satire of studio life with Montague Glass' celebrated partners trying to break into the "fillums " Delectable burlesque which exposes in realistic fashion- the life of the movies. Capitally titled—and capitally acted. (First National) Inez from Hollywood This was once known as "The Worst Woman in Hollywood." Revolves around famous film actress with publicity complex who is not so black as she is painted. Scornful of men. she tries to save inno- cent sister from them—and fails. Not especially convincing—and rather trite, but Lewis Stone and TRIJI I MAGAZINE t-J Anna Q. Nilsson make it interesting. (First National) Introduce Me Refined comedy that should please everybody and put Douglas MacLean in the front ranks of light comedians of the screen. (Associated Exhibitors) — E. V. B. Iron Horse, The The much-talked-of feature dealing with the late sixties in the West when the first transcontinental railroad was built and completed. Thrilling drama mixed with much comedy. Educational, historic, instructive. (Fox) It Is the Law Mystery melodrama, this—one carrying out a youth's diabolical scheme of vengeance against his best friend for stealing the affections of the only girl. Taken from stage play and holds attention with its vivid action, thrills and the characteriza- tion by Arthur Hohl. See it and shiver with ex- citement. (Fox) K—The Unknown Inclined to be unduly sentimental and drama seems unconvincing. Adapted from best seller but story loses in transference to silversheet. Treats of a surgeon who sacrifices everything when he believes himself guilty ot carelessness. Finds redemption in surgical manner. Pretty well acted. (Universal) Lady of the Night A weak drama that starts off like a race-horse and ends like a snail. Norma Shearer, who plays the double role very well, is entitled to better stories than this. (Melro-Goldwyn) —E. V- B. The Lady An unusually interesting story, full of pathos. This was all that was needed to make Norma Tal- madge the "Bernhardt of the Screen." (First National)—E. V. B. Last Laugh, The A German film of unusual beauty and artistry. The story deals with old age and poverty, and is a grim piece of realism marred by an unconvincing happy ending. Emil Jannings' work is splendid. (UFA) Last Man on Earth, The Another novelty from the Fox lots, depicting the awful state of the world when men no longer follow at women's heels. Fantastic, but slight of plot. The women discover last man hiding in jungle and there's a fight between two Amazons to win him. Amusing and abounding in pretty girls in negligee. (Fox) Learning to Love A tiresome society comedy as usual. Constance Talmadge is beautiful and attractive in anything, but she can do more than look pretty and laugh if they will only find her a good story. (First Na- tional) Life's Greatest Game Exploits our national pastime—baseball—as it was played in the days of the Orioles and in this day by the Giants. Complete with hokum and sentiment, but manages to entertain. (F.B.O.) Little Robinson Crusoe Deals with adventure as sponsored by Jackie Coogan who lives over the days of the original Crusoe. Carries an abundance of comedy, drama and thrills. Certain of its appeal to the children. Interesting. (Metro-Goldwyn) Lost World, The Something entirely different—let us call it a scien- tific comedy. If you want to see all the strange prehistoric mammalia, some 100 feet long and high, which Wallace Beery, Bessie Love, Lloyd Hughes, Lewis Stone and Bull Montana found on the Amazon, here you are, with plenty of thrills as well as laughter. (First National) Lover of Camille, The Tells a tale of unrequited love—and doesn't tell it very well. Adapted from Belasco's Deburau, and loses its spark and vitality and atmosphere in the transference from stage to screen. Lacks move- ment and is mostly characterization. (Warner Bros.) Man and Maid Elinor Glyn says women do one of three things to a man—elevate him, degrade him, or bore him to death. She then proceeds to show how they do it. A tiresome, cut-and-dried story. Lew Cody is good. (Melro-Goldwyn) Man in Blue, The Place a cop in a foreign quarter of a large city—and you have your romance made to order. Here Herbert Rawlinson, making a good representation of the Irish officer, wins an Italian belle away from swarthy politicians. Good incident, but alwavs conventional. Fair entertainment. ( Universal) Manhattan Elevates Richard Dix to stardom in a role wherein he is called upon to display some acrobatic prow- ess. It is a romance of Gotham revolving around a wealthy idler going after thrills and adventure and finding them and a bride to boot. Fast action and vivid incident.keep it moving. (Paramount) Man Must Live, A Gives Richard Dix a chance to extract sympathy in an unpleasant role—the star playing a reporter on a scandal sheet who rebels when forced to com- promise his best friends. Obvious, but Dix puts it over. (Paramount) Man Who Came Back, The This appears about the best picture based upon the redemption theme ever made. While action is convenient and obvious, somehow it carries a ring of truth. Is graphic and colorful. George O'Brien ideal in title-role. (Fox) Man Who Fights Alone, The Stresses self-sacrifice so much that realities and humanities are lost. Features a husband paralyzed who believes intruder—his best friend—is stealing his wife's love. All ends well. Fair entertainment —with William Farnum exercising too much emo- tion as central figure. (Paramount) Mansion of Aching Hearts, The Suggested by song of yesteryear, but going back to ideas which have been rejected in this modern day. Exploits a stern-hearted father who turns his wife and child from home. He makes a beiated "about face" but the finish is too arbitrary to ring true. Ethel Clayton tries to bring conviction to role of the harassed wife. (Schulberg) Marriage Cheat, The Just an ordinary film with a South Seas setting. Offers a triangle which never leaves its obvious groove. Right and Might triumph. Abounds in atmospheric backgrounds—authentic and colorful —and acting is competent. Just fair. (First National) Midnight Express, The Lives up to its title—with the action concentrated around the fast train and the car shops. Plot deals with disowned youth who makes good by starting at the bottom. Wins love of engineer's daughter and flags the train to prevent the wreck. Lots of physical action. Obvious, but entertaining. (C. B. C.) Midnight Molly The dual role is given to Evelyn Brent in this tri- angle story. It revolves around a feminine Raffles and a playful wife of the political candidate. The former doubles for the latter and saves the husband from losing votes. Far-fetched, but made fairly interesting thru the sincere performance. (F.B. O.) Miracle of the Wolves, The A thrilling spectacular romance of fifteenth-century France. It is beautifully produced and acted, and Yvonne Sergyl as Jeanne, the heroine, is charming. It is full of impressive and convincing battle scenes, and is thoroly satisfactory. (Societe Fran- caise d'Editions de Romans Filmes) Miss Bluebeard A slight romantic comedy of a French actress' ad- ventures—played by Bebe Daniels in a new bob and a new collection of gowns. She finds herself with two husbands on her hands—but it is proved she's no bigamist. Fairly good. (Paramount) Monsieur Beaucaire Rudolph Valentino returns to screen in impressive picture adapted from Tarkington's story and play. Backgrounds unexcelled—and story moves with good pace and releases sheer romance. Fine direc- tion noticeable in treatment of plot, characters and the manner of its mounting. Well worth while. (Paramount) Monster, The A serio-comic drama meant to be very gruesome but in reality very silly. Even Lon Chaney does not save it. (Metro-Goldwyn) —E. V. B. My Son Dont miss this. Nazimova at her best, ably sup- ported by Jack Pickford and Bosworth. Good story, well told. (First National)—E. V. B. Navigator, The Buster Keaton, the "frozen-faced" comedian, tops all his previous efforts with this wonderful comedy. Like Lloyd, he goes after new inventions and gets them. Shows misadventures of hero and heroine who are adrift on an ocean liner. Ingenious all the way. A sure gloom chaser. (Melro-Goldwyn) New Lives for Old A modern drama, which, tho not particularly un- usual, gives Betty Compson a chance to be her usual attractive, vivacious self. There are one or two scenes that get over big and the picture as a whole is entertaining. (Paramount) —E. V. B. New Toys Richard Barthelmess—supported by his charming wife, Mary Hay. has a triangle story this time. Ti.ere is a fresh, humorous twist when an old flame comes back into his life. The piece is radically different from anything the star has appeared in before. First-rate. (First National) 7 PAfiI
- 8. HON PICTURF MAGAZINE L- ! Northof 36 The story of a great cattle drive across the plains in pioneer day;. An heroic effort, scenically and photographically. Lois Wilson, Ernest Torrence, Jack Holt, and Noah Beery are the stars. (Para- mount) Oh, You Tony Tom Mix busts into politics here when he becomes a lobbyist in Washington for some of the boy« back home. Learns "etiket" and gets "buncoed" by Washington flapper. Tony, the pony, figures at the end and saves the day for Mix. He wins the race. Interesting thru its humor. {Fox) On Thin Ice A familiar type of crook melodrama which for three reels carries out a first-rate line of action, in- cident and suspense. In treating the romance, the plot is inclined to sag. Effects a crook's redemp- tion and is a good picture of its kind. Tom Moore is excellent. (Warner Brothers) One Night in Rome Laurette Taylor succeeds in making this interesting thru a colorful and convincing performance. A duchess after a series of dramatic adventure suc- ceeds in clearing herself of the charge that she caused her husband to kill himself. Neatly mounted. (Mctro-Goldwyn) One Way Street Never gets anywhere. Becomes very talkative in trying to show a woman retaining her youth at all costs. Monkey glands refuse to function. Uncon- vincing and pointless. (First National) One Year to Live Another sex drama with Paris setting. Antonio Moreno and Rosemary Theby at their best, with Aileen Pringle and Dorothy Mackaill not quite so good. An old theme entertainingly handled. Above the average. (First National) —E. V. B. Only Woman, The Norma Talmadge appears in one of the oldest formulas—that of the girl who ties herself to a mercenary marriage to save a financially embar- rassed father. Obvious, but well done by the director and the star. (First National) Open All Night Very sophisticated this, dressed up with novel treatment. Director becomes bold in developing plot around wife who tires of her meek and con- ventional husband only to return to him when she becomes disillusioned with ill-mannered bike rider. Smart titles. (Paramount) Painted Lady, The This melodrama contains two themes—one re- volving around a girl hounded by the law—;the other featuring a youth seeking vengeance against man responsible for death of his sister. Far- fetched and often lurid, but absorbing. (Fox) Pampered Youth A movie title is tacked on Tarkington's "The Mag- nificent Ambersons." Still it is not enough to destroy the spirit and flavor of story. Carries humanities and realistic atmosphere. (Vilagraph) Percy The story of boy, trained to play the violin and do esthetic dancing. Circumstances land him at the Mexican border, and, from then on, things keep moving at a fast clip. Charles Ray is at his best and the picture is excellent. (Palhe) Peter Pan A beautiful picture, carrying out all the Barrie charm and whimsy. Certainly sustains the spirit of youth. His rich romance and adventure sug- gested thru fine spirit of make-believe. Betty Bronson an ideal Peter. See this and take the children. (Paramount) Proud Flesh An enjoyable little number, treated with pointed satire by King Vidor who refuses to handle old formula—the taming of a haughty girl by a "dia- mond in the rough"—seriously. You shouldn't take it seriously either. (Metro-Goldwyn) The Rag Man Jackie Coogan at his best. Interesting and laugh- able thruout. It lacks artistic finish but ranks very high and should please. (Metro-Goldwyn) Rainbow Trail, The Zane Grey and Tom Mix—certainly a good West- ern combination. Cowboy star executes plenty of thrills and excitement in author's story of gun- play, hard ridin', and he-man fights. (Fox) Ramshackle House Presents a murder mystery which is a bit different from the usual run of such stories. The crime is framed on innocent man who is protected by the girl when a mob scours the countryside for him. Good of its kind. Betty Compson is the heroine. (Producers-Distributing Corp.) Re-Creation of Brian Kent, The Harold Bell Wright can truthfully say that this is "as I wrote it." Tells a story of a youth's redemp- tion brought about by a kindly, sympathetic school-teacher. She also brings him love in the personality of a former pupil. (Principal) Redeeming Sin, The Treats of regeneration of an apache maid of the Paris underworld, portrayed in colorful Kiki-like style by Nazimova. The usual plot. An aristocrat goes slumming and steals her heart—which brings vengeance from the apache lover. He steals from the church —but finds redemption. (Vilagraph) Remember When Harry Langdon in his usual funny get-up. Not much of a story (as usual) but he is funny enough without one. (Pathe)-E.V.B. 8 ee. Riders of the Purple Sage Tom Mix has put aside his semihumorous roles, temporarily, at least, and rides Tony in the pursuit of Western bandits who have kidnapped his sister. It is a Zane Grey story, beautifully mounted—and packed with action. Mix is a Texas ranger. Bill Farnum starred in the same story years ago. (Fox) Roaring Hails Good, old primitive melodrama is served up here — one exploiting a locomotive engineer and his adopted child. Covers familiar ground, but always compels the interest thru its physical action and heart appeal. Some thrills. Harry Carey is the engineer. (Producers Distributing Corp.) Romance Ranch Just an ordinary Western framed around the lost will which is located in time to bring prosperity to the rightful heir. Obvious all the way, but col- ored with creditable incident. (Fox) Roughneck, The That faithful device —the locket—restores a son to his mother after scenes are exploited showing his triumph against tremendous odds. Travels from the water-front of Frisco to the South Seas. Features vivid action and hectic melodrama. Well interpreted by George O'Brien. (Fox) Sackcloth and Scarlet An interesting drama with Alice Terry, Dorothy Sebastian and Orville Caldwell. Above the average but not a great picture. (Paramount) —E. V. B. Saddle Hawk, The A fair-to-middlin' Western, this—from the Hoot Gibson lots. Affords the actor plenty of hard ridin' and quick shootin' from the trigger finger. Rus- tlers figure—and a pretty girl conquers the heart of Hoot. Good incidents. ( Universal) Sainted Devil, 'A Rudolph Valentino has another romantic drama in this colorful production. It abounds in lavish settings, gorgeous costumes and exquisite photo- graphic effects. The star plays a dashing young noble of the Argentine who rescues a heroine in distress after believing her faithless. Not up to "Beaucaire"—but satisfactory. (Paramount) Sally Colleen Moore in farce comedy in which she proves herself of Pickford quality. An elaborate but over- done and unsatisfactory production. (First Na- tional)—E. V. B. Salome of the Tenements The love story of a Jewish girl of the slums and a wealthy New Yorker. The plot is slight but the background of New York's East Side, and the fine types of old men and women from the Ghetto, make it worth seeing. (Famous Players-Lasky) Scarlet Honeymoon, The Affords a pleasant hour of romance on an oft-told theme. The idea is that of sweethearts who run up against parental conflict. But the twist enters when the Argentinian fools his beloved's parents into believing he is of no account. Merely a test to prove her love. A neat little number—the best for Shirley Mason in a long while. (Fox) School for Wives The poor artist marries the rich girl and everything happens that has ever happened in an old-fashioned melodrama. Awkwardly told and players are lost in a maze of broken situations. (Vilagraph) Seven Chances The surest cure for the blues we know of. Buster Keaton at his best. He never smiles but he will make your sides ache. Dont miss it. (Metro- Goldwyn)—E. V. B. Signal Tower, The The triangle in a remote railroad spot. Excellent melodrama which holds you in suspense thru the action, incident and interpretation. Builds to an effective climax. Old? Surely, but you never think of that. ( Universal ) Silent Watcher, The Exceptionally human treatment makes this a rare picture. Completely absorbing in its story of a youth who remains loyal to his chief tho it disrupts his home. Never loses its humanities. Real feeling put in it by Glenn Hunter and Bessie Love. (First National) Sinners in Heaven A desert-isle romance featuring youth and girl who wed without benefit of clergy after their plane 19 wrecked. Colorful incident. Is well treated con- sidering the single-track story. (Paramount) Snob, The Another fine picture—made so by its treatment. The director has shown a keen sense of humor. And his characters never strut but appear con- vincing in their emotions. A story of a fawning worshiper of wealth and position. (Metro-Goldwyn) So This Is Marriage The triangle executed with a sense of humor. The old, familiar plot looks brand-new because of its adroit directions. All about a young couple who disagree over debts and flirtations. Characters appear genuine. Well acted. (Metro-Goldwyn) Sundown An historical drama of the events attending the last great drive of the cattle kings of the old West. Becomes monotonous because there is no variety of scene. Done on a big scale and shows a stam- pede and a prairie fire. But it never grips you. Good characterizations. (First National) The Swan Not much. Some fine sets and scenery, and fairly good story, but Frances Howard doesn't shine as the star and Ricardo Cortez is almost miscast. Adolphe Menjou saves the picture. (Paramount) —E.V.B. Tarnish A very faithful translation of the stage success. Shows a philandering husband and father whose daughter is twice disillusioned when she places wrong conclusion on innocent affair between her dad's temptress and her fiance. Treated and acted in human fashion. (First National) Tess of the D'Urbervilles If you have read the original by Thomas Hardy you will understand that the spirit of the book is missing. Marshall Neilan deserves credit for mak- ing it a tragedy, but the author is too elusive and the players strive too hard to live their roles. (Metro-Goldwyn) That Devil Quemado Good old border melodrama, filled with Western adventure and thrills. Sort of a cow-country "Robin Hood." Fred Thomson and his gifted horse, Silver King, will make friends here. (F.B. O.) Three Women This isn't a very pleasant story, but it is extremely well done. Features the conflict of a woman and her daughter over a man. No scenes are wasted in projecting its plot. (Warner Brothers) Thundering Herd, The A Western drama on the order of "North of 36" and "Covered Wagon," about buffalo and Indians and their hunters. Perhaps the most thrilling pic- ture of recent years, and beautifully done. Lois Wilson, Jack Holt, Noah Beery, Raymond Hat- ton, and a dozen other 100% actors. Dont miss it. (Paramount) —E. V. B. Thundering Hoofs A Western melodrama, this, showing the stunt rider, Fred Thomson, triumphing against a border bandit and his gang in made-to-order action. Contains typical incident and picturesque scenery. First-rate entertainment. (F. B. O.) Tides of Passion Fairly good story with some beautiful, picturesque settings. Mae Marsh is always good. (Vilagraph) —E. V. B. Too Many Kisses Here is a Richard Dix in a Wallace Reid type of role. It is a story of a scapegrace son who brings financial embarrassment to his wealthy dad be- cause of some breach-of-promise suits. The youth is packed off to the Basque country of Spain (a neglected country in the movies) and conquers the heart of a native belle while subduing the emotions of a jealous rival. (Paramount) Top of the World, The James Kirkwood in a double role, ably supported by Anna Q. Nilsson, in a stirring drama dealing with a dope-fiend and Kaffirs, love and romance, ending with a remarkable flood scene. Not great, but above the average. (Paramount) Trail Rider, The Buck Jones has taken his cue from Tom Mix that Westerns must be enlivened with comedy and fresh incident if they are to survive. Here he has one of his best bets. (Fox) Try and Get It A slight, but thoroly amusing comedj—executed in a spontaneous manner—centering around a young bill collector who must collect a bad debt or lose his job. (Producers Distributing Corp.) Turmoil, The Booth Tarkington's story is excellently humanized here. A tale of a Middle-Western town, it reflects the affairs of a family in accurate style. Has one important scene. ( Universal) Waking Up the Town Sketchy story of youth who makes good in his own home town. Interesting enough for a little while, but plot soon evaporates into thin air. Jack Pick- ford is the star. ( United Artists) Warrens of Virginia, The Shows the last moments of the Civil War—with romance centering around the customary conflict <>l Northern hero and Southern girl. (Fox) Way of a Girl, The Succeeds in becoming an enjoyable light comedy because those who made it kidded the old, old {Continued on page 13)
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- 12. Camera Magic They saythat "The camera cannot He," but this article shows that it can, and does—and how it lies By Melville Lacey Scott WE are frequently asked how this and that "stunt" was done for the screen, and our poor old Answer Man would have time for nothing else, were he to attempt to answer all these questions. Everybody wants to know how they make a man fall from a twenty-story building to the ground and not get hurt ; how automobiles can rush thru crowded "streets at ninety miles an hour, and skid, and crash thru buildings, and knock people down, without hurting anybody ; how an express train can be made to stop in a second to let Harold Lloyd get off the track ; how the "tricks" in The Thief of Bagdad and The Lost World were done, etc. And so we have opened this depart- ment for the benefit of the curious and in- quisitive, and any questions that our readers wish to send in will be answered. In the olden day we were advised by the various producers that it was a big mistake to let the public in on their secrets ; that we must not disillusionize ; that it would spoil the charm if screen patrons knew too much ; that we must not destroy the effect of reality. We believe that was a wrong policy. Everybody knows that the}r are tricks—nobody is deceived, and all we do is tell how the tricks are done. Here are a few questions and answers that should be of interest: 1 Q. How do they make persons, autos, animals, etc., appear to move on the screen with lightning-like speed? A. By cranking the camera slowly while taking the picture. Normally, the camera- man makes two revolutions of the crank- handle per second, which makes sixteen pictures ; and when these sixteen pictures are run thru the projection machine in the theater, it takes one second for them to pass on the screen. There are sixteen pictures in every foot of film. If the cameraman makes only one revolution to the second, there will be only eight pic- tures, to carry exactly the same amount of action, and they will pass by on the screen in one-half a second, thus giving the impression of twice as much speed as in the former case. Thus, the slower the cameraman cranks, the faster will be the action on the screen. Q. How do they make persons and animals move so slowly on the screen that, for example, a jumping horse appears to be suspended in mid- air and to move like a feather? A. By cranking the camera rapidly. See answer to previous question. The cam- era and film are so adjusted that, when the cameraman makes two revolu- tions of the crank- handle, instead of making only sixteen pictures to the sec- ond, he makes twice as m a n y. Thus, when the thirty-two pictures are passed thru the projection machine it takes thirty - two seconds 12 GE for them to appear on the screen, or one-half as fast, which gives the ap- pearance of slow motion. The faster the cameraman cranks, the slower will be the motion on the screen. Q. How are sunrises filmed? A. It is practically impossible to photo- graph a sunrise, because of the intensity of the light. It is not so difficult to film a setting sun. Therefore, they "stop down" the lens of the camera and film the setting sun ; but, they rewind the film and feed it thru the camera backward, which reverses the action when it is shown on the screen. Q. Where is the camera when we see two people riding in a closed car or carriage ? A. In the olden days they took these pic- tures in the studio. Somebody stood out of sight and moved the vehicle up and down, or sideways frequently, to denote jolts on the road, and another man un- reeled a long sheet of scenery in front of the window to show the passing posts, • trees, buildings, etc. Now, they usually put the camera in the front of tht ve- hicle, which is actually moving on the street. For a longer shot, they place the camera on the back of another car, just in front of the other. In this way we get the real thing instead of painted - scenery. Likewise, in taking a closeup of a submerging submarine, they place the camera on the bow of the boat (not in an airplane), where it remains until the water rises upon the tripod nearly to the camera itself, then somebody stand- ing on a wooden frame-work rescues the camera, while the wet cameraman climbs or swims to a near-by vessel. Q. Are all motion picture stars able to do wonderful dances of all kinds, to ride fast horses, to drive fast cars up and down mountainsides, to swim, and to climb telegraph poles like monkeys, as they appear to, or is it faked? A. They are seldom required to do these "stunts," which are either faked or done with "doubles." When a player has to do something that he or she cannot do or does not want to do, they procure a specialist of about the same size and appearance to perform the feat. First we are shown a closeup of the real player mounting the horse, we will say, and riding off, and then we are shown a long shot of the same horse on which is the double, who is, of course, dressed just like the real player. After the feat is performed we are shown a closeup of the horse and real player, and it is almost impossible to realize that it was not the real player who went thru the whole performance. Q. Do they really get a fast express train to stop, or is it a trick? A. It is a trick. Trains are run on sched- ule and cannot stop for every little pic- ture company that comes along. The camera is placed in such a position that it takes in a long stretch of track as well as the track in the immediate foreground. Suppose we wish to show Charlie Chaplin in the middle of the desert hailing the express. We show him in the foreground signal- ing the approaching train in the dis- tance. The cameraman cranks at normal speed (or slower even, to make the train appear to be going even faster than it is) and then he gradually begins to crank faster and faster as explained above. The faster the crank is turned, the slower will be the action when shown on the screen. Thus, the train will appear to be slowing down very rapidly. When the cameraman can grind no faster, he stops and lets the train go by. Later on, somewhere, anywhere, he takes a close view of the side of a still car, with Charlie mounting the steps, and, of course, it wont be the same train that passed. By piecing these two scenes to- gether, we get the effect on the screen, of a train moving at terrific speed, grad- ually slowing up until it stops suddenly, and of the comedian entering. Q. How do they make one scene to fade out and then fade into another entirely different scene? A. When the first scene is nearly finished, the cameraman gradually stops down the lens so that less and less light gets thru the film. This is a fadeout. To blend another picture into the end of the former one, he has but to rewind a few inches of the exposed film and then photograph the new scene on that. Thus, the end of the first scene will appear on the screen to blend in with the beginning of the second scene. 0. Are they real tears that we see in a player's eyes and on their faces ? A. When you see tears in their eyes they are usually real, altho some- times they hold the player's head back and drop a few drops of water into their eyes. They also use glycerine on the cheeks to imitate tears. How- ever, most of the players can work themselves up into such a state of grief that the tears flow naturally. Read the article on pages 32 and 33.
- 13. Advertising Section ^MOTIONPICTURF inetl I MAGAZINE r The Greatest Pictures Ever Produced What America's leading critics have to say on the subject In the June issue of this magazine, on * page 12, we gave the comments of some of the leading critics on our questionnaire What Are the five Best Pictures of All Time? and also on the questionnaire: What Are the Best Pictures of the Last Six or Twelve Mouths/ Further articles on the subject are now in course of preparation, which will give the final results, including the opinions of all of the editors and critics of the Brcivster Publications. Up to the present writing the voting stands as follows : The Five Best Pictures of All Time 1. The Birth of a Nation. 2. The Covered Wagon. 3. The Ten Commandments. 4. The Hunchback of Notre Dame. 5. The Thief of Bagdad. The Greatest Pictures of Twelve Months the Last The Sea Hazvk. He Who Gets Slapped. Secrets. Peter Pan. 5. Monsieur Beaucairc. 6. The Lady. A Guide to 150 Current Pictures (Continued from page 8) plot—the timid youth who tames a spirited girl. A novelty in that it appears to be written as the story unfolds. (Melro-Goldwyn) Welcome Stranger Again something different in the line of comedy. Is kindled with sentiment and pathos in relating the adventure of storekeeper who is run out of the town. {Producers Distributing Corp.) White Man The old, old story of the girl who runs away from a mercenary marriage. Meets aviator and is carried to the Congo. (Schulberg-Preferred) White Moth, The Sophisticated and a trifle risque—this story suc- ceeds in being quite interesting. Plenty of French atmosphere for this plot of a man who saves his brother from a dancer only to fall in love with her and marry her himself. (First National) Wine of Youth First-rate film version of Rachel Crothers' play, "Mary the Third." Enlivened with jazzy scenes featuring a little group of wilful drinkers and dan- cers. Contrasted with "high doings" in grandma's day. Capitally played. (Mctro-Coldwyn) Winner Take All Larry Evans' prize-fight story shapes up very well as an attraction for Buck Jones. He meets shady gamblers and forsakes the ring, but enters it again on the basis that "winner take all." (Fox) Without Warning A serial condensed into six reels. Straight out- and-out melodrama which moves vigorously, but lacks motivation. Presents an anticlimax and too much flag-waving. Acted in tense manner by cast headed by Antonio Moreno. First called "The Story Without a Name." (Paramount) Wizard of Oz, The Not the fantasy that the original suggests and fails to reveal any invention. Larry Semon employs his familiar slap-stick and creates some good laughs. Children will have a merry hour here. (Chadwick) Woman on the Jury, The This stage-play carried sufficient film values to lend itself easily to adaptation. Rather compli- cated as to plot, but holds attention. (First National) Worldly Goods Treats of the awakening of a young "show-off" — who after living a life of sheer bluff discovers that I he has lost his wife. (Paramount) "And the Villain Still Pursued r) This cartoon appeared in the July, 1914, Motion Picture Magazine, and shows that even in those early days, as now, the movies had their enemies and detractors, like everything else good and great in this world When you write to advertisers please mention MOTION 'PICTURE MAGAZINE. 13 PAGI
- 14. The Bulletin Board Onwhich we post some new and interesting items from the studios i TLOYD HUGHES called us up the other day to tell us how he loved New York. It's his first trip East and * * he seems to have lost his heart completely to Fifth Avenue and the Gay White Way. He says he's only here for a little while—during the filming of The Half Way Girl with Doris Kenyon—but when anyone starts falling in love with New York there's no telling where it may end. Milton Sills, however, is true to Hollywood. He went back a short time ago, ostensibly for a rest. But the truth of the matter is that Mr. Sills couldn't bear to be away from his beloved garden any longer. The "rest" was spent among his flowers, digging, hoeing, spading and indulging in other such strenuous pursuits. Eleanor Boardman has a busy life mapped out for her. She will appear in the lead- ing role, with Conrad Nagel in Elinor Glyn's The Only Thing. Following that, she will be starred in You, Too, from the play by Roger Burlingame. William Haines will be her leading man. At the conclusion of that pic- ture, production will at once be started on Money Talks, a Rupert Hughes story. Con- rad Nagel will play with her again in that. Sally O'Neil's new picture is to be Lovcy Mary, from Alice Hegan Rice's novel. Lady of Leisure is to be Aileen Pringle's new picture, after she and Conway Tearle have finished The Mystic. After John Gilbert has made The Big Parade, he's going to hand his fans a sur- prise. He will appear in a romantic picture of the times of Louis the 13th. The story is taken from Rafael Sabatini's Bardelys the Mag- nificent. Samuel Hopkins Adams best-selling novel, Siege, is being adapted for the screen and will star Virginia Valli. While she is in London, Colleen Moore will begin work on her next picture, We Moderns. The picture is taken from the Broadway success which starred Helen Hayes a year or so ago. Frank Lloyd's next pic- ture, after finishing Winds of Chance, is to be The Splendid Road. Alice Joyce and Clive Brook are playing the leads in the screen version of Dorothy Canfield's much- talked-of novel, The Home- Maker—a story that deals with the problem of modern mar- riage and settles it in an unusual manner. Rin-Tin-Tin's next picture is to be Silence of the Desert. It has not yet been announced who will be in the cast support- ins the famous dog star. There's a shock coming to the public, for Conway Tearle, hitherto the strong, silent, immaculate hero, is going to burst forth as a crook in The Mystic, in which he plays with Aileen Pringle. Of course, he's a crook of the gentlemanly variety, but the fact remains that his part in the picture is largely 14 Be. Int. Newsreel Colleen Moore and her husband, John McCormick, spent only three days in Neiv York, en route to Europe. Our photographer snapped them taking an early morning stroll up Fifth Avenue devoted to swindling the unwary and trusting by means of fake clairvoyance and spiritualism. Mr. Tearle is interested in the part and curious as to the reactions of his public, but admits it's something of a jolt even for him. Mary Philbin is starring in Stella Maris, the picture that Mary Pickford made ten years ago. Miss Philbin is playing the dual role of Stella Blount and Unity Blake. Laura La Plante is putting in a busy time of it. She is making The Teaser with Pat O'Malley now. As soon as that is finished, she will start work on The Love 'Thrill. From tkat she will leap into production on The Plot Thickens. Miss La Plante was recently chosen as one of the "Immortals of the Movies" by a committee which includes Norma Tal- madge, Mary Pickford, Lil- lian Gish, Charles Chaplin, and John Barrymore. Three Weeks in Paris is Matt Moore's new picture, which was taken from Greg- ory Rogers' story of the same name. The cast in- cludes Dorothy De Vore and Willard Louis. It is under production in the East. When the cast of Bobbed Hair was on the way to loca- tion in San Diego, the train was wrecked. All the props were completely demolished and most of the cast were cut and bruised. Nobody was seriously injured but, for a few days, the company looked like the accident ward at Bellevue. Lila Lee has finished the picture Old Home Week, and is appearing on the Broadway stage in The Charming Bride. Pola Negri, after a flying trip abroad and, an equally flying trip to the Coast, is back in the East starting work on Cross-roads of the World. Little Patsy Ruth Miller has apparently won a place in the Hall of Fame. The final test of glory seems to be having something named after you—and now there'll be a "Patsy Ruth Miller Rose" in the next flower show. The flower was named for her after the filming of Rose of the World. Lon Chaney and Norma Shearer are to play together again in the new picture Victor Seastrom is making. Tt is to be a picturization of Selma Lagerltif's Emperor of Portugallia and will be re- leased under the title of The Tower of Lies. Strange as it may seem, Mae Busch left California and came East to make her new picture, The Camille of the Barbary Coast. She was loaned to the Associated Exhibitors for the picture by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Burr Mackintosh is her leading man. The parrot who rose to fame in The Unholy Three is a busy bird. Among his other engagements was an inter- view with Mae Busch, of whom he is very fond, over the radio.
- 15. Cover Design EstherRalston and Mary Brian, a painting by M. Paddock from the Wide World photo- graph Cover We're Asking You Pertinent questions about this issue, addressed to our readers 5 A Guide to 150 Current Pictures Alphabetted by title and briefly criticized for you 6 Camera Magic Proving that the camera can and does lie frequently by Melville Lacey Scott 12 The Bulletin Board On which we post interesting news and gossip 14 A Few Predictions An editorial, prophesying changes in motion pictures in the next twelve years . by Eugene V. Brewster 17 Our Portrait Gallery New and exclusive studies of Aileen Pringlc, Lewis Stone, Alice Terry, William Haines, Marie Prevost, Marion Davies, Norman Kerry, Edmund Burns, and Patsy Ruth Miller. . . . 19-27 Sex Pictures Are on the Wane An article that proves its point conclusively by Harry Carr 28-30 Where, Oh Where, Has Our Shirley Gone? Snap-shots of Shirley Mason, as a babe in the wood. ... 31 When the Director Shouts: Cry! Cry! Cry! How real tears are really made to flow for the screen by Dorothy D. Calhoun 32-33 Dorothy Sebastian Is the Luckiest Girl We Know in the Movie World A portrait and a snap-shot 34 The Joke's on Monte! How Monte Blue won success doing what he said he wouldn't . . by Homer Currie 35 What They Think of Each Other In which the truth is told by Esther Ralston and Mary Brian 36-37 Alas! Our Little Peter Pan Had to Grow Up After All New portraits of Betty Bronson 38 The Story of My Life Which should be entitled From Peasant to Patrician by Adolphe Menjou 39-41 We Suggest Coats of Arms for Hollywood's Nobility Including the prominent stars by Eldon Kelley 42-43 Broadcasting with Eleanor Boardman And other interesting Confidences Off-Screen by W. Adolphe Roberts 44—46 When They Got the Wrong Number!!! A page that tells a funny story with a surprise ending 47 The Fangs of the Leopard An unfinished story with a prize offered for the best solution by Gordon Malherbe Hillman 48-50 The Happiest Girl in Hollywood——New pictures of Corinnr Griffith in her new home 51 Leatrice and Her Baby In which great stars of 1925 and 1945 are interviewed by M. W. Driver 52-53 MOTION PICTURE, JR. Introducing a miniature magazine for our child readers 54-55 The Charge of the Light Brigade- Six blonde vampires defend themselves against charges made by Nita Naldi in the March number of the Magazine 56-57 Here Is This Month's Choice for OUR GALLERY of the GREAT Studies of George Fawcett 58 That's Out Keen comment by a recognized master of satire and humor by Tanwr Lane 59 What Is the Popular Picture? and Who Is the Most Popular Player? Some of the interesting en- tries and results in our great 552,500.00 Prize Contest 60-61 What the June Bride Will Be Wearing New screen wedding-gowns, pictured and fully described . . . 62-63 The Merry Widow A fictionization of Mae Murray's latest picture by Lynn Fairfield 64-67 The High Cost of Pictures Presenting facts and figures that will astound you . .by Eugene V. Brewster 68 Say, Have You Seen Harry Langdon? An exclusive study of this most-talked-of comedian 69 New Pictures in Brief Review Criticisms of twenty-four new feature productions by Laurence Reid 70-73 To Douglas and a Spanish Mary A song inspired by a scene from Don Q by Francisco San 74 On the Camera Coast Harry Carr's department of Western studio news and gossip 75-77 Ten or Fifteen Years Ago Clippings from the July Motion Picture Magazines from 1911 thru 1915 .... 78 Before He Goes to the Studio A story about Huntly Gordon, told in three pictures 79 Ten Keys to Perfect Health Some screen stars disclose their secrets for preserving the beautv of their hair 80-81 Cheers and Hisses Excerpts from letters that have been sent to us by our readers 82 The Answer Man Replies to fans who have asked for information about pictures and stars 84 What the Stars Are Doing Listing the present activities of the players by Gertrude Driscoll 92
- 16. t mOT10N PICTURE MAGAZINE LAdvertising Section Buy Broadway Temple Bonds AND LET QOD COME TO BROADWAY/ A 5% Investment in Your Fellow Man's Salvation Backed by Big Business and Banking Executives I By FRANK IRVING FLETCHER BROADWAY TEMPLE is to be a combin?.tion of Church and Skyscraper, religion and revenue, Salvation and 5% —and the 5% is based on ethical Christian grounds — Christ did not come to the earth hat-in-hand—he did not suppli- cate Charity but offered it—you cannot cite a single instance where He asked for something for nothing—always He spoke in terms of reward—He ap- proved of the man who makes money in . The Parable of the Ten Talents and He said the laborer is worthy of his hire — and by that token, the investor is entitled to his income—in- stead of asking for donations the Broadway Temple is issuing 2nd Mortgage 5% Bonds —it is going to be a self-supporting dividend-paying Church—that's what captured the imagination and support of the great business men behind it —they liked the robust conception of a Church that is not a supplicant but a producer ! —not only preaching that Christianity is consistent with Business but demonstrating it by its own example. To be located on the highest block on Broadway—from 173rd to 174th Streets, and covering 26,000 square feet . It will have a tower 24 stories high. When each room is lighted and the whole is topped by a revolving flaming cross 34 feet high, it will recall religion impressively to the six million people who can see it. It Will Contain: A Church auditorium seating 2,200, together with Sunday school rooms, gymnasium, swimming pool, social hall and every modern convenience for religious and community work. An Apartment Hotel in the tower over the Church containing 644 rooms, public offices, cafeteria, dining room and everything necessary for a first-class apartment hotel and the whole overlooking the Hudson River or Long Island Sound. Apartments For Housekeeping in the two wings which will accommo- date 500 people. Stores on the Broadway front which will be very desirable and therefore bring a solid income. Buy Broadway Temple Bonds To secure the $4,000,000 necessary to construct the Temple, $2,000,000 will be borrowed outright from a great insurance com- pany. $2,000,000 will be issued in second mortgage 5% gold bonds which will bear cumulative interest as soon as they are paid for in full. Of this amount $1,250,000 has already been subscribed. We now ask you to PARTICIPATE AS A PARTNER in selling the re- mainder. 'cS^d A QOOD PUBLIC INVESTMENT FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD /Mail coupon for particulars. Interesting to read whether you invest or not. ^r & A nc Every advertisement in MOTION PICTURK MAGAZINE is guaranteed.
- 17. JUH-l CI 6659579 O Motion Picture Magazine Founded by J. Stuart Blackton in 1910—Trademark Registered Vol. XXIX Harry Carr, Western Editorial Representative JULY, 1925 F. M. Osborne, Editor Number 6 A. M. Hopfmuller, Art Director A Few Predictions IN T the Motion Picture Magazine for "fjuly, 1913, publisher! just twelve years ago, I made a number of pre- dictions regarding the motion pic- ture of the future. I was laughed at for the things I prophesied, and was called a dreamer. But almost without exception — these predictions have all come true. Among the things I prophesied were That pictures zvould be shown in beautiful theaters built specially for them, and at prices equaling those of the spoken drama. That there would be photodramas four or fiz'c or more reels in length. The picture would not be changed every day as in 1913, but would run from five to twenty days—or longer. People would ride in their cars, in evening dress, to see a picture. There zvould be an end to flaming posters posted in the front of buildings—and an- nouncements zvould be made in a dignified way. The cast of characters zvould be printed on the pro- grams, not on the screen. The scripts of photoplays zvould be written by ex- perienced writers. Publishers and authors of stories and novels, zvould work in harmony zvith the motion picture producers. There zvould be more realism. For instance: Old men instead of young men painted to look aged; real scenery zvould be used, not painted drops. Motion pictures zvould be used in schools for educa- tional purposes. All great events zvould be filmed for history. Good music, orchestras, etc., zvould add to the effec- tiveness of the picture's prescntatioti on the screen. All of these things are such a part of the present-day presentation of pictures that they seem to have existed ince the beginning, but—not one was in force in 1913. i.11 have come to pass within the last twelve years. ov I am going to prophesy what will happen dur- ing the coming twelve years : In 1937 there will be N'o motion picture stars (so-called). The star system will be abolished. There will be stereoscopic motion pictures, tho they seem as impossible as perpetual motion seems now. The enthusiast zvill be able to have motion pictures projected on the wall of his ozvn home, accompanied by music over the radio. The screen story zvill be highly perfected. There zvill be An Editorial by Editor-in-Chief of the Brewster Publications k_ iiew phases and angles that have not yet been presented in pic- ture form, and these zvill be presented in many nezv zvays. The titles zvill be fewer—the stories zvill be such that titles zvill be almost unnecessary. We zvill have our public libraries of motion- pictures, just as we now have our public libraries of books. All great events, cz'cn zvars, arc now filmed and these zvill form our future libraries. Historical societies, public and private schools, government, the professions, the courts, business, and ez'ery branch of human affairs zvill find a way to utilize motion pictures. The theaters zvill be greatly im- proved, particularly the means of exit and ingress. T DO not agree with those who predict color * photography on the screen and talking pic- tures. Black and white will prevail with a few titles and scenes in color as at present, but pictures in natural color will not be used, even if color photography is perfected. I have seen the latest talking pictures, and am convinced that this invention will never be universally adopted. The phonograph may be perfected so that human voices sound real, but it will spoil the illusion if screen characters speak. All art must appeal to the imagination. Color and sound are now supplied by the imagination. After all, they are but pictures that we see, mere pictures, and pic- tures dont talk. Sometimes we see a close-up of a player and we imagine what he or she is thinking of. To put words in his or her mouth would be absurd. But, twelve years from now we will laugh at our pres- ent motion pictures, and at the crude way in which they are done. The producers will learn how to make pictures in such a way that the lens of the camera will see nothing that the eyes of the audience could not have seen—not what the players see. Thus, the camera will be moved up from the long shot to the close-up, just as if the audience walked up close to a player in order to get a near view of his or her face. In other words, the lens will be manipulated as if it were the eye of the audience. The technical improvements to come are too numerous to mention, and twelve years from now you will realize that in 1925 we had only scratched the surface of this marvelous industry. Its possibilities are unbelievable, and its limitations are as naught. 17 PA/3 t
- 18. f cM 0T1QN PICTURF MAGAZINE L ArvERTisiNGSection Five Hundred and Twenty Girls at Smith and Bryn Mawr tell why they are using this soap for their skin - •More than half of the Q2J gMs who re- plied to our ques- tions are Woodbury WE wanted to know how the Amer- ican college girl takes care of that clear, fresh skin of hers. What soap does she use? Why does she choose it? And what are the qualities about it that espe- cially appeal to her? It was to learn the answers to these questions that we selected two of the most representative groups of American college girls for a special investigation. 927 girls at Smith and Bryn Mawr answer the questions Nine hundred and twenty-seven girls re- plied to our inquiries, giving detailed in- formation about the brand of toilet soap they use and why they use it. The results were extremely interesting. Fifty-seven different brands of soap were used. But while 407 girls scattered their choice over 56 different kinds of soap —the remaining 520 girls all used Wood- bury's. Their reasons, in their own words Three hundred and fifty girls gave the purity of Woodbury's Facial Soap as their reason for using it, or spoke of its mild, non-irritating effect on the skin. Fifty- two girls told of specific ways in which Woodbury's had helped them to over- come faults in their complexion, and to gain a clear, smooth skin. The remainder said, for the most part, that Woodbury's simply agreed with their skin better than other soaps. The following are characteristic phrases used in describing the effect of Wood- bury's in ordinary cleansing: " The only soap that really agrees with my skin and does not dry it up." "Keeps my skin soft and clear and leaves a feeling offreshness." "Doesn't seem to irritate my skin as some soaps do." "Seems to give me good color in my cheeks as no other soap can." "Found that it made my skin clearer, my color brighter." "Has worked wonders with my skin." "My mother uses it," or "Mother sug- gested it," were answers commonly given in telling how the girls had come to use Woodbury's. Seven girls reported that their physi- cian had recommended Woodbury's Facial Soap. Why Woodbury's is unique in its effect on the skin A skin specialist worked out the formula by which Woodbury's is made. This formula not only calls for absolutely pure ingredients. It also demands greater re- finement in the manufacturing process than is commercially possible with ordi- nary toilet soap. In merely handling a cake of Woodbury's one notices this ex- treme fineness. Around each cake of Woodbury's Facial Soap is wrapped a booklet containing special cleans- ing treatments for overcoming common skin defects. Get a cake of Woodbury's today, and begin tonight the treatment your skin needs! A 25-cent cake of Woodbury's lasts a month or six weeks for regular toilet use, including any of the special Woodbury treatments. College girls, with their fresh, rosy faces—how do they take care of that clear, youthful skin of theirs? Of 92J girls at Smith and Bryn Mawr, over 56% are using Woodbury ' s C^REE OFFER A guest-size set, containing the new, large-size trial cake of Wood- bury s Facial Soap, and samples of Woodbury s Facial Cream and Faded Powder. Free—send for it today! I Copyright, 102s, by The Andrew Jtrgens Co. Cut out the coupon and send today for this new FREE offer! The Andrew Jergens Co. I 7307 Spring Grove Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio Please send me FREE The new large-size trial cake of Woodbury',£ac,al Soap samples of Woodbury's Facial book!?/" d Aa ; C' al v OW r er' and the "eatmenbooklet, A Skin You Lore to Touch." If you live in Canada address The Andrew JergensCo., L.rmted, 1307 Sherbrooke St., Perth, Ont Name Addr 18 Every advertisement in MOTION PICTURE MAGAZINE is guaranteed.
- 19. Our Portoit GpiUiRy *•- Bruguierc Aileen Pringle New Yorkers were as sorry to say good-bye to Aileen as the Hollywoedians were eager to welcome her. Youll see her next in "Wildfire," and after^ that in "The Mystic," opposite Conway Tearle. As for her plans for the summer, she's keeping them a dead secret—so who can blame us for scenting a romance? L
- 20. Lewis Stone He's nowat work on a dramatic picture called "The Lady Who Lied." We know of no lady in real life who could look into his clear, honest eyes and tell him a lie—but it may he a different matter with the ladies in reel life. Will you ever forget him as The Prisoner of Zenda? We're so sure you cannot, that we're adding to your pleasure in this page by reproducing a scene from that picture, played with Alice Terry
- 21. Edwin Bower Hesser AliceTerry Here's Alice the fiery brunette, and tho we hang for it, we are going to assert that she is more beautiful as her dusky self than disguised as a cold blonde for the screen. She's now in Europe with her husband, Rex Ingram, who is directing her in "Mare Nostrum." At the left is a scene from the last Alice Terry-Lewis Stone picture, "Confessions of a Queen" .
- 22. William Haines To our mind,he's the perfect hero for a Sat-Eve-Post story of modern youth called "A Boy Named Billy." .Wont somebody please page Rupert Hughes and ask him to write it? Billy—tve refuse to call himMr.Haines or William—has been playing pranks with Sally O'Neill in Marshall NeiUm's picture "Patsy," and now he's romp- ing with Mary Pick- ford and her ragged gang in "Little Annie Rooney" Henry Waxman
- 23. Henry Waxman Marie Prevost She hasrecently finished her work for Ernst Lubitsch's picture, "Kiss Me Again," and is now playing opposite her husband, Kenneth Harlan, in "Bobbed Hair." We dont know what it's all about, but it sounds like one of those stories of young married couples where the hus- band is a bit old-fashioned and stern and stupid, and the wife is cute and coquettish and a bit petulant. Of course, they quarrel. And then—here's the surprise—she bobs her hair to spite him, and he likes it, and so everything ends happily. As we said before, we really dont know what the story's about, and maybe we've guessed wrong
- 24. Melbourne Spurr Marion Davies Doyou know that Marion is a first-rate comedienne? She's going to prove it to you in "Zander the Great." You'll adore her as the ragged, pig-tailed little orphan. At the right is a scene from the picture, with Harrison Ford, where she proves that she is equally adorable as a "grown- up," and that she can interpret tragedy as well as comedy. She has just begun work on the Broadway success, "The Merry Wives of Gotham" I
- 25. Edwin Bower Hesser NormanKerry We read- once in a fusty old book on Black Magic that women should be- ware of men with cleft chins, for they always break hearts. If we could put it to a vote, we wager every woman reader of this magazine would be glad to risk having Norman Kerry break her heart. At the left you see him with Mary Philbin in a scene from "The Phantom of the Opera." He's now at work on "The Prince"
- 26. Edmund Burns Sitting foryour portrait in the imposing studio of a New York artist is mighty serious business, thinks young Mr. Burns. But in the good old movie studio, under the kleigs—well, that's another matter altogether. And surely there's nothing serious about Edmund in the picture at the left from "The Manicure Girl," in which he plays opposite Bebe Daniels. He'll soon be working with Leatrice Joy on his first De Mille feature, "Hell's Highroad"
- 27. Freulich Patsy Ruth Miller She'snow making a picture called "Rose of the World," and there's something about the title that is descriptive of Patsy herself. She's as colorful and glowing and alluring as a per- fect American Beauty rose. She never quite loses these qualities no matter what ' role she plays; you can catch them even in this scene with House Peters, from "Headwinds"
- 28. Sex Pictures Areon the Wane By Harry Garr THERE are two kinds of sex pictures. One relates to the hideous iniquities of the flap- pers—their rolled-down stockings, cigarets, cock- tails and easy kisses. The other kind of sex picture is of the Elinor Glyn variety: the sheik with the ra- venous eyes who just pursues and pursues and pursues the cold- hearted young lady. If you want to make it three for luck, then there is still another kind of sex picture. This is the cynical, so-called "Continental" variety —where married couples get all mixed up. The flapper pic- tures are so dead that you would have to call in an undertaker to write the sub-titles for it if you were to give another one to the screen. The reason for the demise is not mysterious. The trouble with flapper pictures was this : they weren't about anything. Reduced to their common denominator, they were just puppy-love affairs between high-school .children. For the most part, they consisted of an old grandmother who quavered around with a cane and shook with horror at the conduct of the younger generation. And the The Mature Public will no longer pay money to be shocked by Flap- pers. The Flapper Public is tired of passionate Sheiks and myste- rious Latin Lovers. The Filthy- minded Public has been fooled so often by salacious advertising of harmlesspictures, thatit no longer rises to such bait for the real thing younger generation flapped defiance, bobbed hair, cock- tail shakers, hip flasks, and cigarets at her ; and told her that "times have changed since your day, old dear." Indiscreet young ladies were carried off to bed in their cups. Automobile joy- ride parties forgot to come home until day- light. And so on and so on and so on They were shock- ing enough ; but the public, it seems, will not keep on paying to be shocked. Beyond the fact that flapper pictures became tedious to grown-up people, there were two or three very practical and compelling rea- sons why the pro- ducers were glad to shuffle them off at the first opportunity. Chief among the reasons for their discard was this : It was hard to find places in the casts of characters for actors with "big names." The big names that have a box-office value when shown in electric lights belong mostly to actors who have passed the flapper age : Milton Silts, Adolphe Menjou, Alice Terry. Rudolph Valentino, Ramon Novarro, Conway Tearle, Rod La Rocque, etc. "Three Weeks" was the most popular of the "mad pursuit" sex pictures; we reproduce a typical scene below. Carl Laemmle, the Big Boss of Universal says: "I wouldn't have one of those Elinor Glyn stories if she'd give it to me. I dont want sex stories. And the public doesn't want them". . . . Even Mrs. Glyn sees the handwrit- ing on the wall, and admits that her new picture is not a story of love and passion at all
- 29. As to theother type of *^ sex picture The best answer is that its Papas and Mammas seem to have coldly dis- owned it. The vogue for sex pic- tures started with Ru- dolph Valentino in The Sheik. That picture earned a huge fortune, and added a new word to the English language. But is the fascinating Rudolph playing passion- ate sheik lovers now? He is not. Not only that, but he is doing his best to make the public forget those passionate orgies. His personal publicity is all about boxing, prize- fights, trips to the desert, etc. Every effort is made to call attention to the fact that Rudolph was formerly a cavalry officer : that he is a graduate of an agricultural college, and most of all, that he is a devoted married man. It is plain that he sees the wreck of the sex pic- ture ahead. Oddly enough, the sex picture seems to have been sentenced to death for sins of which, for the most part, it was not guilty. Salacious advertising of pictures that often were rela- tively innocent raised a cyclone of protest. For instance, a commonplace domestic drama showing nothing spe- cially wicked was emblazoned on the bill- boards with these words: Moments of love—hours of sor row—nights of rapture. Tarnish, as transferred to the screen, was rather harm- less : but this is the way it was dished up to the public That blot on your husband's past. Sxveet, toothy, pret- ty-pretty. Awake, you jealous wives and clean your guns. The picture that really ' made Gloria Swanson was Man- handled. Altho it dealt with the tempta- tions surrounding a work- ing girl, its success was not due to sex. It was put over by Gloria's wholly delightful comedy Yet this is the way it was ploited Imagine the screen's most gorgeous personality as a silken gold-digger trading her caresses for jewels and Rolls-Royces. «1°™lil,l UR R Ben Lyon and Eleanor Boardrnan made a great hit in "Dont Deceive Your Children," which dealt with the hideous iniquities of the modern youth; but now these flapper pic- tures are so dead that you would have to call in the undertaker to write the sub-titles if you gave another one to the screen Absolutely no incident in the picture either justified or suggested such a description. The titles of many pictures also insinuated sex situ- ations that were not there. For instance ; Changing Hus- bands, A Woman of Fire, Open All Night, Wild Mo- ments, Sinners in Heaven, Compromised, The Golden Bed. When shown on the screen, these pictures did not fulfill the vici- ous promise of their names. Open All Night was a come- dy about an all-night bi- cycle race. Sinners in Heaven was about a boy who masqueraded as an old man's son to [ get his fortune. The Golden Bed was a symbol of luxury, selfishness and ex- travagance ; not of vice. And so on. This wild advertising had an unexpected re- sult. It brought Mr. Will Hays and the club- women down like a thou- sand pounds of brick upon the heads of producers and ex- hibitors alike. In both protests, the producers and exhibitors alike saw a deadly threat of future censor- ship. On the other hand, this salacious and misleading bait proved to be disappointing to the filthy-minded n 29H PAfill The vogue for sex pictures started with Rudolph Valentino in "The Sheik." But is the fascinating Rudie playing passionate sheik lovers now?
- 30. S people whowent to the theaters hoping for the worst. On both counts, sex pictures proved to be boomerangs. I think sex pictures, were staggering to their knees when an unexpected incident gave them a new lease of life. Out of a clear sky, Jack Gilbert made a tremendous personal hit in Elinor Glyn's His Hour. Probably he would have done just as well in any other interesting story. But the fact is, at a time when fans were hanker- ing for a new thrill, he burst out of comparative obscurity. Mrs. Glyn's so- journ in the movies has been adorned liberally with sex pic- tures : Three Weeks, Six Days, His Hour. A Hollywood wit re- marked that if Mrs. Glyn keeps on short- ening the time, she will have to name her next picture The Split Second. Altho these pic- tures have all made a lot of money, I have an idea that even Mrs. Glyn sees the hand; writing on the wall. She told me with great emphasis that her latest picture is not a story of love and passion at all. It will be noted that the big producing companies like Para- mount are steering re- ligiously away from stories of sex and so- ciety. Probably the most profitable pic- tures ever made by Paramount (or any other producing com- pany) was the series of big out-door West- erns like The Covered Wagon, Thundering Herd, North of 36, and the Zane Grey stories. The enormous vogue of Tom Mix and the other bronco riding actors shows which way the taste of the public runs. As to this other type of sex picture. . . . -**- Eric von Stroheim was the pioneer of that type, with pictures like Foolish Wives. Blind Husbands, and The Devil's Pass-Key . There is one outstanding fact about these pictures that has not escaped the attention of the producers. They are without doubt the most adroit, clever and skilfully pro- duced pictures in screen history. Among the list are Chaplin's A Woman of Paris, Lubitsch's The Marriage Circle, Three Women and Forbidden Paradise. All of them were more than just good pictures. They were pictures of astonishing brilliancy : yet they did not do so well as less sophisticated pictures of less quality. No one can deny it : these pictures did not bring an ade- quate return for the brains that went into them. Unless it was Forbidden Paradise. The success of that one was m chiefly due to the amazing personalitv of Pola Negri—at 030 Eric von Stroheim was the pioneer of the so-called "Continental" variety of sex picture—where married couples get all mixed up. His first production was ''Foolish Wives," from which this scene (with Mr. von Stroheim and Miss Dupont) was taken last cast in a part in which she could give free expression to her art. The truth is, the American public just doesn't want screen plays of suggestiveness, cynicism, or sophistication. I have talked with many big movie men who are quite candid in expressing this opinion. One to whom I talked was a big exhibitor having an immense chain of houses in his charge. "'You have only to examine the favorites of the Amer- ican public to know what they do like," he said. "Who have been our favorite authors : Harold Bell Wright and Gene Stratton-Porter. Cer- tainly you wouldn't call them sexy. What are our two big national festivals? Christmas and Fourth of July. Those two writers and those two national feast days come nearer express- ing the American public than any writ- ten words." Carl Laemmle. the veteran "boss" of the big Universal Film Corporation, who dis- covered most of the big stars like Mary Pickford and Tom Ince, was even more emphatic. He has a list of about a thou- sand fans with whom he regularly corre- sponds : so it isn't guesswork with him. "I wouldn't have one of those Elinor Glyn stories if she would give it to me," he said. "I dont want any sex stories. The public doesn't want them. The pub- lic wants stories they can be'ieve in—laid in sensational atmospheres. They dont want improbable stories about shop girls marrying grand dukes. They want something they know could have happened. On the other hand, they dont want stories laid in the house next door. They want bizarre and unusual surroundings for their stories." The most delightful and unusual answer was given by Mack Sennett. "Sex stories might go in the big cities : but not in the country town," said Mr. Sennett. "And that's where the money is made in motion pictures. The big city theater- is merely a kind of show window. The producer's meal ticket is the small city. There is a special reason why the sex picture does not find favor in the small city. The vil- lage beau is ashamed to be seen by the boys in front of the corner garage taking old man Moneybag's daughter to a sex picture. You have to face public opinion when you go to a sex picture in a second-run town. And public opinion is the very biggest force in America today." <
- 31. Where, Oh Where, HasOur Shirley Gone? 'pHE hardest girl to find, in all the movies these days, is little Shirley Mason. No matter where you go o look for her, she isn't there, and questions as to her whereabouts are answered with a vague gesture and the remark that she's out in the woods—somewhere. The only people in California who know the secret are the real estate agents. You see, Shirley is about to become a farmer—that is, if she ever finds a farm that suits her. When she was making "The Talker" for Fir.st National, the whole company went up to Lake Arrowhead. Shirley was simply delighted. She drove all over the country; she looked at every piece of land within auto reach; she talked to the surrounding farmers, climbed fences and sat in the woods, dreaming about potatoes and pigs and apple orchards., . . . The picture she was making? Oh, yes, she worked on that, too—if the director had a streak of luck and caught her early in the morning before she got away from them.
- 32. mm hh 1 IIL i ^w- . > > . % Ir^ k w jr S ^ NiN W Mae Busch, who cries little or none in real life, can make herself weep heart-brokenly by simply exercising her self-will. This close- up from "Time, the Comedian" is a lovely example of the loveliness of tears JUST try it yourself if you think it's so easy. You've had a good lunch, you have on a becom- ing new dress (or a new suit as the case may be), the morning papers had a picture of you in your latest role, you've had a fresh shave (or a shingle bob), the alimony has been paid (or received), the year's at the spring, and all's jake with the world. You get out of your new sports model roadster and When the Director Shouts: Cry! Cry! Cry! By DOROTHY D. CALHOUN of players who are known in the studio vernacular as "non-criers." Other expedients, such as a Bermuda onion of great potency held in the handker- chief, were once resorted to. It is even said that in her earlier Griffith days, Lillian Gish, champion weeper of the screen, was photo- graphed in close-ups shedding great drops of woe caused not by mental anguish but by the fact that D. W. himself was kneeling on the floor out of camera range pinching her toes ! Now real tears are demanded, on tap at a moment's notice, "because, understand, we got to get this picture out on schedule." Comedy actors and the sterner sex are not exempt. In the latest Harold Lloyd picture both Harold and Jobyna have to cry. There are many kinds of tears. There is the single tear slipping desolately down the cheek of beauty in distress, the floods of grief at the bedside of a dying relative, tears of rage, despair, shame, repentance, a mother's tears, a wandering boy's tears, the tear shed over a photograph or a dried rose, the tears that spatter down on letters announcing that "the governor has refused to reprieve Johnny," that "all is over and you will never see me again," or that "I am dying and want to right the wrong I done you, Kate." stroll onto the set. In ten minutes you have to be weep- ing your eyes out because you're wrongfully accused of AX/'ith some players, crying is a mere matter of turning murder, or have lost your husband or your cook, or have ' cnmo om^;™^ fi»'-^ wv.on rio« R«„r ^omo tr. I been betrayed or ruined on Wall Street. Now, how would yon go about it? Tn the early prehistoric days of the cinema, tears were -1 administered externally thru a medicine dropper, and the player stood with eyes closed and head held back waiting for the command to let the glycerin flow. But the drug-store formula for emotion was unsatisfactory when any long-distance weeping was to be done, for the eye would hold only a limited number of drops, and glycerin grief has been discontinued except in the cases 32 Gt some emotional faucet. When Clara Bow came to Hollywood, her father took her to see B. P. Schulberg, the producer. "My daughter is a great actress, Mr. Schulberg," he announced. "Yes?" asked B. P. with rising inflection. "Well, I'd have to have that proved." "All right," agreed Mr. Bow, and turning to his daughter, he ordered, "Clara, cry for the gentleman." And Clara, without preliminaries, then and there obliged with a copious gush of tears ! The producer's doubts were washed away on that briny flood and he
- 33. ^pHE tears thatdrip on the screen nowadays are the real thing, * caused by genuine emotion. No more glycerin drops! No more onions hidden in hankies! A different method has to be used with every player to turn these tears on tap at a moment's notice. And it's part of the director's job to discover the right method. And it's part of the player's job to shed the tears convincingly and beautifully. No screwing of the eyes ! No hideous distortion of the mouth! Not even a sniffle! If you think it's so easy—just try it yourself promptly signed her up for three years, backing her to win the weepstakes. Gloria Swanson is another actress who has her tear ducts under control. One day she was talking and laugh- ing with the writer of this article on the set, when she suddenly exclaimed, "Oh, excuse me a minute, will you? I forgot. I have to cry in this scene." She walked away, turned her back, and a moment later when she looked around, the tears were streaming down her face in the most heart-broken fashion. She had simply willed herself to cry. Helen Ferguson has played so many lugubrious roles of neglected wives and lovelorn maidens that the moment a director says "Cry!" the rainy season be- gins. In Hungry Hearts she cried every day for two months before the camera, and the tears were al- ways so close to the surface that at a party if anyone would point a finger or speak to her suddenly they would splash down and dampen the hilarity of the occasion. To experi- enced actors, trained to re- spond to direc- tion, the mere command to cry is often enough. Like the fire- alarm to a sea- soned fire- horse, the word starts instinc- tive reaction. Rod La Rocque, who has been an actor since childhood, can be talking and joking with by- Just remembering sad incidents that have occurred to others, caused Pauline Starke to burst into tears, when she was making this scene from "Wrath" standers one moment and the next be agonizing over his dying mother, as he did in The Ten Commandments. "Watch Robert Edeson," is Cecil De Mille's advice to new players. Edeson is an old-time actor. He holds that it is unnecessary for a player really to feel any emo- tion. If he cannot imitate grief, rage, terror, tears, he is not an actor at all. When Edeson is asked to do an emotional scene, he puts himself in the place of the spec- tator out in front and deliberately plans the effect he wants to produce. Yet even if the emotion is simulated, the tears are real. Albert Gran, another old-time stage actor now in the pictures, shed tears every night for a year while Tarnish was playing on Broadway, until the constant strain on the tear ducts ac- tually affected his eyes. "IV/fosT players have to feel at least sad before they can cry. And they have many dif- ferent rules and methods for getting into the requisite sad frame of mind as quickly- as possible. Some rely upon a cer- tain strain of music, others think of a sad episode in their lives. P o 1 a Negri combines the two. She is able to cry freely in two minutes by hav- ing the set very quiet and get- ting the orches- tra to play a little Polish folk song called The Last Sigh. {Con. on page 90) 33 PAtfi
- 34. TyOROTHY SEBASTIAN'S careerhas been almost a motion picture miracle. She teas playing in a musical show in New York when the notion struck her that she would like to be a movie star. So she gathered up her lip-stick and her best clothes and took a little ride across the continent. Most girls tvait around for tveeks and months before they ever have a cliance to find out wliat the inside of a studio looks like. Dorothy just took the works by storm. Picking out the United Studios as the most likely place, she walked in past the gateman, giving him an abstracted, absent-minded nod, as tho she had bought the place and was considering how it ought to be changed around. In' the same way, she tvalked into the office of Henry King, the director. She told him in such a matter-of-fact way that she had decided to become, a movie star that he- took her for granted. He gave her a screen test that afternoon, tie took one look at the test and signed her on a five-year contract. And within a few days after she had signed, she was working in "Sackcloth and Scarlet." She had a part only second in importance to Alice Terry, and when Frank Lloyd saw the picture he signed Dorothy for "Winds of Chance." In this she has the role of Laurie, a dance hall girl. There are two famous stars also playing in the picture—Anna Q. Nilsson and Viola Dana—but the part that Dorothy plays is of almost equal importance to theirs. Miss Sebastian is a Soutliern girl. Her charm lies not only in her beauty, but in a sort of dotvnright, practical reality. She is more like Helene Chadwick than any other screen girl we knou^; and yet with a touch of the fire and magnetism of Gloria Stvanson I34 at
- 35. The Joke's onMonte Poor Monte ! He's won fame as the Handsome Hero of High Society Dramas —but he wants to play a Daredevil Cowboy in thrilling Western Melodramas By Homer Gurrie MONTE BLUE suddenly finds himself on the high pinnacle of fame—and miserable, thank yon. Fate has played a funny, ironi- cal joke on Monte. Ever since he was an extra man, trying to stifle the complaints of a generally gnawing stomach, he has dreamed of the day when he would become famous as a cowboy actor — in stories of the far, free West which he loves so well and knows so well. And here, to his unutterable dis- may, he finds himself famous as ' an actor of dramas of high society —with slicked-down hair and shining shirt-fronts. Monte told me his troubles one night when we were having a little family dinner out in his honey- moon cottage, where he has in- stalled the beautiful, little Danish bride who used to be the model for Harrison Fisher's magazine covers. The story may be funny to others ; but it is no joke to Monte. When he was a little boy in Indianapolis, Monte said he was bitten by two ambitions which tore him this way and that. He didn't know whether to be an actor, or a cowboy. The uneasy blood of his Cherokee Indian great-grandfather called him West; but every passing show that came to town lured him back to the footlights. Finally, he got the chance to be an actor. A beauteous, blonde actress came to town with a show called Diamond Bess, the Queen of the Cowboys. The most thrilling part in it was Manitoba, the intrepid Indian scout. When they got to Indiana, something happened to the genuine Indian chief who played the -part, and the company was thrown into a panic. When Monte, who was always hanging around the theater, men- tioned his Indian blood, the manager regarded himself as having been rescued by a special Providence. They spent all one day rehearsing the new Manitoba. Manitoba supplied the big thrill of the piece. When Diamond Bess found herself surrounded by prairie fires, bands of wild outlaws and other trifles, she whistled for her trained cow-pony. As it galloped up, Manitoba made a wild leap ; landed on his back, and flew for help. When the night of the grand performance came, Monte stood waiting with tingling excitement. When the beautiful Bess whistled for the pony, Monte got ready to leap. As the pony galloped in, Monte's long legs propelled him furiously thru the air. He went clear over the gal- loping pony and head-first thru a painted lake on the backdrop, landing on a pile of chairs. He never found out whether Diamond Bess was rescued from the outlaws or not. They carried him un- conscious to the hospital. When they fastened him to- gether again, Monte began to think maybe, after all, he had better be a cow-puncher. As a compromise between his two careers, he finally landed in a circus where he rode in the Grand Spectacle and clowned be- tween times. He had the usual circus adventures and the usual circus accidents. But he said that he came away with his life the richer and kinder for the circus people he had known. Monte says that, having touched life with the lid off in its different phases, from hobo camps to society soirees, he looks back to the circus as the home of the kindliest people and the happiest families he has ever met. But, finally, due to a bad acci- dent in a circus, he landed in the harbor of his dreams—out on a cattle ranch in Wyoming. As a matter of fact, Monte is one of a mere handful of motion picture cow-punchers who have really been hands on a range. Most of the others learned to ride in Wild West shows. Life was cruel and hard on the range in those days. It had perils and hardships that the cow-punchers on the ranges farther south knew nothing of. Monte knew what it was to ride out thru a blizzard (with his riata frozen stiff in his hands to the rescue of lost cattle perishing in the storm. He became one of the most noted riders in the Northwest in a day when it took man-stuff to ride the range. But like all cowboys, he drifted along. There's doubtless many a brakeman, still up there in the Northwest, who scattered ashes, hot from the stove, in order to torture the boys on the brake-beams, and who now (Continued on page 106) 35 PAS Me that 'ave been what I've been, Me that 'ave gone where I've gone, Me that 'ave seen what I've seen— 'Ow can I ever take With slicked hair and dress suits again? —From The Lament of Monte Blue (more or less borrowed from Kipling). i
- 36. What They Think "MaryBrian is the Little Princess of Screendom" says tlJ>o Os-^i the time you meet her, you realize that to address her in conversation as "my dear," or "honey" would be just as appropriate as to use such affectionate words on your first meet- ing with Queen Mary of England. Somehow you just know that the reserve which domi- nates her being would never permit such dis- play of affection, regardless of its sincerity. M Specially posed by Esther Ralston A LTHO I have worked with Mary Brian ever since /% she began her motion-picture career in Peter Pan, I %^ I am never sure that I really know her. I know -* "^that I have a very lovely impression of her, but she has a modest reserve beyond which I have never known anybody to penetrate. I feel that there is some- thing deeper in her consciousness than any of us have discovered. I remember seeing her for the first time when she came to Hollywood as the winner in a personality contest for which I was one of the judges. She was so radiantly lovely I couldn't understand why she didn't enter the beauty contest which was being conducted at the same time. Sometimes I think of her as a little twelve-year-old child who might have lived next door to any number of people. At other times she astonishes me into regarding her as a grown-up woman, for above all things Mary is a womanly person with a loving, motherly heart like the Wendy she made live in Barrie's play. "You just couldn't imagine Mary doing anything that wasn't ladylike," I heard someone say on a set one day, and that ex- clamation more nearly describes her than anything 1 have ever heard. 1 am always trying to analyze the charm she holds for me and I always stop before I have said half that I feel for fear of being accused of ary's real age of sixteen years has come to be synonymous with that type of girl- hood which we have named the flapper, but there the association stops. Mary is the un- conscious example of everything that the mod- ern flapper isn't. You know from a mischievous twinkle in her eye that she might sometimes like to be a flapper in spirit, but again her inherent reserve restrains her. She is an observer rather than a partaker in any activity going on around her and she is inclined to talk very little. What she says usually comes out quite suddenly and she is likely to be a little embarrassed at having said something to make you laugh. If there is the least bit of vanity about Mary. I haven't discovered it and as I said before I have been working with her for more than a year. She is naturally a dainty creature and she takes pride in dressing herself attrac- tively simply because it is being done and she always wants to do what she has heard is the thing to do. For the same reason, when we first came to Xew York (Continued on page 104) gushing. lAGl Asa matter of fact. Mary is the kind of person you call by first name rather than by any saccharine term of affection. From 36 ee. Oh, no, you re wrong,; they're not really quarreling. It's just a scene from their new picture, and had to be rehearsed doz- ens of times before they made it at all realistic
- 37. Of Each Oth "EstherRalston is the Loveliest Girl in the World" says THERE is so much in my heart about Esther that it is hard for me to know just how to go about saying it. You see, I admired her very much, long before I knew that we were to be friends. I had seen her several times. One day. when I was trying out for the part of Wendy. in Peter Pan, I went over to the studio to have some pictures made and Miss Ralston was there, too. She had on a cloth-of-gold dress and her lovely blonde hair was piled high on her head. I thought I had never seen anyone look quite so pretty or sweet. She saw me watching her and smiled—and I began to wish I knew her. When I found out that we were actually to play together I was awfully glad. And, when she found out how little I knew about work in the movies, she took me under her wing as tho I had been her younger sister. There is a lot of gratitude in my heart for her. 1 will never forget how kind she has been to me. My mother feels just as I do about her. She and Miss Ralston are as fond of each other as they can be. We three have had some wonderful times together. I think the jolliest part of it all has been this trip to New York. I had never been here before and all my life I had been thinking and wondering about it. I have always loved books that were about New York. Of course, when I knew I was really to come here at last, I was so excited I could hardly wait for the time to come to start. Specially posed 1 > > Mar Esther knows Xew York quite well, but it had been five or six years since she had been here, so. in a way, it was new to her, too. Together we have done all the fascinating things that we had talked of for so long. Sight-seeing trips—Central Park—Broadway—bus rides on Fifth Avenne—how we both love Fifth Avenne ! And half the pleasure of it all has been having Esther with me. I never have the we are together. I ill at ease "C^sther is so gay and enthusiastic least feeling of shyness when cant imagine anyone being self-conscious or with her. She has a lot of humor, and the things she says are so funny that we just keep laughing all the time. And yet, she is very dignified, too. She never gushes over people or says anytl mg she doesn't really mean. And, tho she is deeply interested in her friends, she is not the least bit curious. There are never any prying questions. I would feel free to tell her anything—but, if I didn't want to tell her I know she would never ask me. But, somehow, Miss Ralston is the kind of person who makes confiding seem natural. She is so understanding and sympathetic and I trust her absolutely. I know that nothing I say to her in confidence will ever be repeated. She could never, under any circumstances, betray a trust. She is not changeable. Her friendships {Continued on page 104) 37 PAG They were so happy when they ivere ctiosen to play together again in "The Little French Girl," from ivhich this scene is taken. Mary has the title role, and Esther plays Toppie i mM
- 38. HBMHHMUMHnM Alas! Ever since wesaw Betty Bronson as Peter Pan, we haven't been able to convince ourselves that she isn't Peter-come-to- life; that she didn't step right out of Barrie's story and become in reality the Boy Who Could Never Grow Up. But alas! she sent us these new pictures the other day, and they've spoiled our mental picture of her. We readily admit that Betty is bewitching as a debutante, and that Fred Niblo made no mistake ivhen he chose her for the role of the Madonnu in "Ben Hur," but just the same we mourn the elfin Peter who had to be sent back to his story-book home b
- 39. Tells the Story ofHis Life He's a Peasant—and proud of it! You'll be amazed and fascinated by the revelations in this true story of the man who is called The Aristocrat of the Screen The cynical Parisian who has shrugged his way to fame of the red bean among the white, and laugh to myself at his fatuity. My own life proves the professor's theorem to me. It is not my credit that I am a motion-picture actor instead of a peasant in a rough smock, living on black bread and sour wine in a remote French province. I often wonder what sort of a farmer I should have made if Chance had not taken charge of me eighteen years before I was born, and sent my father away from the poor, rocky fields where his an- cestors had bent their backs for generations ! The story of my life might be titled From Peasant to Patrician. I have played the aristocrat, the man of the I REMEMBER one thing of an expensive college course and that is a class in Higher Algebra, called Probability and Chance, which proved, to me at " ?ast, that everything hap- )ens according to mathe- latical laws, and not thru :hoice. If there are a few red beans in a ig of white ones—so I remember le professor explained it—a red )ean will appear after a definite number of diite ones are drawn. We do not make ir lives—Life makes us. Every so often man will be more successful, richer than lis fellows. When one of these men tries to give his rules for success for others to follow, I always think of the law of averages, which determines the appearance
- 40. [MOTION PICTURp m IMAGAZINE - Richee world, upon the screen so many times that, at the very least, a coat of arms is expected of me. I am sorry to dis- appoint anyone, but I am rather proud of the fact that my people on both sides of the family have been of the peasant class for hundreds of years. My French father's forebears were of those whom Millet painted. They sowed and reaped their fields in the It was soon after the gold rush to California, and my father followed the footsteps of the forty-niners as far as New Mexico. But he pros- pected for gold with saucepans and skillets instead of a pickaxe. He opened a small hotel in Silver City, and the fame of his table soon spread. Tn Chicago a millionaire brewer, named Bemis, had built a huge, gaudy hotel, the Richelieu. In a day when a rich man's idea of a banquet was to order a hundred dollars' worth of ham and eggs at a bare table set with coarse white crockery, Bemis decked his tables forth with gold plate, and sent for my father to manage his hotel for him. He even sent him to Europe to choose his wine cellar—tho Chicago millionaires were rough and ready men who preferred their beer to imported champagne. From a man worth three and a half millions, Bemis became a pauper with the breaking of his gaudy bubble, and died later a beggar in the streets. My father had Americanized his name Adolphe — there has been an Adolphe Menjou in the family for generations — into Albert. I ndismayed by the failure of refinement in Chicago, he came on to Pittsburgh and went to work in an exclusive club there. A red-cheeked, black-haired Irish girl named Joyce was employed at the Club, and they were soon married. I was the first child, com- along after my parents had opened their own hotel, which boasted the famous Cafe Royale, known all over the coun- try in those days. I was delicate at birth and absolutely refused to ,^f••' partake of nourishment until my French grand- mother, wise in the ways of the Old World, added a taste of brandy and sugar to my fare—where- upon I decided to live after all, tho life was a serious problem for my Who would have thought the smiling Menjoucould look so sav- age. It was a good while ago,however, and lie was playing the v illainou s Count Risch- enheini in "Rupert of Hentzau" Long before the public lost its heart to the sophisticated, cultured Menjou in the picture at the left, he had per- fected his technique by playing a variety of roles. The ro- mantic figure at the right is his portrayal of the hero in "World's Ap- plause," in which he ap- peared with Kathryn Wil- liam s Ion g ago. In the oval he is laughing at Betty Compson in "The Fast Set" nig- Commune D'arbus. in the shadow of the Pyrenees. My Irish grand- father on my mother's side smoked his clay pipe on the peat bogs in Galwav at the ripe age of a hundred and two. I have been to both places. T know my people. I would guess what they had been if I had not known, by the love of the land that I have inherited. I spend mv free hours now working on the grounds of my home. My father was different from his family. He was ambitious — fiercely so. Report had it that in America, Land of Promise, all men were as rich as lords. When he was seventeen lie landed in Xew York, one of the immigrant boys with rough hands and a high heart (T who have made America. c) 4o .AGE 4
- 41. OPTION FICTU Irl0l IMAGAZINE first years. I fell ill of all the diseases to which children's flesh' is heir, one after the other. My earliest plans for my future, I remember, were to become a doctor, because doctors played such an important role in my young life, and seemed magnificent and impressive personages with beards, black bags and gold watches. A year and eight months later my brother Henry came along, a robust and strapping child who took after the Irish side. I my- self am my French father all over again. My brother and I adored one another—and quarreled while we were together as whole-heartedly as we stood up for each other when we were apart. Henry, I may add while I think of it, became the most popular man in his Cornell class, and is a business man thru and thru. He has no sympathy with my dramatic ambitions—and goes religiously to see all my pictures. A/fy grandmother brought us children up, while my parents -"- worked together to make their hotel what it afterwards be- came : the gathering place of all the famous people who came to Pittsburgh, the favorite resort of the big figures of finance, Schwab, Carnegie, Thaw, and the other multimillionaires of the rich and sooty city. Up-stairs in our apartments we prattled in French patois, the language of the peasant, and listened while Grandmere told us At the right is the Mr. Menjou ivho is jamiliar to the resi- dents of Hollywood. At the left is the little nine -year -old Adolphe who trotted around in his father's cafe, chatter- ing in French patois to the patrons who were his playmates all thru his childhood Adolphe and his brother ivere al- lowed to choose their own schools and they selected Culver Military Academy because of the chance to don the impressive uniforms 1 folk-tales and sang songs of her native Pau country. With her birthright of thrift, she made all of our clothes, tho we were prosperous by now, and made them according to the styles of children's clothes in her old village. We must have been quaint little figures in our solemn black sateen frocks, chatting away in provincial French. I could not speak a word of English till I was six years old. The Cafe Royale was the gathering place of politicians, opera singers, stage folk, and society people. My father was a genial man with a magnetic personality and a positive genius for making people com Portable. His guests were all his personal friends—and ours. With my brother I used to be dressed up and allowed to go down-stairs and play in the gilded corri- dors and luxurious lounges of the Cafe. The women patrons would make a great fuss over us, and the men taught us tricks and held us on their knees. A list of the illustrious knees I have sat on in my time would read like a roster of Fame. We would sit up at the table with some famous comedy queen or tragedian, while they recited speeches from their plays to us and tried to get us to imitate them. To this early contact with people of the drama, I probably owe my first ideas of going onto the stage. This hotel life (Continued on page 114) 41 PAGt
- 42. We Suggest Coatsof Arms Designed By ELDON KELLEY TSita Naldi had to be at least a baroness. She is the darkest of the vampires, so, of course, she has to have black cats supporting her. Half- closed almond eyes watch over her shield, and to her exotic earrings are attached four pendants Charlie Chaplin's our choice for elevation to the throne. The artist invited him, like Napoleon, to adjust his own crown and, being Charlie Chaplin, he naturally got it askew. The shoes and cus- tard pie were also draivn from life We call Rudolph the King of Hearts because he pleases the ladies and deserves the highest courtesy title in the realm. The cupid aiming at the bulVs-eye carries out the idea on his crest—but his real rating is that of Spanish grandee, and he's one of the noblest fighters of them all The little Bluebird of Happiness whispered to Lillian Gish that she must not do as others do—therefore, she has chosen to be just the Lady Lillian. She is nothing if not poetical, so stars and lilies went on the crest Doug is the Caliph of Bagdad. He didn't mind at all that Charlie ivas chosen king. For, after all, isn't Mary queen? He surely didn't want to rule her, so he took a place on her coat of arms as her gallant adorer. (See next page—upper left)
- 43. For Hollywood's Nobility Glorias marquis inherited his heraldic shield from some great-great-grand- father De la Falaise, who was knighted on a field of battle or something. But the stars we honor are the founders of their titles and they have inspired their own symbols Mary, of course, is the queen of this new dy- nasty. The three crowns is a nifty little custom which she adopted from certain medieval Roman princes. One she wears for herself, one for King Charlie, and one for Doug We looked up the histories of Central Europe, where the most ornamental titles flourish, and discovered that an impressive member of the nobility is a margrave. So that is the title we accord to Harold Lloyd—from grave to gay—you see the point. The forked lightning about his head is not a halo Ben Turpin left both title and coat of arms for us to choose, so we made him a count and gave him the cross-eyed decorations. Ben's only provision tvas that the Hvo prettiest girls in pictures should be supporting him, and that he should be realistically shown ogling both of them at the same time We were going to call Mae Murray the vicomtesse, for certainly she should have a French title. Then suddenly, we remem- bered Pompadour, and Madame Du Barry, and decided that, best of all, she should be the King's favorite. The jeweled shoe is the decoration she feels sure her descen- dants will value most 43 PASi
- 44. Kenneth Alexa "How canI ever talk to so many people?" wailed Eleanor Boardman. But she quickly recovered from her case of air-fright WHEN the Metro-Goldwyn offices said that Eleanor Boardman was in town and willing to talk for this department, a thought struck me. "Can we do it over the radio ?" I asked. Motion picture stars had many times addressed the vast audiences of the air. Writers had broadcast their views of favorite players. There had even been radio dialogs between stars and editors. But an interview in the hear- ing of a million or more fans—an interview which would later be printed—there was novelty in that. Station WHN, New York, thought the idea good enough to feature. They billed us for 8 P. M., on Tues- day, March 17. There must be hosts of readers who remember listening in to the questions and answers that snapped between Miss Boardman and myself. But before I pass to what was said, I must de- scribe an odd prelude. Broadcasting With Eleanor Boardman One Million Radio Fans Listened In on this Confidence She shook her head. "It's an ordeal," she muttered. "I like it about as well as being bitten by a camel." "How come ? You've been bitten by a camel ?" "No. But a crazy press-agent once said I'd been." Her eyes danced. She laughed. And that served to break down her tension. In a moment she was herself again. HPhe broadcasting station was a tranquil, green- carpeted room in the heart of a Broadway office building. At one end, there was a low balcony, on which two girl operators were mysteriously caged. The only other persons present were the announcer and a photographer. Miss Boardman and I stood on either side of the microphone, a disk-like affair on a tripod which could be moved around. We were introduced in turn over the four winds, and the interview started. "Miss Boardman, we are taking a very large pub- lic into our confidence, and they will want to hear something exciting," I said. "Now, what have you got to reveal ?" "I'd have you know I'm a discreet girl, Mr. Rob- erts," she answered. "I dont tell the whole world about my private doings until I'm convinced I should. You'll have to ask me questions." "Fair enough. Let's start with something safe. What was the last picture you made, and how did you like your part?" "Just before leaving Hollywood, I finished The Circle. the Somerset Maugham comedy of smart English life which Mrs. Leslie Carter and John Drew played on Broad- way. I had the lead, my best part, and I loved it." , n . , . 11 n Miss Boardman and I were (Continued on page 119) . , , . .,r - introduced in turn over the four winds, and the interview started nder T met Miss Boardman at the Algonquin after -*- dinner, expecting her to be happily keyed up to the thrill in store for her. And I found her tense with stage-fright, if such a term can be used. It was really air-f right ! "How can I talk to so many people ?" she wailed. "It's dreadful." "But you wont see them." I urged. "That makes it worse. I'll be saying idiotic things, and wont know if they think me a fool." It was a strange thing, her dread of the invisible audience that I assured her would be listening sym- pathetically to her words in a few minutes, and would applaud her over half the United States, tho she'd not be able to hear the applause. 44 jce.
- 45. Confidences Off-Screen By J/CT.(LujA(X&. (yr{UvC CAROL DEMPSTER is one of the players I most admire. No girl in motion pictures surpasses her in the sincerity of her work, and she has made remarkable artistic progress of late. Plac- ing her at the head of this department is a pleasure I have long promised myself. I sought her out at Famous Players' studio, where she was working under D. W. Griffith in Poppy. It was our first interview, but not the first time I had seen her. Months ago, when the Old Master of all directors was still holding Orienta Point against the money sharks, it was my privilege to watch Carol Demp- ster going thru sev- eral scenes of as poignant a picture as ever proved too good for the box-office: Isn't Life Wonder- ful? She seemed ab- sorbed to the last nerve in her role then, and allowing for the lighter emotional demands of Poppy, she was fully as earnest in her artistry the other day. Between shots, she came down to earth, sat with me among the jumble of props outside the set and smiled her willing- ness to be confiden- tial. I soon discovered that nothing would be easier than to inter- view her about Grif- fith. She admires him intensely and justly, is aware of all he has done for her and would be happiest if allowed to sing his praises. But tho "D. W." is a very great man to me, also, it was of Carol Dempster I wanted to hear this time. She submitted grace- fully. "I began as a dancer, you know—out in California, with Ruth St. Denis," she said. "I was the youngest pupil to graduate in her first class. We were to go on tour, and I actually started and appeared for two weeks in San Francisco. I was forced to drop out because of illness in the- family. When I went South again, it was to find that Mr. Griffith had noticed me among Miss St. Denis's 1 finely poetic sincerity marks ivho is seen here as Inga, girls. He asked me if I'd like to go into motion pictures. Since it was a chance to work with him, I went, of course, and I've never left him." "Have you kept up your dancing?" "No. I haven't had time for it. Oddly enough, this part in Poppy is the first that has required me to do any dancing. I was quite out of training and afraid of my- self with even the simplest steps. But in rehearsal the rhythm came back to some extent. I hope I shan't seem to be faking it." Carol Dempster has a horror of the counterfeit. But she does not need to fear. She and Griffith between them have made of her an actress who is all wistful and poetic sin- cerity. Anything that passes that jury of two will ring true upon the screen. She. told me in an- swer to a chance question that when they were working at the Orienta Point studio, she had lived in the village of Mamaroneck and had visited New York only two or three times in a year. All her energy was given to the picture that was being made. Night rehearsals were a commonplace. The city and its pleasures meant nothing to her. Tho she is com- muting now from Riverside Drive and Seventy-second Street to Astoria, her life is scarcely different. Griffith creates with- out regard to union hours, and she loves to stay with him until the last shot is made, to wait and see the the work of Carol Dempster, day's "rushes" in the in "Isn't Life Wonderful" projection-room. Her devotion to art is complete, and this is the best compliment I can pay her. Tom and Tony Do New York ^7hen Tom Mix was East, on his way to Europe, his ^ ' doings earned a large amount of space in the news- papers and crowds followed him everywhere. For not only is Tom a mighty picturesque cowboy actor, one- eighth Cherokee Indian, but he had the happy thought to bring his celebrated partner, Tony, along with him. 45 PAfit
- 46. T ^MOTION PICTURP VI IMAGAZINE L. Tony is perhaps the greatest horse in the movies. He and his master made a strikingly handsome pair. They gave a luncheon on board the Aquitania, preceded by a display of Wild West riding on deck that thrilled the British stewards and stewardesses and jolly tars to death. 1 had a seat at Mix's table, and happened to ask him whether he thought Tony would be comfortable on the voyage. "Say, that boss is going to be fixed right," drawled Tom. "You'd ought to see his stall. It's better'n the cabin I had the first time I went over." "I didn't know you'd been abroad." "I was with Buffalo Bill," he admitted. "Jest one of the cow- punchers he took with him to London." Unless I am mis- taken, the fact that Tom was once in a Buffalo Bill show has never before been printed. The final jamboree in New York was a dinner at the Hotel Astor. As soon as the guests were seated, a door at the far end of the room was- flung open, and Tony, with Tom on his back, stepped out jauntily among the tables. They circled the room twice. The marvelous horse didn't so much as jolt the back of a chair or flick a glass to the floor with his tail. Then Tom returned alone. Will Rogers took charge as toastmaster, and the party ran its course of humorous speeches and good fellowship. Back-Stage with Priscilla Dean * | "*he curious thing about my meeting with Priscilla A Dean was that it was literally back-stage, and not merely off-screen. Now, what was a motion-picture star doing in the world of so-called "legitimate" miming, the world of grease-paint? The explanation is simple. Miss Dean was making a personal appearance at the Colony Theater, New York, in connection with A Cafe in Cairo. At a certain point in the picture, the silver sheet ceased flickering, a curtain went up and the star carried on the action herself, cos- tumed as an Egyptian dancing girl. The film was re- sumed. Miss Dean made a quick change and reappeared in street clothes at the end, to say a few words to the audience. I strolled around to the stage door and sent in my name. Immediately, 1 was summoned to a dressing-room just like the dressing-rooms of Broadway actresses, and Pris- cilla was smiling over her shoulder from her make-up table and telling me how glad she was to see me. She has the most beautiful nose in motion pictures. It has been called Greek, but I decided it was really Roman —the fine, proud, aquiline nose that one sees on the statues of the women of the Caesars That was the first thing I noticed. Then I wondered why she was so genuinely pleased at being interrupted. I got my answer when I asked her how it felt to be doing a speaking part in her own picture. 46 "The act is good fun," she said. "But this waiting back- stage is the limit. It's so lonely! You see, the picture goes on about every two hours, afternoon and evening, and I cant skip a single showing. What with dressing and undressing and making my appearances, twenty-five minutes of each two hours are taken up. That doesn't leave me time to shop or do anything interesting around town. I just stick here, waiting for the next call —all by myself. Say, I'm tickled to death to talk to somebody!" It has probably never occurred to the reader that the conditions of her work bring dull moments to a popular favorite. The applauding fans out front would surely have been the last to visualize Pris- cilla as marooned in her dressing-room. She told me about her tour, which had lasted for ten weeks and was booked for several weeks more. It pleased her especially that Jack Dempsey had preceded her in a per- sonal appearance at Toledo, the city where he had won his cham- pionship from Willard, and that she had drawn larger audiences. Twice while I lingered she was sum- moned to the stage. And then she got reck- less and rushed off to Central Park with me L. F. Nathan Then Priscilla Dean got reckless and motored to Central Park to be photographed 1A££ to be photographed. It was a close shave getting her back to the theater in time to keep her next appointment with her public. The Countess Negri Entertains Ti Poland and Germany, as I write, a countess is mak- ing a triumphal tour following the most dazzling American success that any countess ever had. It is her first visit heme in three years.' I refer to Pola Negri, whose perfectly good title has been somewhat overlooked in the enthusiasm over Gloria's coronet. Before she sailed, Pola gave a dinner dance at the Ritz. It was one of the best motion-picture parties of the year, an affair not to be forgotten in a hurry. ' Celebrities with- out number were there. Michael Arlen sat at the left of the hostess. The lucky fellow had just signed a contract to write her next two pictures. I met Pola. She shook hands, flashed lovely eyes, and murmured a few words in her nice broken English. But there was no time for an interview. That must wait until she returns. The tables were named for her various pictures, very properly, she was at the one that bore the device : The Charmer. Restless Resting Jack PrGKFOSD greeted me, when I called to see him at the Ambassador, from behind a pair of smoked glasses. I had heard he was suffering from a bad touch of Kleig eyes and had come to New York for a rest. To an ener- getic fellow like Jack, a vacation in the circumstances had been far from welcome. (Continued on page 88)
- 47. When They Got the EvidentlyConrad Nagel has done a lot of telephoning dur- ing his life. Only long expe- rience could have taught him that there's no use losing your patience with Central. No matter ivhat happens, all she'll say is, "Excuse it, please" Ronald Colman has reached the stage where even the num- ber he called wouldn't look right to him any more. What he's saying about telephones, switchboard operators, wrong numbers and the words, "I am ringing your party," just cant be put into print Milton Sills wouldn't mind so much if he wasn't in a hurry, and he's kept his temper—so far. But there's something in his expression that resembles the calm before the storm, and in about one minute the telephone wires are going to be charged with something a good deal snappier than just electricity It's something of a strain on his self-control, but Rod La Rocque is making a stern effort to keep calm. Maybe it's because his insur- ance policy doesn't cover insanity Someone told Johnny Walker that the voice with the smile wins. "If you haven't got the right number," he suggests pleas- antly, "just give me the best one you have" BUT // they had only known who was sitting at the switchboard making all the mistakes! We'll let you into the secret if you'll just turn to page 98 47 PAGi _
- 48. The Fangs ofthe Leopard A story of the bright lights and the black shadows of Paris By GORDON MALHERBE HlLLMAN Illustrated by August Henkcl NIGHT-TIMES, they say, Paris leers like a great, lean cat. And so it was on this certain night in an evil room in an evil house in a particularly evil quarter of Montparnasse, when a man to whom wickedness was little less than a well writ book, read and re-read a passage in a grimy newspaper : Miss Mona Wright, the famous American film star, has arrived in Paris from Monte Carlo. "At last," he muttered, his face twisted in a snarling smile, "the trap is set!" Tt was the Cafe dc L'Etoile that Mona had chosen for her first night in Paris. There she sat, dark headed and dark eyed, the small piquant figure that all the world had seen in films. Across the table, Ted Dawson, her director, was in stubborn rebellion, his shock of hair standing straight on end, his eyes angry behind heavy-rimmed glasses. ^-. v :., 7 "There's no use of your denying anything," said Mona crisply. "I know perfectly well that you gambled away some of the company's funds at Monte Carlo. That money didn't belong to you and you've got to pay it back That's all!" Ted had begun to growl in protest, when a shadow fell across their table. A tanned Englishman, spare and well set, held out his hand to Mona. "By Jove," he cried, "it's years—positively years since I've seen you. I've been everywhere ; Burma, Ceylon, even to the Cape, and wherever I went your beastly films followed me about!" Mona gave a little cry of delight. "Eric Rutledge! Sit down and tell me all about it !" Rutledge carelessly beckoned to someone in the dim- lit room. "The Marquis de La Brie," he said briefly. "Dining with me. Splendid chap. Tells you horror stories that raise your bloomin' scalp. No end of an amateur detective, they say!" A tall, slim, immaculately dressed man rose from a table near the wall. The room was crowded, yet he seemed to slip thru it like a shadow. "Miss Wright," said Rutledge, "allow me to present Monsieur le Marquis de La Brie." Mona looked up at the smooth cut features, the "' . trim mustache, the rather sharp black eyes, and the sleek hair. She approved at once of the Marquis. and it was equally evident that he approved of her. "I hear," she said, leaning toward him, "that you tell marvelous horror stories." Even before his horrible hands touched her, she started up, screaming! I48
- 49. Like to SolveMysteries? If you do, here is a chance to be paidfor solving one. This story, The Fangs of the Leopard, stops in the mid- dle of the mystery at the most dramatic moment. The per- son who sends us the best solu- tion wins a $50.00 prize. It's a real mystery ... a real thriller . . . excitement in every paragraph . . . until finally: "The studio was dark as death. Mona turned to the door, struggling to escape. The last thing she sazv was utter blackness. . . . The last thing she felt was the grip of sharp-nailed hands—like th-e claws of an animal!" What Happened? Read this gripping story of the Paris underworld and see if you can unravel the mystery. On page 99 you will find all the rules of this unique contest. »°™fflUR R "Mademoiselle flatters me," bowed the Marquis, "but nevertheless, let us see ! There was the affair of the man with no hands but no ! I have something better still. At any rate, you will hear it sooner or later. Shall I begin?" "Do!" laughed Mona. "I love shuddery tales!" The Marquis thumbed the bottom of his champagne glass absently. "A year ago," he began, "a famous Australian pianist, a woman, came to Paris. In two days she received a mysterious threat, in a week she utterly disappeared. No trace of her has ever been found. Someone, or something, called The Leopard, had spirited her away. A month later it was an actress from Budapest who disappeared, and after that a South American opera star. In each case they received three warnings : in each case, the police discovered nothing. Three times the most famous woman in Paris has disappeared like dust. And The Leopard is still at large !" The Marquis halted awkwardly as if he had intended to say more. Mona shivered as if from a sudden draft of air. "Go on!"- she said. "I was merely going to say, Mademoiselle," continued the Marquis, lowering his voice to a whisper, "that at present you are the most famous woman in Paris. Who knows when The Leopard may leap once more?" Mona's laugh was like a thread of silver. "Monsieur, I do not shudder so easily! It is a nice story—but!" "Time to go on !" growled Ted, rising. "There'll be a mob six deep around the door to see you, Mona!" They went out into the wizard night-time. Above the boulevards, the stars were powdered silver. A dark mob "Miss Mona Wright," he read, "the famous film star, has arrived in Paris." His face twisted in a snarling smile. "At last," he muttered, "the trap is set!" swirled about the door. Seeing Mona, they stood aside and stared. Mona flinched a little, for she hated crowds, and looked straight into the twisted face of a short, thick- set, almost misshapen apache. His eyes were bold, his face a cold mask of brutality, seamed by a great white scar that swept across it like a sickle. He was as repellent as a snake and Mona shivered as she stepped past him to the waiting car. Once in the motor, she felt safer. But the Marquis turned to her with a little laugh of triumph. "Do you see that car?" he asked, pointing to a lean, long-bonneted, black motor that was just behind them. Mona nodded. "In it, Mademoiselle, is one of the best detectives in all France ! The police are guarding you already !" All Mona could see was a most ordinary looking man in dark clothes, but she shuddered none the less. Paris, which had seemed to her a city of joy, suddenly became dark, dreary, infinitely dangerous, and she smiled only mechanically as they made the rounds of the gay resorts. Tt was nearly morning when she returned to her hotel A suite and sleepily slipped off her cloak. The hard, gray light of dawn shone feebly thru her windows, and it was not for some minutes that she saw a square of paper which had fallen from her sleeve to the rug. In color it was saffron and on its surface were small 49 PAfii
- 50. S black clots.She picked it up and, as she read it, her hands shook. On it was printed in half smeared black letters: ~, T . , 1 he Leopard Half an hour later, Ted succeeded in arousing the sleepy secretary of the Prefect of Police. "But, Monsieur, it is impossible! Monsieur the Prefect now sleeps! I, myself, am almost sleeping at this minute. Cannot you save your wild animals till a more suitable time?" Ted, being American, swore, to the immense delight of the telephone operator, who was studying English at a correspondence school. Finally, fat old Papa Gillard, ' otherwise Monsieur the Prefect of Police, shuffled to the 'phone. "Oh, yes. Monsieur is excited ! Monsieur should not be excited. He should go back to bed. Otherwise, Monsieur will take cold, and that would be a disaster. The Leopard ? Trouble yourself no more about such a slight matter. I shall detail two detectives to guard Mademoiselle. Per- haps she will send me an autographed photograph. Non?'' Three days later, work began on Mona's new picture, which was to have a French setting. The studio which she had hired was an antiquated affair in an ill-smelling quarter, as she found when she drove up to begin her day's work. Upon its sides and roof, gargoyles leered in hideous ranks, and it stood a full story higher than the neighboring smut-stained buildings. Thanks to the Marquis, she found everything in readi- ness. It was he who had brought from his town house the period furniture for the scene she was to take in the studio, and she exclaimed with delight as she saw the deep-canopied bed, the huge, gay-painted chest of drawers, the Florentine couch, the book-cases, the chairs and the thin-legged tables. Ted was in his shirt-sleeves, supervising the camera- men. "Hurry up, Mona !" he called. "Get into yonr negligee and we'll rehearse the first scene." Mona laughingly ran into her dressing-room, and came out, still laughing, demure in a long, frilled white gown. "Mademoiselle," exclaimed the Marquis, "is represent- ing a saint !" "Quite otherwise," cried Mona, springing into bed. "In this scene I am a naughty French countess waiting for my lover. I wait for him—and instead, the peasants break into my chateau, and one of them tries to choke me. All readv, Ted !" She lay back in the big bed, her hair in dark waves on the white pillow. From shadowy corners sprang the peasants, ragged extras whom Ted had recruited from the very dregs of Paris. Suddenly a startled look came into Mona's eyes : it was consummate acting, yet for once she was not acting! Nearer and nearer to her came the scarred apache of the night before ! His hands were hairy like a beast's: he moved like some sinister animal. Like a flash, he leaped at her. She could feel his horrible fingers on her neck. Before they even touched her, she sat up, screaming ! The Marquis and Rutledge looked at each other que^- tioningly. Either there was magnificent acting, or "Mona!" called Ted. "What's the matter?" Mona's face was chalk white. Some nameless terror gripped her so she could not, speak. "Take—take him away !" she gasped finally, and sank back on the pillow. Ted's face showed something almost like disgust. "Overstrained !" he snapped. "All right, you people. No more rehearsing today ! Be back at nine sharp tomorrow ! I want you in particular, Lalou. Some- body send Miss Wright's maid, please." 1 "At present," murmured the Marquis, "you are the most famous woman in Paris. Who knows when The Leopard may leap once more?" Tater, he was less civil to Mona. "You shouldn't be so temperamental. It loses us (Continued on page 96)
- 51. J»«»iB<4»^l»aWI<< llM*fcMliro«W«f«rr i' li »II M-, l|tOTilllllWIIIII ^ ^ Ci rl jo I30I lyoood HBSBIM On o sunny slope of Beverly Hills is the new home of Corinne Griffith. It's just the kind of home you'd expect the lovely Corinne to have — beaufiful and digni- fied and charming. It's fhe center of one of flollywood's hap- piest groups of young people Corinne fits into this corner of her living- room as tho she were part of an exquisite picture. Her dress, too, is in keeping— youthful and gay, with the charm of girlish simplicity. She has the happy knack of al- ways being in har- m o n y with her surroundings < rf fcH ^
- 52. Leatrice and HerBaby In which we interview a great star of 1925 and a great star of 1945 By M. W. Driver ! SINCE Leatrice Joy had a baby, Hollywood is like a mothers' congress. At what the outside world fondly imagines are "wild parties," they talk about baby food, and first words, and the development of infant tusks, and so on. Leatrice said that they told her she had better not say anything about being a married lady with a baby : it might destroy her romantic appeal for the young gentle- men flappers. "But," she said, "I just made up my mind that I am just going to be what I am. I dont believe .all this stuff about romantic appeal. Anyhow, if I didn't talk about my baby, I'd explode all over the place." We told her coldly and severely that a baby is positively nothing to talk about, that they all look just exactly alike and they are all puckery and most uninteresting. "Oh, is that so !" said Leatrice with glittering eyes. "Well, just for that you shall never, never see her. Now " Tt was the evening before the day she was to emerge -*- from hiding as Mrs. Jack Gilbert and become Leatrice Joy, the actress, once more, that we first talked to her. For nearly a year she had been off the screen. She felt as uneasy as a race-horse in the saddling paddock, just after the first warning bugle call. Eight months is 52 0t a long time to be away from the public. A public which so soon forgets. "Your first picture had better be good," we told her. . "I know it," she said. And then she added, "When you have a baby you are supposed to go back to work with all kinds of new and exalted feelings." "Well,, dont you?" Miss Joy looked down into the open fire, just the way the heroines do in novels, and considered. "The main thing about having a baby is that you have time to sit by yourself for six or eight months and think things over, take stock of yourself, as it were." "Well, and now that you have taken stock of yourself, what does the inventory show ?" "What do you think?" she countered. "Honest, now. Tell me just what you think. It is almost like starting over again in the picture business. Tell me the truth." "You would never forgive me." "Probably I wouldn't, but tell me anyhow." "Well, there was a time when we all thought you were going to be the greatest actress ever seen on the screen. Everybody in the industry thought so. You were the one best bet—if you dont mind being compared to a horse-race. (Continued on page 121)
- 53. Melbourne Spurr The LittleRuler of the Kingdom of Joy Salutes You 53 PAfii
- 54. Junior. Gallcry July, 1925 Int.Newsreel Jackie Coogan Jackie says : "Meet my baby brother, Soon we'll be playing with each other Upon the screen—then you will see The dandiest pictures that can be." Muriel Frances Dana Oh, Muriel's a lucky girl, She doesn't wear a frill or curl In "P«sy" — 'cause the picture calls For her to wear boy's overalls. Baby Peggy "My! Myl" says Peggy, "My! I haven't said good-bye To movies. No! No!! Soon you'll see Some two-reel pictures starring me." Priscilla Dean Moran Priscilla, dear, you look so sad In this scene from "Up the Ladder." To PLAY in movies cant be bad- Just SEEING movies makes us gladder. The Story of Me, Myself Wi ! 'hen they sprung this thing of writing about myself I almost fainted away, but after a while I decided I might as well take a chance. So here goes. I was born in Gold- field, Nevada. I lived there till MI was about j^tf- three. Mother gf says I used to throw the fam- mily dishes and tin pans over the back fence to hear them smash. And I ran away and almost fell down a dessert- ed mine shaft, and my father Grenbeaux spanked me. I never did figure out if that spanking was because I didn't fall down the shaft. When I was five we came to Hollywood where I got a job as a cupid in Fanny Ward's Each Pearl a Tear. Mother still has some un- dressed pictures of me as the cupid and always shows them to callers. In the next picture I was Mary Pickford's little brother in The Little Amer- ican, and nothing much hap- pened then till Mr. Griffith's Hearts of the World where a house fell on me—only it didn't for I had a hideing place. Mother was scared stiff, but I wasn't. I made more pictures but I liked Penrod best be- cause he was a regular boy and shot off a pistol, etc. Last winter I went . to New York and what a good time I had sliding on —. - a sled, for 8* C al i f o r nia k^. hasn't any A snow. f ' On the way home we saw the President in Washington and went to the treasury where I held two hundred million dollars at once, which is more than any other boy in the U. S. I bet. I didn't put in about studying because no kids wants to hear about Tt, but I have to have a teacher. I'm in the eighth grade. That is all I can say about me, so good-bye. Movie Goose Rhymes With Proper Apologies to Old Mother Goose By /t^^/&^**k Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, But all the screen horses And cameramen Weren't needed to put him to- gether again — Because he had fallen on feather- beds ten. Little Jack Horner Sat in a corner, Holding his Christmas pie; "I'll sell it," said he, "And a movie I'll see, Ha-ha! what a bright boy am I." Little Miss Muffet Sat on a tuffet, Watching Ben Lyon at play; But Ben Turpin spied her And sat down beside her. And frightened Miss Muffet away Mrs. Jack Spratt Could eat no fat, She had to eat the lean, For you cant have a double chin If you're a movie queen. Doug be nimble, Doug be .quick, Doug jump over a candle-stick. Here is Mies Kenyon and one of her screen children They're having a party, with Old Dog Tray for a guest 54 at
- 55. My Little BoyBilly By qSLo^^j. 1 wish I could invite you children into the big shady yard of our bungalow to play with Billy. If you asked him who he was, he would say very proudly, "I'm Claire Windsor's Boy !" Billy is eight years old now. When he was very little and went to see my pictures, he used to cry so hard when he saw people on the screen treating his mother cruelly, that we had to take * him out of the theater, but now he just reaches out and feels of me beside him to make sure I really am safe. Last year, Billy begged to be sent to public school. "So I will learn to be a regular fellow," he said. You see, he was so small and had such dimples and blond hair, that the boys in the neighborhood used to tease him by calling him "Sissy." When he came home from his first day at public school both of his hands were done up in bandages where he had skinned his knuckles fighting. Some of the boys may be able to lick Billy and some of the girls may beat him at reading, but he has the best of them in one way. He has a mother in the movies. When I used to call for him after school, he would strut out all by him- self and get into the car like a young prince, knowing that the other children were staring at us respectfully. When I visited the school a little boy got up and pro- posed "Three cheers for Claire Windsor !" Those" three cheers made me very proud, I can tell you I Thii is Billy Windsor with h i s brand-new radio outfit If you came to see Billy you would probably play boat. Billy loves his boats—he even likes to take his bath because he can sail toy yachts and motor-boats in the tub. Of course he likes to play Indians too — what boy doesn't? And what a good time he has with his little friends in our big yard. There's a wonderful gar- den back of the house, full of arbors and vines, and hedges and big bushes —and all these make per- fect hiding-places for the make-believe Heap Big Injuns to spy upon the make-believe pioneers. Of course Billy likes to play too, and to swim and run races and listen on the radio. But how he does hate to practise his piano lesson But, best of all, he likes to pretend Movies and take make - believe pictures with a camera made of a square box. But when anyone asks him if he is going to be a movie star when he grows up, he answers "If mother says so." As I told you, if any- one asks him who he is, Billy answers, "Oh-h, Billy and his mother in their garden where the little boys have battles with the Indians I'm Claire Windsor's Boy!" But, if anyone asks me what name I am proudest to be called, I dont mind telling you that it is just "Billy's Mother." Puzzles and Prizes Do .You Know— Whose horse is called Tony? What star is called Amer- ica's Sweet- heart ? Who has the nickname, Rudy? Who always wears shell- rimmedglasses ? What star is now a Marquise? What comedian .is cross-eyed? Who is Strong- heart ? What star is go- ing to play Ben Hur? What sisters have a name rhyming with fish? Who has a new baby brother ? Can you guess who this isf We will give a prise of $1.00 to the child who names the star correctly and sends us the best letter about her before July ist. This sketch was made by Helen Strand, who is twelve years old and lives in Seattle, Washington. Flease address your let- ters: Motion Pic- ture, .Jr., 175 Duf- field St., Brooklyn, New York. Name It Colleen Moore did this at her birthday party — try it at yours. Take a saucer near- ly full of water and a drinking glass. Take a wad of paper the size of your fist, crumple tt up (not too tight) and place it in the glass. Light it with a match and in- stantly place the glass in the water, top down. The water will leave the saucer and will be sucked up into the glass. VJLaa- 'juL^*^-- ""There are two pictures you will have a chance to see tnis summer that you will just love. One is Little Annie Rooney with Mary Pickford, and the other is Patsy, played by Sally O'Neill, a little Irish girl who is a new star. Jackie Coogan has just come to New York. While he is here he's going to see the circus and next month he'll tell you all about it. Watch out for his name in your movie theaters—there'll be a new^ picture soon ! Do you like the funny pic- tures that Our Gang make? They are working on a new one now, called Shootiri In- juns. By the way, did you know that little Farina, the pickaninny who is so cute in these comedies is not a little girl at all, but a boy? It makes him mad to have to wear skirts all the time Here's a problem that stumped Richard Dix when a boy. Can you do it? A bottle and a fancy cork cost together $1.50. The bottle cost a dollar more than the cork. How much did the cork costf Tt's a picture for every small fan; -1 It has fairies, a bad pirate man, An old crocodile With a shivery smile, And a little boy called (If you send us the right name of this picture, we'll print your name on the Roll of Honor.) IK. Mary Pickford and her gang in Little Annie Rooney 55 PA<5i
- 56. The Charge of the LightBrigade Anna Q. Nilsson Was the First of the Blondes to Make a Protest Waxman She Says: SINCE when does a woman's vamping power or pro- clivities depend upon the color of her hair or eyes? We have heard about and seen so much of the sloe-eyed, raven-haired brunette charmer, that has become the conventional screen vamp, that we forget the equally potent allure of her blonde sister. Vamping has never been confined to any type, except possibly in the motion picture. History reveals for us at least one blonde for every brunette vamp, from Helen of Troy, "divinely tall and most divinely fair," whose primrose face, "set sail a thousand ships" ; and Guinevere, that pink-and-white maiden who so intrigued Lancelot, the knight, "sans peur et sans reproche" ; down to this very day. My early residence in Sweden, the country in which I was born, has helped me to silence several critics and protes- tants to my playing Inez from Holly- wood as my own natural, blonde self, instead of dressing up in a black wig. When they held up their hands and ex- claimed : "A blonde vamp ! It isn't be- ing done !" I re- minded them that they have vampires in Sweden, too. And they prove just as effective as the Latin type, I can as- sure you ! I haven't found a critic yet who. has an answer to that one. We mustn't for- get that vamping is only a misuse of the attributes that every (Tv woman wants to and f56 should possess : beauty, charm and allure. So every girl and woman who sees a so-called vamp doing her stuff on the screen, envies her the power over men which her physical charms give her. For this reason, then, it isn't fair to the fairer feminine members of our audience to make the vamps all dark. Now, is it? Constance. Talmadge declares: Tt's a funny thing, this vamping business. -*- The brunettes have the reputation, but, in nine cases out of ten, a fluffy-haired little blonde in the chorus can take the men away from the dark-eyed, raven-haired actress who is billed as the siren of the show. Lilyan Tashman Hoover Freulich Nita Naldi is a perfect vamp. She lures men as California lures tourists. But I'm inclined to believe that it's the way she looks at the lads that attracts them, rather than the fact that her eyes are black. I've seen men leave a beautiful brunette who was known to be a perfect devil for some little wisp of a blonde with Gertrude saucy eyes and pouting lips—and Astor no bad reputation. What's the
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- 59. WT9Keen Comment byTamar Lane Illustrated by Harry Tasbcy Why Do They Do It? HAVING produced Robert Service's poem, "The Shooting of Dan McGrew," and transplanted the action from Alaska to the South Sea Islands, it is now in line for some film com- pany to make a screen version of "Hiawatha" and lay the story in Southern France. g^ Guide to the Movies "Y7~hen a wife whispers in her husband's ear and he * * kisses her fervently, yet with a surprised look on his face, it is a sign a new arrival is expected in the family soon. When a man carries a book under his arm and lives in a garret, he is an author and will become famous in the fifth reel. When you see a bunch of fellows with sweaters on. sit- ting around a fire while one of the group plays a banjo, that is supposed to represent a college. When a man with his back to the. door is seen extracting a key and putting it in his pocket, you may be sure that no good is coming to the young lady on the other side of the room. Whenever a character is seen to throw a cigaret care- lessly away in a close-np, it is a sign that there is going to be a big fire in which the heroine will narrowly escape from burning to death. Judging America by Its Movies All butlers are either comedians or villains. * *- The members of most households spend fifty per cent, of their time peeping thru keyholes. Every home is specially equipped with curtains or a screen for the "other man" to hide behind when the hus- band returns home unexpectedly. All newlyweds burn biscuits and let the coffee boil over. All crooks will reform if only given a chance. Canes are no longer carried for walking purposes but • for containing alcoholic beverages. L Another Rule Smashed Another formerly iron-clad rule of the films has finally "**-been strained to the breaking point. In the good old days of the screen any man who wore a mustache was a villain. There were no two ways about it. Hair on the upper masculine lip meant villainy and that was all there was to it. Only the smooth-shaven boys were qualified to fea- ture in the final clinch fade-out. But slowly there has come a change and today we find such bemnstached players as Ronald Colman and Lewis Stone among the heroes of the hour. Famotis Days in Film History Tune 24, 1914. On this day the first cowboy star rode ** his horse thru a doorway and up a flight of stairs after the villain. They have been doinsj it ever since. Those Censorship Standards y 1 'he conflicting codes of the various State censor boards *- are placing quite a burden on the producing companies, which are often forced to make a certain scene in several different ways in order to get by all the boards. This situation probably reached its most humorous height in a recent film, the story of which called upon the hero to suck the blood from a snake-bite which the heroine had received. For one State it was permissible for the snake-bite to be on the heroine's neck and the hero played his role accord- ingly. Another State, being a bit more broad-minded, would allow the hero to go as far as the shoulder. So he did it that way. Still another permitted of his going even a little further. And a different scene was made. No doubt the most interesting scene of all was the one made for the foreign market. But we'd have to go to Europe to see it. Sauce for the Gander I fail to see why the Mexican Government should com- plain because film producers have Mexican villains in their pictures when every photoplay dealing with (Continued on page 124) 59 PAG
- 60. What Is theMost Popular Picture ? WE a r e very glad i n d e e d that we started this contest. We really did not realize that there were so many thousands of ex- cellent critics in this country who are competent to review pictures with such keen discernment and d i scriminating judgment. What pleases us most is the apparent fact that we have awakened a new spirit, a new faculty in those who formerly were mere on- lookers. Motion pictures are more than mere entertain- ment, and the more we learn about them the more will we enjoy them. It is so with everv art. The cannibal certainly does not enjoy the beating: on a tin pan as much rHE Public—this means YOU— can judge motion pictures better than the professional crit- ics can. You are proving this every day by the criticisms you are sending us as entries in our great $2500.00 Prize Contest Let your good work go on ! scene from Ten Commandments" I A scene from "Monsieur Beaucaire'' 60 at. as we enjoy a sym- phony orchestra, and the cannibal would not appre- ciate the latter be- cause he has not been educated up to it. All art is elevat- ing, but not all of us have been educated up to the point where we can ap- preciate great art. We do not reach the heights of ecstasy until we have trained ourselves to recognize the vari- ous elements that go to make up perfec- tion in a thing. The more we learn, the more we enjoy. And so, when we view a motion pic- ture, if we have schooled ourselves to appreciate beauti- ful photography, great acting, beauty of composition, masterful direction, clever characterization, consistent unfoldment of the incidents which make for story in- terest, wonderful registering of the emotions, and so on, we have just so many more items to enjoy. This contest is teaching and training picture patrons to appreciate all these fine points, and therefore it is opening up a new world for them in which there are many delights heretofore un- dreamed of. We are really surprised that so many of our readers are so far advanced in the art of reviewing pictures. They may be amateurs, {Continued on page 103) The Most Popular Pictures And Their Votes The Ten Commandments .371 Monsieur Beaucaire 345 Scaramouche 340 The Birth of a Nation. .337 Manhandled 336 The Covered Wagon. .. .334 The Sea Haivk 331 Robin Hood 324 Orphans of the Storm.. .324 The Red Lily 323 The Hunchback of Notre Dame 320 The White Rose 318 He Who Gets Slapped.. 318 The Thief of Bagdad... 317 Tcss of the D'Urbervilles.316 The Humming Bird 304 So Big 303 The Thundering Herd.. .300 Hot Water 265 Forbidden Paradise 260 The Marriage Circle. .. .251 The Ladv 250 Peter Pan 245 North of 36 241 Abraham Lincoln 238 The Iron Horse 204
- 61. Who Is theMost Popular Player? &O far, Gloria ^ Swanson and Ben Lyon are the most popular players. But many of you have not yet voted. Turn to page 93, and read the details of this wonderful contest— thencast YOURvote HAVE you voted for your favorite player yet ? The ballots are pouring in and the of knowing voters seem anxious to elect their favorites for the place of honor. Whoever your favorite may be, that player has done a lot to give you pleasure. When you really think it over, you probably owe as much amusement to your favorite movie star as you do to any one person living. What can you do in return ? You applaud when you are at motion picture houses—but they cannot hear. You tell your friends how much you like their work — but the hard 'he Most Popular working Players how W yov. Gloria Swanson 503 Ben Lyon 490 Harold Lloyd -....488 Colleen Moore 485 Richard Dix 484 Norma Talmadge 431 Mae Murray 425 Corinne Griffith 423 Ramon Novarro 420 Pola Negri. 420 Charles Chaplin 419 John S. Gilbert.- 418 Mary Pickford 416 Lewis Stone 415 Rudolph Valentino 412 Lloyd Hughes 411 Lillian Gish 385 Monte Blue 356 Alice Terry 349 Ricardo Cortes 340 Douglas Fairbanks 336 Bebe Daniels 310 Milton Sills ..309 Rod La Rocque 309 Norma Shearer 308 Adolphe Menjou 308 Thomas Meighan 301 Blanche Sweet 294 Florence Vidor 290 Anna Q. Nilsson 285 Eleanor Boardman 281 Irene Rich 275 Marion Davies 270 Bessie Love 266 Alice Joyce 260 Warren Kerrigan 258 Antonio Moreno 251 most popular actress issue of Motion P titrc Classic to the most popular actor. Surel) you want this honor to go to the star w ho ha s d nne the most for you. Perhaps it is hard Xow. here's a chance to show your appreciation in a real, prac- tical way—in a way that the star will know about. In the box below you will find the list of players who are lead- ing the race so far. We have only included those stars who have received two hundred and fifty or more votes. Strange to say, not so many votes have come in, thus far. for "Your Favorite Star" as for the most popular plays. Perhaps k is because we are offering twenty-five hundred dollars in prizes for the best reviews of pictures. However, we have agreed to award handsome medals to your favorite actor and actress and to dedicate an issue of this magazine to the and an ic- Here are the leaders in the voting contest— Gloria and Ben for you to make a choice. After all, just what is it that appeals to you—that makes you like to see one girl or one man. more than the others. Is it physical beauty ? Does your vote go to the pretti- est girl, the loveliest woman? Is your en- thusiasm captured by the handsomest boy, the most physically perfect man ? Perhaps you like to laugh, to be amused rather than thrilled or emotionally stirred. Who is it that gets the most laughs from you ? (Continued on page 105) 61 PAfii
- 62. What the June TUNEalways has been the favorite month *J for weddings. We dont know who started the custom—perhaps some young poet who discovered that it was the perfect rhyme for "honeymoon." We hope it isn't too late for this years June-bride-to-be to pattern her gown after one of these creations for new screen weddings Silver lace embroidered in pearls is fashioned into a Spanish wedding gown with distinctive veil arrangement, and is worn by Blanche Sweet in "His Supreme Moment" A quaint bridal costume is chosen by Vivian Welch in "The Exquisite Sinner." It is made of heavy faille silk, decorated with hand-painted flowers, and is worn with a short lace veil May Allison reverts to the Empire style for her ived- ding gotvn in "I Want My Man." The gown is of white charm euse, trimmed with real lace and silver ribbon. The ten-foot train is lined with silver cloth, trimmed with orange-blossoms and silver ribbon, and edged with tulle pleating
- 63. *• iwiifiiiii -mi . GeorgeF. Cannons Say, Have You Seen Harry Langdon? Everybody's asking this question from New York to Pocatello, Idaho—in every town where there's a movie theater with a manager who knows what will please his townspeople. Harry was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa; he's been a cartoonist, and a vaudevillian. Mack Sennett saw his act on the two-a-day circuit less than two years ago, and immediately signed him as a two-reel comedian. His success has been phenomenal; he bids fair to become as great an artist as Charlie Chaplin—perhaps greater. By-the-tvay, have YOU seen Harry Langdon? If not, treat yourself to "The Sea Squatvk," "Her Marriage Wow," "Remember When," "Plain Clothes" or "Boobs in the Woods" 69 PASE J
- 64. New Pictures inBrief Review DedaSSe Drama HThe screen version of Ethel *- Barrymore's stage play is well adapted and directed, and cleverly acted by Corinne Griffith, who has never appeared more beautiful. As the proud, aristocratic lady of English society who becomes socially, romantically and finan- cially bankrupt she succeeds in be- ing a very convincing figure. Her poise and restraint are admirable. —First National. I Sackcloth and Scarlet—Drama jPhe element of sympathy doesn't get much use here. It is rather far-fetched to find an erring girl's elder sister going thru such martyrdom as to take her child and suffering herself to be- come the victim of malicious gossip. The man in the case loses sympathy too and the girl he wronged thru the spell of passion is unable to win any friends for herself. As treated here, these figures appear ridiculous, princi- pally because the heart touch, the pathos and emotional expressions are absent. The story is too wordy, depending as it does on a great volume of subtitles. The older sister is played by Alice Terry, and the younger by Dorothy Sebastian. — Paramount. 70 0£ The Wizard Of Oz Comedy Frank L. Baum's extravaganza, which started Montgomery and Stone on the road to fame and which now becomes a Larry Semon comedy, fails to reveal any invention. Here was opportunity to create a fantasy with the magic of the camera. Instead, the prankish Semon converts it into slapstick. It has its rollicking moments and it is a great treat for the kiddies. — Clwdwick. The Dressmaker from Paris— Romance "^"othing but a fashion show. ^^ The plot is a skeleton affair, or better still, a clothes rack upon which to hang the gowns. It tries to be convincing, but very early develops the artificial touch. The idea centers around a Paris dress- maker who meets her American doughboy again when she visits his small town. She is accom- panied by her mannequins. The rest of the story deals witli her reception and ostracism and the obvious finish when she is ac- cepted as a good woman. A dress}' picture, but dull most of the way. Even the lovely Leatrice Joy cant make it worthwhile. Feminine patrons should be interested in the display of the latest fashions. — Paramount. The Code Of the West Melodrama not taking this Zane Grev B story too seriously, by refusing to make capital of the usual heroics, the sponsors of this picture have turned out a better Western than what is customarily revealed. There's no high-handed villainy on display here. Instead, the scenes are treated as if the characters were flesh and blood. Constance Bennett and Owen Moore have the leading: roles. — Paramount. I Want My Man Romantic Drama Tet an American officer suffer ^-^ blindness and permit a pretty nurse to attend him. Then let the girl sacrifice her happiness thru some strange impulse that she doesn't want him to discover her charms when his sight is about to return to him, because she has told him she is scarred, and you have the makings of this story. It just escapes being banal and ridiculous in its important scenes because of the sympathetic treatment by the director. It is a curious combina- tion of good and bad situations, with the good points outweighing the bad points. Suffice to say that the lovers ( Doris Kenyon and Mil- ton Sills) are reconciled when the other woman almost marries the officer. — First National.
- 65. qGWHra" In which twenty-fourrecent screenproductions are Selected and reviewed by Laurence Reid i One Way Street—Drama "LXere we have a picture of the * *• monkey gland treatment as it concerns the rejuvenation of a middle-aged woman. It has been ineptly filmed and, being scant of idea, much celluloid is given up to long, explanatory subtitles until the pictorial side is smothered. The atmosphere is correct, but the story seems pointless. The talent that is Anna Q. Nilsson's is lost here. First National. GraSS Drama HPhis is not a photoplay, but a A photographic record of Man and the elements that would over- come him if he was not endowed with the qualities of tenacity and courage. The locale is Persia, and it is the next thing to Nanook of th-e North, tho not so concen- trated nor so simplified. As such, its appeal is undeniably powerful. It is enlightening and adds dignity to the screen. Paramount. Proud Flesh Comedy Drama 1/" ing Vidor shows a neat hand ^ in this picture. He has in- dulged in monkey-shines in satiriz- ing one of the oldest patterns that of the taming of the shrew. There is a fine spirit of "give and take" about this piece, which is played in adroit style by Pat O'Malley, Eleanor Boardman and Harrison Ford. It is an amusing picture and treated in a sparkling manner. Metro-Goldzvyn The Fool Drama As this just missed being a great play, it just misses being a great picture. It is followed very faithfully, even to transcriptions of the dialog in the subtitles. But the rector who would live like Christ would be more vital if he had been as severely condemned as the founder of Christianity. ' There are moving moments. Pay attention to the miracle scene when the modern down the rector jcripple walks : crutches. This scene is the soul of -the picture. It lacks the simplicity to lift it to the heights, but it has been approached with reverence by Edmund Lowe as the rector.— > Fox. Pharisees strike and the little without her Headwinds Melodrama Cince we are getting a lot of ^ stories of the "taming of the shrew" theme, it is to the credit of a couple of directors in dressing it up with satire. You cant keep an old plot in the familiar groove if it is served up repeatedly. The director of this particular sample has not taken advantage of its comedy flavor and follows the old tack. It becomes out-and-out melodrama when the strong silent skipper kidnaps the girl aboard his yacht and tames her. It spends itself early, so the dream situation and a storm at sea are introduced to keep it going. House Peters gives a rugged performance, but the role screamed for a light comedian.— Universal. Man and Maid Romantic Drama "C*linor Glyn in a foreword to this picture says that women do one of three things to a man elevate him, degrade him or bore him to death. And thus she gives her hand away. It is perfectly obvious that once the man be- comes entangled in the thread of romance he will respond to the woman who had been indifferent to him. So he checks out the de- grading girl and the one who proves such a bore. It is a cut- and-dried plot unrelieved by any spark except what is contributed by Lew Cody, as the British officer, and Harriet Hammond, the erstwhile Sennett beauty, as the woman who elevates him. Metro-Goldzvyn. 71 P PAGii
- 66. HMOTION PICTURp riOl IMAGAZINE L The Charmer Comedy Drama "P>ola Negri is still in need of a A story that can do justice to her emotional whims and fancies. She colors her role here—that of a Spanish dancing girl who comes to America and runs into snobbish and caddish society people—but it is pretty slight stuff to carry on as it does for six reels. There are some interesting moments and some that are out of focus with the ways of life. Negri plays in a capricious manner, except for one scene when she flashes a touch of Carmenesque emotion. The early scenes are atmospheric and humorous, but the pace is not continued. The girl learns that the chauffeur's heart is in the right place. And it's all over. — Para- mount. Sally Comedy A pleasant diverting hour can -*•*- be gained from the film ver- sion of this highly successful musical comedy—thanks to a di- rector who has appreciated its drolleries. Indeed, in so far as the plot is concerned he has brought out more heart interest and pathos than the original carried. Since it is a scant idea, a Cinderella idea of a kitchen slave who comes out of the kitchen into the spotlight of fame and riches, those in charge have exaggerated its high jinks. It is an elaborate opus, somewhat overdone in its comedy even tho Leon Errol in his stage role con- vulses us with his burlesque. Colleen Moore makes a wistful and winsome Sally. — First Xa- tional. Waking Up the Town— Comedy Drama "^J"ot quite up to the business of "*-^ entertaining its spectators thruout, this rural romance must depend upon its early scenes to hold their attention. The storv is commonplace—all about a village youth with an inventive turn of mind who seeks financial recogni- tion from the town banker in order that he might harness the waterfalls for electric power. It never sketches things clearly be- cause of its episodic construction. The acting is productive of some laughs and so are the subtitles, There are a few bright scenes — but as a whole the picture lack? substance in spite of good work by members of the cast including Norma Shearer and Jack Pick- ford.—United Artists. I Confessions of a Queen— Romantic Drama Anyone expecting to see another * *- Prisoner of Zcnda here will be disappointed. True, it has the beauty that is Alice Terry's and the personality that is Lewis Stone's, but the mythical kingdom plot moves too slowly and lacks vigor to rank with the Anthony Hope story. It tells of a king, played with adroit humor by Mr. Stone, who is forced to abdicate and after frivolous adventures discovers that he loves his queen best of all. Victor Seastrom, the director, has appreciated its comedy flavor by not taking it too seriously and Stone will draw an audience. — Mctro-Goldzvyn. 72 as. Seven Chances—Comedy "Duster Keaton slips over some neat gags in this, his latest comedy adventure. The original play is merely followed in outline and perhaps some will agree with us that it lacks the invention of The Navigator. But there is no stopping Buster once he deter- mines to inherit the fortune. You've seen the idea exploited be- fore. The boy must be married within a specified hour or lose the money bags. When he advertises for a spouse, the fun begins. It is a grand chase, with hundreds of Amazons hot on Keaton's foot- steps. A highly amusing number. —Metro-Goldii-yn. The Rainbow Trail Melodrama C!tars of westerns never fail to ^ play safe when they humanize a Zane Grey character. Here is Tom Mix who rides and shoots and performs hazardous feats in rescuing a distressed heroine. The story is a sort of sequel to Riders of the Purple Sage, and Mix's task is to reach a couple of figures! imprisoned in a valley that hasl been shut off from the outside! world. To guide the girl out of| her troubles and rescue the pris- oners, he has to battle against tre- mendous odds. Among these are a hand-over-hand climb up steep cliff and a jaunt thru th< snow without snowshoes. — Fox.
- 67. Ben On the Camera Coast HarryCarrs Department of News and Gossip from Hollywood ADOLPHE MENJOU, in a very polite /^ way, suggests the old colored woman / —^^ who was making a terrible noise with her grief at a funeral. "Yassir," she said to. one who remonstrated, "When I mourns, I mourns."' Adolphe was a long time in developing a case of temperament ; but when he got tempera- mental, he got temperamental. He "got by him a mad" at the Lasky com- pany where he was under contract ; and he made no camouflagic efforts to conceal the same. Adolphe, in fact, spoke out in meeting with such vehemence that the stage hands shuddered and the director paled and blanched. His wife is now in New York for the purpose of break- ing Mr. Menjou's contract with the Famous Players-Lasky company. She is to consult her husband's attorney Nathan Burkan ; and they are to demand Adolphe's release. At this writing, Mr. Menjou has suddenly fol- lowed his wife Eastward, en route to Paris declaring that he will not return until he gets a cancellation of his three year contract. The sum of his woes seems to be that they forced him to act in too many pictures ; and that he does not like his parts. He disapproved with fervor and violence of the film version of The Swan in which he played the Prince. lie fore leaving Hollywood Mrs. Menjou declared in her statement to the reporters, thereby making the movie colo- ny stagger and reel "Altho he has been offered a much larger salary, that is not the Irouble. Mr. Men- jou is not ask- Lyon and George Archainbaud behind a bar in Central America, during the filming of "The Necessary Evil" According to Mae Marsh and Marion Blackton, scenario writing has got the cross-word puzzle lashed to the mast as a mental exercise If Jack Holt loses his job it wont matter so much now—"Chief," his horse, can support the family nicely. Under his new' contract, the equine star draws a salary that makes the income tax a real problem Mae Busch just loves football and, if she cant find a regular game to go to, she organizes a team of her own. Here she is, cheer- ing madly, while Harry Earles, a twenty-three- year-old dwarf, passes the ball to Victor Mc- Laglen, a two- hundr ed-andr tiventy -five- pound giant who held Jack Johnson in a six-round fight 75 PAG a fill
- 68. No it isn'ta beauty contest—it's just Norma Taimadge and Marion Davies playing hookey from the studio and devoting the entire day to having a good time Eugene O'Brien looks as tho he were about to help plant the tree in the picture below, but he's really out in his own yard spading his garden I In the ordinary course of events, Christmas trees should be delivered by Santa Clans. But this particular occasion is something else again. It isn t Christmas at all, but Mary and Doug's wooden ivedding anni- versary, and the tree, a Douglas Fir, ivas one of the most un- usual gifts they received, and delighted them so that, being the energetic couple they are, they dragged it out to the back yard and planted it ing for more money. We do not care much about money." Menjou is now receiving two housand dollars; it is understood that the Lasky company has sought to sooth his ruffled feelings by increasing this to three thousand, five hundred dollars. But what Menjou wants is to be his own boss—a free-lance free to accept such parts as appeal to him. Violent emotion surmounts all linguistic barriers it seems. Leastwise, Vilma Banky found it so. Miss Banky is the little Hungarian beauty who was recently brought from Europe by Samuel Goldwyn. Thev called her the "Hungarian Mary Pickford"— apparently to her disgust. When she arrived in Hollywood the other day, she had an interpreter, and it was announced that she couldn't speak a word of English. Just as the reporters were departing, her anguish brought forth this much-frenzied Eng- lish : "Pies, pies, gentlemens, do not call me anudder Mary Pickford. I am jus' Vilma Banky of Buda- pest. And pies, eet is Miss Banky. I am not married." Which shows that the lovely Vilma has consider- able business shrewdness. Trying to be "another Mary Pickford" has ruined more than one screen star. Mary Pickford is the only one who can be Mary Pickford, successfully. Another foreign star has also been in the public eye. Finding her- self suddenly discon- nected from the Famous Players-Lasky company. Jetta Goudal has threatened to bring a law- suit. According to gossip, Miss Goudal was too ada- mant to the suggestions of her directors in the making of The Spaniard. Cecil De Mille, who has had much ex- perience with temperament, has signed the lady, however, to be one of the featured players with his new pro- ducing organization. Altho heatedly affirmed >• and denied several timesa week, Marshall Neilan final- ly admits that he is soon to join the De Mille organiza- tion. He has purchased the screen rights of Adela Rogers St. Johns' novel The Skyrocket and will make it his first with De Mille. Marshall, by the way. is entitled to the world's championship as Hollywood's most devoted husband. He has been tak- ing some scenes on the desert. Five times during the week, he rode in one> 76 OS.
- 69. hundred and sixtymiles to call on his wife, Blanche Sweet. Bill Hart is coming back to the screen in a story of the land rush which occurred when Okla- homa was thrown open for settlement. It is called Tumble-meed and is by Hal G. Evarts. Winifred Westover Hart, who is separated from Bill, has been very ill with a nervous breakdown. "Dudolph Valentino's first picture for United -^ Artists will be a tale of old California wherein he plays one of the picturesque Robin Hood type of Spanish bandits who infested California during the Fifties. Clarence Brown has been specially en- gaged to direct Rudy. Brown has leaped into the front rank of directors during the last two years with his pictures: The Acquittal, The Signal Tower, The Butterfly and Smouldering Fires. Rudolph's picture is temporarily called The Slave, but it is adapted from a new novel by John Frederick called The Brouce Collar. Valentino is the most ardent devotee of the Cali- fornia desert I have ever known. He has a bunga- low at Palm Springs, just on the edge of the desert. Every minute of the time that he is not busy in the studio, Rudolph is out there communing with the desert mysteries. "We dunno wha's the matter with that guy," said one of the old desert "rats" who comes into Palm Springs to get supplies. "We see him wandering around there in the desert at night. We thought he must have a mine or some- thin' staked out ; but all he does is look at the stars and things." Pouglas Fairbanks, Jr., is a very modest young *-^ man for an actor. I met him the other day just after he had finished his first semi-grown-up part in The Air Mail. "Everybody in it was good except me: I was punk," he said gloomily. Personally I shall have to reverse his judgment. I thought he was the most interesting of quite a collec- tion of interesting actors. After several months acting in South -**- Sea jungle pictures with a smile and a blush by way of clothes, Patsy Ruth Miller has signed a long contract with Warner Brothers where she will do regular lady parts with a whole lot of clothes. "C*RNST LUBITSCH -*-"' is preparing his own script for his next picture. This will be The Viennese JJ'alta. At this writing his actors have not been selected. Lubitsch is very anx- ious to direct two people, without much chance of satisfying his ambition in either case — Lillian G i s h and Ramon Novarro. All the producers in Hollywood have been (Continued on page 100) CTgCT Carl Laemmle seems to be taking life much less seriously than Arthur Brisbane—however, the old saying about opposites is true in this case—they are the best of friends Here's every girl's ideal of a football hero! He's young George O'Brien, still rather neiv to the movies, and doing well, thank you! The advice of Hollywood pro- phets and ivise- acres is "Keep your eye on George!" Charles Edward Bull looks so ex- actly like Lincoln that when we first saw this picture it gave us a shock—but if Madge Bellamy had hopped up beside the real Lincoln, ivearing a boy's overalls and cap., and such an impudent grin, the shock would have been all on the side of Honest Abe #- ^. 77 PAGi
- 70. Ten or FifteenYearsAgo A little Englishman, quiet, unassuming, but surcharged with dynamite, is influencing the world right now. You can feel him in the theater; you read of him in the magazines; you get a glimpse of his idio- syncrasies in some twist of fashion. . . . The ivorld has Chaplinitis. But for the life of you, you cant analyze the reason for your laughter, and for Chaplin's success in comedy. He was born to laughter as much as Edison was born to invention, and Tolstoi was born to ivorld literature. He cant explain his methods—genius has no prompt-book —From Chaplinitis, July, 1915. Nless. July, 1911 OBODY loves a critic. We may admire and respect him, but_ it is hard to love him. Yet, an honest critic is a tonic, and if we should cultivate them more we would —From Musings of a Photoplay Philosopher (E. V. B.). jyfosT companies now have a man called the "Pathfinder" whose duty it is to borrow yards and house fronts for pictures. . . . A prominent Philadelphia physician recently gave a theater party of twenty-five to see his house in one of the motion-picture productions. —News Filler. (The picture gallery for July, 1911, contained portraits of stars ivho have since passed out of memory, with the exception of J : iorence Turner, Mary Fuller and Kathlyn Williams.) July, 1912 PlCKFORD is now a member of the Kalem the loss of his favorite I Miss Lottie Company. Warren J. Kerrigan mourns dog, Puddles. Gilbert M. Anderson (Broncho Billy) is not dead, as reported. allace Reid was with the Reliance Company for a time, but he has left to engage in the special release business on his own account. arren J. Kerrigan was a dramatic player before he became a picture player. The full name of the Essanay player is Francis Xavier Bush- man, who is also called Frank. Alice Joyce was an artist's model before becoming a photo star. Hobart Bosworth played in Selig's The Price He Paid. Sidney Olcott has taken another Kalem company to Ireland to produce a picture. T he winners of last month's popularity contest were Maurice Costello, E. Dolores Cassinelli. May Hotelv, Francis X. Bushman and G. M. Anderson. 78 Extracts from the July Motion Picture Magazines from 1911 through 1915 /7J.REAT is the credulity of the man who thinks all photoplays good : great is the ignorance who thinks all photoplays bad. There are the good, the bad, the better and the best, but let us all demand better plays and be satis- fied only with the best. —From Musings of a Photoplav Philosopher (E. V. 15.). (The players you remember in the gallery for July, 1912, zvcre Alice Joyce, Florence Turner, Anna 0. Xilsson, Fritzi Brunette and Charles Ogle.) July, 1913 OUR old friend, Secretary William J. Bryan, shows very good taste when he installs a motion-picture machine in the Department of v State at Washington. . A lice Joyce sold one thousand autographed photos of herself at a recent affair for the flood sufferers. Rosemary Theby, who has been a Vitagraph player for two years, has joined the Reliance Company to play opposite Irving Cummings. Louise Glaum has left the Xestor Company and has joined Kay-Bee and Broncho forces as leading woman. Kathlyn Williams is now playing leading parts in photo- plays which she herself wrote. Harold Lockwood is play- ing opposite. Florence Turner is not dead. Dont believe all you hear. Mary Pickford did not leave Belasco to go back to Biograph, as reported. She's making A Good Little Devil. The Photoplay Magazine has gone out of business. Pathe tries to have cameramen all over the country so that when an event takes place they are Johnny-on-the-spot. Lionel Barrymore was the lead in The Burglar's Dilemma (Biograph). Wallace Reid is directing for the American Company. —News Items. Ves, Blanche Sweet played in The Battle, and that zcas a battle. We decline to discuss Ander- son's nose : Bun- ny's complexion; Johnson's swag- ger; MacDer — mott's red hair ; Crane Wilbur's eyebrows ; Clara Kimball's eyes; Or mi Hawley's plumpness: or Costello's conceit. We are neither phrenologist, physiognomist, nor beauty doc- tor. Hobart Bos- worth had t h e lead in The Count of Monte Crista. Xot for 50 cents would we tell you whether Beverly Bayne is married, i Continued on page 128 J / was born on February 22d; I am small; my height is four feet and weight about ninety-five pounds. My eyes are brown, also my hair. Oh, yes, I am neither married nor engaged. Since a baby I have been in theatricals; but the first part I really enjoyed playing' on the stage was "Peter Pan". . . . IVhen Mr. Frohman asked me if I ivould like to de- vote all my time to pictures I cried out: "Oh, I could not give up my art!" 1 did not know then that motion pictures were an art—/ have found out since — From Marguerite Clark's Story, July- 191 5.
- 71. Before He Goesto the Studio H u n tly Gordon really isn't a motion- picture actor —tem- peramentally speak- ing—but a business man. For the life of this care-free bache- lor is as carefully regulated as tho he were a cadet at West Point or an earnest young bank cashier. And he likes it! He thrives upon it! He grows handsomer on it! We're giving you the pictorial story of how he be- gins his day, every day in the week ex- cept Sunday, when he occupies the chair in the lower right- hand corner until his two bosses beg for a game At Seven o 'Clock in the Morning Little Lop-Ear, in the first cubby-hole, is Huntly Gordon's alarm-clock. Evidently Loppy lets his tummy be his guide, for just before seven every morning he gets that hungry feeling and rouses his master from slumber by nibbling one of his ears. Huntly says he likes it now, but it took him some time to get used to an alarm-clock that actually chewed his ear instead of * On the musically tickling his B^(^ ^S r> ear-drum Stroke of Nine Breakfast at Eight The spoiled baby terrier insists upon break- fast at 7.10 sharp, but Mother Terrier po- litely waits until 8.00 for her master and Aunt Polly. Just before leaving for the studio, at 9, Huntly has to give Lop-Ear a farewell cuddle, and chat awhile with the little mother O 79 PAGt
- 72. Ten Keys forPerfect Locks Mary PicRford says: THE first secret in the prop- er care of the hair is washing it once a week. If I al- low my hair to go longer than that without a shampoo, it starts to fall out in two days. I am careful to comb out my hair before the shampoo, as it lessens the chances of becoming tan- gled. I use rain-water or distilled water, and pure soap, melted. Two lathers, and plenty of rinsing with water as hot as I can stand it, is the These film stars, famous for the lus- trous loveliness of their tresses, give you their keys to the secret of beauti- ful hair Wearing heavy felt hats that keep the air away is in- jurious, and soon cause the hair to fall. Drv hair should not be sunned too much, but attfltf&fefch. a reasonable amount of fresh air each day is good for it. Marjorie Daw says: 'Daily sun-baths are fine for sickly hair, but dry hair should not be sunned too much," is Mary Pickford's advice "A spoonful of vinegar in the last rinse water," is the explana- tion Marjorie Daiv (left) gives for the radiant sheen to her hair. "Whenever I have a half-hour's leisure time at home, I let my hair down and give my scalp an airing," confides Kathleen Key {below) Bui ! schedule I follow. I find that the hot water gives the haira gloss that warm water will not. If possible, I dry the hair outdoors in the sun. After it is dry, I brush it thoroly. I am a great believer in the hair-brush, and have invested in a very fine brush that should last my lifetime. The seal)), like the rest of the body, needs exercise. When I take out my hairpins at night, I massage my scalp by pressing the fingers against it firmly, not just rubbing, but pressing hard. When tangled, hair should always be combed at the ends first, and at the roots later. Daily sun-baths are fine for sickly hair. 80 ee. SCREEN actress has to think about her looks. I devote a lot of time and thought to my hair because if it isn't lus- trous, soft, fluffy and un- broken it wont "screen" well. Instead of listening to the conflicting remedies, methods and advice of my friends I went to a beauty expert on Fifth Avenue—where people should always go when they aren't familiar with any subject. I use warm water, bordering on hot, on my hair because I understand cold water shocks the roots and stunts the growth. Pure soap, a sponge for washing and hot water for rinsing are followed with a drying in warm towels, never with a gas-heater. After it is dry I have the scalp massaged briskly, and then stand ten minutes in the sun before doing it up. --—___ A spoonful of vinegar in the rinse water gives a glo to the hair. Oil rubbed into the roots is good, too. but that doesn't mean put- ting French dress- ing on your hair ! Kathleen Key says: TV/Tv long hair has won me lots of parts in the picture: Of course anyone can put on a long wig, but for parts where a girl has to be dragged around by her hair (as I have had to be in Ben H u r) wigs aren't firmly enough anchored. J
- 73. OTION PICTURI MAGAZINE Do youknow, I believe that the hair-pulling I have had done in the movies has had a lot to do with making my hair grow ? A beauty-parlor woman told me once that the best thing on earth for the hair was to take it between the hands and pull it with a firm pressure, not a jerk. It stimulated the roots, she said, and was better than any amount of massage. Of course I use hair tonics and shampoos. I read the advertisements and believe what they say. I let my hair hang loose wherever I have the opportunity. Any- way, for some reason my hair is so thick that I cant find any hat to fit over it in these bobbed days. Eleanor Boardman says: have never had my hair bobbed, •*• not because I think it is bad for it, but because I am not a flapper kind of girl, and the old- fashioned lass is supposed to have long locks. Of course I shampoo, brush, and use an occa- sional tonic on my hair the way everyone does. The only have—and you're welcome to it—is the use of rubbed into the scalp when I have my hair shampooed, left for half an hour and then rinsed out. I dont know exactly what it does, and why it does it, but it seems to keep the scalp nourished. At night I remove all my hair- pins and sleep with my hair hanging unbraided. Florence Vidor says: your locks) I massage it thoroly. This does not mean merely rubbing the scalp, but working it back and forth with a slow, firm movement. Between shampoos I keep my hair free from dust by constant brushingsl Caring for the hair is really simple. Dont kill vour hair with kindness. A. 'J- vhm*Um&*~y^~^^ "I always sleep with my hair hanging down and unconfined by so much as a loose braid," is the key to Eleanor Boardman s secret secret I an egg, Lillian Rich says: IV/Ty hair was brought up in a moist climate. In England where I come from it rains most of the time, and when it only drizzles people greet each other with "Won- derful day, what?" The Califor- nia sunshine seems to make the hair folli- cles 1 a z y . I have finally found a meth- od which seems to be just what my hair needs. Instead of so much washing, the hair is brushed for half an hour at a time every day with * gratify "C^ew people have hair troubles from lack of -*- care. All those insidious things that cause our hair to fall out, to become gray and brittle, are usually the result of too many shampoos. I have a formula that I have carried out faithfully for two years with ing results. The first and foremost rule is careful shampooing and not too many of them. I' limit my hair washings to two a month no matter what occa- sion arises. A hot oil treatment before each shampoo is really necessary to keep the scalp healthy. Any kind of oil can be used for these treatments. Olive oil, cocoanut oil or crude oil are ' excellent tonics. While my hair is , drying in the sun (never let an electric dryer be used on "B etween shampoos, I keep my hair free from dust by constant brush- ing," Florence Vidor (right) explains. "After I have dried my hair in the sun," says Lillian Rich (below ) , "I wait just as long as I can be- fore twisting it up, and make sure that it is perfectly dry" -. strong brushes and a sweeping movement from roots to ends. The brush is held in another person's hand and the sweeping movement furnished by someone else I may add ! That is an important part of the treatment, for it means that it wont be abandoned as quickly as it might if I had to do it myself. How many New Years' lists of resolu- tions have begun "Resolved : That I will brush my hair a hundred strokes every morning and evening!" But a picture star who has to wear wigs and have her hair curled and dressed so often has to take thought for the morrow of her hair. (Continued on page 127) 81 PA<3i
- 74. Cheers and Hisses Lettersfrom fans all over the world, telling what they love and loathe in pictures, and what they adore and abhor in the players Laramie, ! From a Volunteer of 1862 DEAR EDITOR : I will have to answer and criticize some- what the article, "Where the Atmosphere Is At," by Harry Carr in the March number of Motion Picture Magazine. The article says that old plainsmen and former army officers have protested against The Covered Wagon because they say that four hundred wagons were never known to cross the plains in a single caravan. I was a volunteer soldier in Company B, 11th Ohio Cavalry, and stationed from Fort Mitchell at Scotts Bluffs to South Pass, the place where Atlantic City is now. Our squads of twenty men to a company were stationed at each tele- graph office along this line of some three hundred miles from October, 1862, to March, 1865. I am now eighty- two years old and I ought to know somewhat of the- number of wagons of emigrants and freighters that passed West during the summer of each year. I say that at times no one could tell, unless one asked, whether it was one continuous train. For many days there was just one wagon after another, and at times there were two wagons abreast nearly all day. Yes, how could all these cattle graze when there were from four to ten yoke of oxen to a wagon? Well, there were no fences on the plains then. At night one could see the caravans camped about a mile apart and in daytime it was not only sixty-five wagons in a caravan, but often one continuous train from early morn until after sundown. I was discharged in Omaha on April 1, 1865, and was in charge of ten four- mule teams, freighting from Nebraska City, Nebraska, to Fort Wyoming. When my train reached Old Fort Kearney, we were ordered to camp there under guard until there arrived enough wagons to make a train of one hundred wagons before we were allowed to pull out on the road. Then it was that I did as the emigrants had done. I made it my business to drive abreast of the ox teams and our mule teams would travel faster than the ox teams. We would start in alongside the oxen in the morning and before noon we would be over half-way up on the ox train. I know that this train did not split up at all, but traveled in one continuous train. I know that The Covered Wagon director did better than any other man could do in organizing this train. I have seen this picture and I know that it shows the exact way the emigrants traveled, espe- cially in the crossing of streams. I have often seen just such a sight when the emigrants were crossing the Platte River. Now, if Mr. Carr wishes to know any more about 82 ce. the West, especially the Old Fort Laramie vicinity, let him seek someone who has been there since 1862. A. G. Shaw, Valentine, Nebraska. M f OUR opinions on subjects re- lating to the movies and their players may be worth actual money to you, if you can express them clearly in a snappy letter of one to three hundred words. A five-dollar prize is awarded for the best letter published and illustrated on this page; one dollar is paid for the ex- cerpts printed from others. Write ns an interesting letter, giving rea- sons for your likes and dislikes. Sign your full name and give your address. We will use initials only if requested. Send to Cheers and Hisses, 175 Duffield St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Wants Individual Introduction ay I express my feelings and those of many others with regard to the presentation of the entire cast of characters and players at the beginning of a picture? It is wholly impossible, except in the case of the few, to memorize a long cast in the few seconds during which it is presented on the screen. To some of us, the players are as interesting as the characters and we very much appreciate individual in- troduction. To sit thru a picture vainly trying to recall names is irritating. We heartily thank those directors whea appreciate the fact that some of us have short memories. ^ T „ N. A. F., British West Indies. 6 THE COVERED WAGON Pictures With Human Interest TXThile not attempting to pick the * * best picture nor to find fault with Tamar Lane's selection of Scaramouch^ as the best picture of 1923-24, I would like to mention a few pictures that were of great interest to me and my family. Wanderer of the il'aste Land, The Marriage Circle, Three Women. l : or- bidden Paradise, A Society Scandal and several others carried very much human element. They were all possibilities, well photographed, well directed, and especially well acted. They seemed to me to carry more affection and human interest than Scarainouche. which was a fine picture, but did not seem to breathe the human touch that we have come to enjoy. I cant imagine a more lifelike picture than JTan- derer of the Waste Land.. If Mr. Beery had been a prospector all his life, he could not have been a betJ ter one than in this pic-j ture. He was so real that to us who have seen that life in reality, it was al most pathetic. Karl M. Frev, Pueblo, Colorado. / have seen this picture and I know that it shows the exact way the emi- grants traveled, especially in the crossing of streams. I have often seen just such a sight when the emigrants were crossing the Platte River Wrong Impressions T believe that the films have a wonderful oppor- tunity for doing really great things, but they sometimes convey the wrong impressions. For instance, I'm abso- lutely tired of the utter idiots that are so often chosen to play the parts of English peers. Surely, it is time that American producers woke up to the fact that we love American pic-i tures and American stars, but it is hardly fair for our aristocracy to be caricatured. E. F., Yorkshire, England. (Continued on [>age 98)
- 75. Advertising Section ,,-JOTIONPICTUR! |0I I MAGAZINE Children's Hair Depends upon Shampooing Try this quick and simple method which thousands of mothers now use. See the difference it will make in the appearance of YOUR CHILD'S hair. Note how it gives life and lustre, how it brings out all the natural wave and color. See how soft and silky, bright and fresh-looking the hair will look. ANY child can have hair that is beau- tiful, healthy and luxuriant. - It is NO LONGER a matter of luck. The beauty of a child's hair depends ALMOST ENTIRELY upon the way you shampoo it. Proper shampooing is what makes it soft and silky. It brings out all the real life and lustre, all the natural wave and color, and leaves it fresh-looking, glossy and bright. When a child's hair is dry, dull and heavy, lifeless, stiff and gummy, and the strands cling together, and it feels harsh and disagreeable to the touch, it is because the hair has not been shampooed properly. While children's hair must have frequent and regular washing to keep it beautiful, fine, young hair and tender scalps cannot stand the harsh effect of ordinary soaps. The free alkali in ordinary soaps soon dries the scalp, makes the hair brittle and ruins it. That is why discriminating mothers, everywhere, now use Mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo. This clear, pure and en- tirely greaseless product brings out all the real beauty of the hair and cannot pos- sibly injure. It does not dry the scalp or make the hair brittle, no matter how often you use it. If you want to see how really beautiful you can make your child's hair look, just follow this simple method. A Simple, Easy Method clear, little E^IRST, wet the hair and scalp in * warm water. Then apply a Mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo. Two or three teaspoonfuls will make an abundance of rich, creamy lather. This should be rubbed in thoroughly and briskly with the finger tips, so as to loosen the small particles of dust and dirt that stick to the scalp. After rubbing in the rich, creamy Mulsified lather, give the hair a good rinsing. Then use another application of Mulsified, again working up a lather and rubbing it in briskly as before. After the final washing, rinse the hair and scalp in at least two changes of clear, fresh, warm water. This is very important Just Notice the Difference "V^OU will notice the difference in the * hair even before it is dry, for it will be delightfully soft and silky. After a Mulsified shampoo you will find the hair will dry quickly and evenly, and have the appearance of being much thicker and heavier than it really is. If you want your child to always be re- membered for its beautiful, well-kept hair, make it a rule to set a certain day each week for a Mulsified cocoanut oil sham- poo. This regular weekly shampooing will keep the scalp soft and the hair fine and silky, bright, fresh-looking and fluffy, wavy and easy to manage. You can get Mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo at any drug store or toilet goods counter, anywhere in the world. A 4-ounce bottle should last for months. WATffgg Mulsified Cocoanut Oil Shampoo When you write to advertisers please mention MOTION PICTURE MAGAZINE. 83 PAGi «!W
- 76. ANswraMan i A Southern Maid.—CertainlyI am glad to hear from you. If you didn't write, I wouldn't be getting my $12.00 every week. Lowell Sherman's first picture for Warner Brothers will be Satan in Sables. Yes, I like your purple ink. Frances Mary.—Cheer up, it's not such a lion's den after all, and besides I wont hurt you. Most people, when they ask for advice, ' really want approbation. Charles Emmet Mack is with First Na- tional now, and he is playing in The White Monkey with Barbara La Marr. A. H.—Your puzzle was a good one, and now just to get square, here's one for you : "Madam, I'm Adam." Read it back- wards and you will see how Adam introduced himself to Eve. No, Marion Davies is not married and she was born in Brooklyn, January 1, 1898. George F. S.—Lois Wilson did all the riding herself in North of 36. Good work, yes? Betty Bronsor is just seventeen years old and weighs 100 pounds. She is five feet tall. Yes, that was Famous Players who produced 1 1 'ages of Sin and North of 36. Hylda A.—The cast of The Wanderer includes William Collier, Jr., Greta Nisson, Ernest Torrence, Kathlyn Williams and' Wal- lace Beery. Just pronounce it Coe-dee. And Mee-han. No, I am not deaf. My eyesight and earsight are both good. There is one advantage in being deaf—you can never be found guilty in court, because they cant convict a man without a hearing. Now will you be good ! Yes, Lila Lee is married to James Kirkwood — didn't you know that? Mary Philbin is not married. That was Norman Kerry as the lead in The Merry-Go-Round. Warner Baxter is married to Winifred Bryson. I'll answer the other eighteen next month. So long ! Apolonia.—Your letter was a gem, but you see Hylda's mind and your mind ran in the same channel, like all great minds, hence see above for your answers. Irene Rich Admirer.—So you have been reading this magazine for the last three months. You say you first met the Motion Picture Magazine thru the advertisement in your newspaper. That proves the old slogan, "It pays to advertise." Irene Rich has brown hair and brown eyes. Gloria Swanson's new address, where she wishes to receive her mail, is at 522 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Dont send it to the studios. Station P-A-T.—So you are tuning in for a few minutes. I hope I can entertain you. Ralph Graves is with the Mack Sennett Comedies, and you want a picture of him in the gallery. Adolphe Menjou and Greta Nisson have the leads in Lost—a Wife, in which Robert Agnew also appears. Please stand by for further announcements : keep your eyes peeled on the Answer Man. Bo-Peep, Australia.— You certainly compliment me to the skies, but I dont deserve it. You say you always read this de- partment first, and you like it for "Those grains of wisdom and, of course, for the humor." I'm all puffed out with vanity. Evelyn Brent is to be directed by Ralph Ince in The Chatterbox. Your letter touched the right spot. Geraldine O.—I dont 84 DEAD one page, dont skip a word ; Now read another—then a third ; Digest it—'twill do you good; Then laugh, where laughing's understood. Should you by laughing thus grow fat, I zviil make no extra charge for tJiat. ff EAR YE, hear ye! All you folks who liave questions to ask, come this way and you shall be heard—and answered. I have learnt a lot during the last eighty-two years, and it's all yours for the asking. Been answering ??? here for the last fourteen years, and still going strong. If you ivant an answer by mail, enclose a stamped addressed envelope. If you wish the answer to appear here, write at the top of your letter the name you want printed, and at the bottom your full name and address, and mail to me, The Answer Man, care of Motion Picture Magazine. 775 Duffield Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. know her age. You cant make a woman tell her age, but her age will soon tell on her. So Jane Novak sent you a picture. That was great. Mary Alden was the mother in Pleasure Mad. Dale Fuller was the servant in Foolish Wives. Yes, Clara Horton is play- ing in The Wheel for Fox. So long as she keeps going or mov- ing, she'll never go back. Constance T.—Yes, you will see Eugene O'Brien with Norma Talmadge in Graustark. They sure do make a grand looking couple in their graustarkian costumes. Pat.—Take my advice and stand Pat. Yes, it is sad that Lucille Ricksen died. Marjorie Daw has bobbed hair. Zasu Pitts and Tom Moore in Pretty Ladies for Metro-Goldwyn. I really dont know whether blondes or brunettes are the better. All angels may be blondes, but all blondes are not angels. Hoot Mon ! Next ! Mildred J. G.—Well, my child, you know the first motion pic- ture wasn't a regular picture with a full-fledged cast and all that —it was just a few feet of film and then it finally developed into a story, and then a star and then multiple reels, etc., etc., until now we have Broadway productions. Marguerite de La Motte and John Bowers have the leads in The Romance of an Actress. Mary E.—So you want a picture of Glenn Hunter in his cow- boy clothes. I think most of my readers would rather see a picture of him in his new picture, The Little Giant. How did you like the picture of him in last month's issue? Edith Roberts, Robert Gordon arid Charles Mack have the leads in A Woman's Secret. Odette.—Your first letter to me. Good ! You say you are "Goofy" about Ramon Novarro. He is five feet ten, weighs 154 and has black hair and brown eyes. Kathryn Martin is not play- ing right now. William Boyd has signed a long term contract with Cecil De Mille. E. R., Newark.—You guessed it right. That was Ian Keith in Love's Wilderness. The reason for so many domestic upheavals lately is bobbed hair. Formerly women braided their hair ; now they upbraid their husbands. Marion Speed, 905 McKinley, Sand Springs, Oklahoma, won the prize in May Magazine by giving a sentence that cannot be written. Her sentence is "In the English language there are three twos (to, too)." How are you going to write it? There are a great many others who had this correct, but I am sorry I couldn't award more prizes. Birdie S.—You exercised your gray matter by saying your sentence was "It cannot be written, so—naturally I cannot write it." Martha J.—Says, "It cannot be written." All wrong. Ella F.—Says the answer came like a flash, presto ! "The sentence referred to is doubtless a prison sentence." Wrong again. Yes, Gertrude Olmstead is a Chicago girl and won the Eks-Herald Exam- iner Contest after gradu- ating from high school. E. L. E.—You're all wrong, it's not a jail sentence. Dorothy M. B.—You say that ten years is a perfectly good and gram- matical sentence, but can- not be written and must be served. Away, away! Margretta T. and Ira J. E.—Both right.
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- 78. IGMOTION PICTURf f MAGAZINE Mrs. O.P.—No, the sentence wasn't "To Have and to Hold." You say my department is as clever as a crutch. Are you laugh- ing at mc? Joseph Schcnck has purchased the screen rights to Lenore Ulric's Kiki for over $100,000, and it will be a forth- coming vehicle for Constance Talmadgc. And that's not stage money, either. Patrick.—You probably refer to October, 1921, issue of the Motion Picture Magazine. Write our Circulation Department for back numbers Robertta.—You want to know why Alice Terry in Sackcloth and Scarlet adorned the collar of her riding habit with an extremely large safety pin. Alice, how careless. You want the exact ages of Mae Murray and Gloria Swanson. That's hard. Let me see. Wait a minute. I'm eighty odd years, been answer- ing questions for the last fourteen years. Well, I should say roughly that Mae Murray was thirty- two and Gloria Swanson twenty- eight. Gloria number two is about four. Dorothy Mackaill was a Follies girl, maybe that explains it. Ginger.—You can reach Mme. Nazi- mova by writing to her private address at Box 157, Holly- wood, California. You want me to write a cross word puzzle. Here's one : What Next, Norma? Time Item Meti Emit Anxious Girl.—Yes, we agree with you that it was a ivonderfuV and courageous thing for a girl so lovely as Norma Shearer (see center picture, above) to make herself look like the girl in the third picture in "Lady of the Night." But it's "Art for Art's Sake," you know. How do you like her in the first picture above? That's how she's going to look in her new screen play, "Nothing to Wear" A Dick Dix Fan. —You say the only reason why you aren't happy is because you haven't a theater of your own. You're like the little girl who saw all the dolls in the window and wanted them all. Yes, we always like those who admire us, but we do not always like those whom we admire. Alice Calhoun is playing opposite Tom Mix in The Everlasting Wilisper. Mrs. C. R. T.—A good player's face should be like the face of a watch—it should reveal without what is concealed within. Some faces register thoughts and some register nothing but shallowness. Betty Bronscn was born November 17, 1906. Leatrice Joy was born in New Orleans in 1899. Jean S. ; Brown Eyes ; Anna Bell Blues ; Grace, Los Angeles; E. N. ; L. M. C. ; Colleen Moore Admirer; Theresa B. ; Dorothy H. ; Charles R. ; R. McC. ; Ben Lyons Fan ; Joseph F. ; Joseph V.; Mary M. ; Lucy C. ; Jack and E- A. D. —I'm sorry to put you in the alsorans, but there was nothing left to do. Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies. But ask me something that has not been answered before. Kitty.—Most of the letters I received this month were from the following States in the order named: New Y'ork, Pennsyl- vania, California, Illinois, New Jersey, Michigan, Massachusetts and Wisconsin. I didn't hear from Nevada, Montana, New Hampshire or Delaware. You want to know why Theda Bara doesn't come back in pictures. She has been coming back for a long time, but now she can be addressed at Chadwick Pictures, 723 Seventh Avenue, New York City. D. R. K.—Yes, that was Tony, Tom Mix's horse, who played in Dick Turpin. They are inseparable, even when they were in New York. Tom brings Tony right into the hotel with him. And now they're in London together. Matthew R.—Certainly not, there is nothing supernatural; it is simply the natural not yet understood. So you think that Lillian fiish is something between a flower and an angel. That's very pretty. You know Miss Gish has announced her engagement to George Jean Nathan, the writer, and the wedding is to take place as soon as her legal difficulties are settled. Lillian also expects to go to Berlin to play the lead in Faust. Patsy Ruth Miller, Pauline Garon and Allen Forrest have the leads in Rose of the World. Thanks, for all the nice things you sav about me. S6 (JW / PS6 1a<3£ Desperate Desmond.—Well, well, glad to hear from you again. I thought you had met your Waterloo. I notice you follow the old style of writing your questions first, and then the rest of your letter later. I wish my readers would do that again, it would save me a lot of time. Yes, Beauty Magazine was one of our publications. I like the flappers, they aren't as bad as they are painted, altho I must confess they use enough paint. Your letter was great, and I hope to have a chat with you sometime. Abe, Queensland.—Well, the Tip itself, originated in Merrie England, where an enterprising British flunkey fastened a con- veniently slotted box to the Inn wall with a placard reading : "To Insure Prompt- ness," the initial let- ters of which form the now common word and habit TIP. Yes, tipping is an awful nuisance. Thanks for the pic- ture — you resemble Miss Billie Burke. Wait until you come to America to get into pictures. The things we worry about most never happen. Texas Girl.—You say that corn - fed hogs yield the most succulent Virginia hams; corn-fed steers the juiciest beefsteaks; and corn -fed leghorns lay more eggs than a gambler lays bets. I never liked corns myself. Monte Blue at Warner Brothers, Bronson Avenue and Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, Cali- fornia. Valentino is playing in The Slave. Rita LeB.—I al- ways had a weak- ness for chocolates, but how did you know it? Thanks muchly. So you are twenty, well I'm over eighty. And so you have been looking for someone to take Wallace Reid's place, and decided upon George O'Brien. He's pretty nice. You sure can typewrite. Laura Jean J.—No, I play no favorites, I love them all, yes, one and all. Alberta Vaughn in The Pace Maker. Sure I believe in the Prohibition act. While now we are the land of the spree and the home of the depraved, give us time to get used to it. Anyway, I prefer buttermilk to fire water. Ora G.—Great guns, you say sometimes you think I am a full- fledged flapper who rolls her own. You know that expression has two meanings. Well, you're all wrong, wrong, wrong. You dont like Nita Naldi or Pola Negri, but you do like Norma Shearer. Why, Michael Arlen's The Green Hat has been pro- duced on the stage in Detroit, a preliminary try-out, and a second company is about to appear. The Elm Tree Club.—So you have never been on Broadway. Well, you have something coming to you. Broadway is a long street over ten miles long, but the real Broadway is between Forty-second Street and Fifty-ninth Street and every building at night is lighted up almost equal to daylight. In every conceivable place you will find all kinds of electric signs in every color of the rainbow. And some of these are very unique. As you look up Broadway from Forty-second Street, you will perhaps see a part of one hundred different signs all at once, some with moving figures, and some with moving letters, advertising everything from chewing gum and corsets up to Harold Lloyd and Mary Pickford. Some time I will try and get you the figures. Cer- tainly a fortune is spent in electricity every night on this section of Broadway lighting. Some of these signs are 40 or 50 feet long and 10 feet high. Each contains hundreds if not thousands of bulbs. It is a great city and you must see it. Yes, Lou Tellegen is married, and his child is about a year old now. He is playing in After Business Hours. After all, that's the time to play. Mary W. F, irig in Chickie. Denis King Adorer.—Free and Equal was produced by Thomas (Continued on pa<je 112) -Dorothy Mackaill and Neil Hamilton are play-
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- 80. f "MOTION PICTURF V IMAGAZINE l- This is the first time I ever held up a picture," he told^me. "I'd been working in The Goose Woman for Universal. My left eye became slightly affected, and I didn't have the patience to allow it to mend. At the next exposure to the Kleigs, I was burned for fair. The eye was almost closed. There was nothing to do but accept this lay-off for five weeks. ^riB "Have I been im- patient to get back? I'll say so! We'd put in ten weeks on the picture, and it would have been fin- ished in a couple more. I hated to hold up the works. "However, I've made the best of my semiblindness on Broadway. It's not been so severe but what I've been able to enjoy a number of shows." He dropped the interesting hint that he and Mary might be seen as brother and sister in a big pro- duction before long. Confidences Off- Screen On a Bus with Buster (Continued from page 46) Dix made '"The Shock Punch" among the girders, eighteen stories high, and never lost his smileDix Adventures Sky-High (~ N a recent Sunday afternoon, before the weather was really ^-^ warm at street level, I entered the unfinished Telephone Building in down-town New York, and a flimsy-looking work- man's elevator shot me up to the eighteenth floor. My errand was to interview Richard Dix. The steel framework was about all there was at that height. The stiff wind that blew from the harbor howled like a gale at sea, r and the change in temperature was at least twenty degrees. Chilled suddenly and far from satisfied as to my safety, I stepped gin- gerly and peered about for 'Dix. Where do you suppose I located him? He was standing out on a girder, with nothing but Eleventh Avenue below him, and coolly rehearsing one of the scenes in The Shock Punch. When you see that picture, please remember that its realism was not faked. The hero is an iron-worker whose adventures are staged sky- high. He demonstrates his man- hood on the job, and there is a fight with the villain that should make your hair bristle. Dix joined me in a little while. I asked him which of his stunts he considered the most dangerous. "Riding the bucket," he grinned. 'What's that?" He explained that the "bucket" was used to convey material be-, tween the ground and the latest floor to be added. It traveled with incredible speed, and at the least hitch was likely to dump its con- tents. Men were forbidden to ride in it, but the story called for this particular piece of daredeviltry and he'd made good. His courage thru the picture has been admirable, but it was his per- fect good humor about it that I liked best. Richard Dix is one of the finest all-around fellows in the game. 88 GE Rut Buster Kenton preserved a frozen face, as he played the sightseer from the top of a Fifth Avenue bus "Duster Keaton took me for a ride on a Fifth Avenue bus the last time he was on from Hollywood. He behaved seeing New York were the greatest novelty in his life. But then, as we all know, Buster the world's only frozen- faced comedian. At Fourteenth Street, he looked sadly east and west and asked where he was. It wasn't so many years ago that he made his first appearance on the stage with the vaudeville team of "The Three Keat- ons." And the thea- ter was on Fourteenth Street. So I guess he was kidding me. When we reached Washington Square. the bus company cleared the top deck of our sea-going hack and we took some photographs. The one reproduced on this page was best. Buster gazed dreamily in the di- rection of the New York Universi*y law-school, and pa.'' no attention to the crowd of students that had gathered swiftly and started to yell for his autograph. One of the budding barristers, however, succeeded in catching him on his descent. He wrote his name gloomily in an exercise book, and fled before he could be asked to repeat. We returned up-town in a taxi. "Have you seen any plays on Broadway?" I asked. —. . . -~^_ "A bunch of them. But only one gave me a good laugh." "What?" I demanded sharply. "You laughed?" He looked highly embarrassed at the slip. "Well—I mean—I— I laughed my way—all inside, you know," he vowed. But even then I think I was being kidded. In theaters, where pesky cameras need not be feared, I'll bet Buster Keaton knows how to let go. Louise Glaum Returns Cixce Rod La Rocque came to ^ the office a month or so ago, it's been surprising how many stars have had the same happy thought. Louise Glaum has been a visitor, and a most charming one. She told me about her return to the screen in Fifty-Fifty, a production the Associated Exhibitors has just completed. She played in support of Lionel Barrymore. The com- edy is one of Paris and New ork life, with lively apache scenes. It was first filmed years ago, and this is a new version. The fans will be delighted to see Louise Glaum again. She ha been out of motion pictures for two years, a sufferer from a seri- ous case of nervous breakdown. But she is entirely herself now, and looks younger than ever. "I suppose you have great plans for the future ?" I asked. "I wont say that," replied (Continued on page 123) J
- 81. Advertising Section <fl-M0TI0NPICTUI IH0I I MAGAZINE How I fooled ray husband BY Grace Howell (Mrs. "Jack" Howell, Chicago) INSTANTLY I see a lot of eyebrows raised, lips curl, and many shakings of the head. People will jump at con- clusions, especially the "Holier-than- thou" type. It gives them a sort of secret satisfaction—I suppose it's human nature, after all—to sit back with smug compla- cency and say, "Thank God I'm not as other people are." Yes, I fooled him, and am brazen enough to say that I believe any other woman in my position would have done the same thing. When you know my story, have a little heart-to-heart talk with yourself and decide what you would have done. I'll admit Jack and myself had agreed to be always perfectly frank with each other—to hide nothing. "Mutual trust," we called it. But he forced me to do it, by his attitude, forced me to do what I did. I'm sensitive—my intimate friends tell me—I take things very much to heart. A frown chills me—a sharp tone brings tears to my eyes. I was born that way, and, I guess, will die that way. A whirlwind courtship Jack and I had known each other but a few months when we were married. He was a tall, handsome fellow, with blue eyes and wavy brown hair. In college he had been an athlete, and—well, my friends all said that I was pretty, and raved about my lovely figure. It was love at first sight with both of us, a whirlwind court- ship, a brilliant wedding, honeymoon, and then we settled down in a cosy apartment to what I fondly believed would be the happiest married life in the whole world I was young and didn't know men, you see. I know I was ecstatically happy, simply worshipping Jack. "I'm so proud of you," he would say, when I arrayed my- self in a stunning gown, and his admir- ing looks would simply thrill me. A rift in the lute years felt, Jack and I looked forward to years of happiness Then three passed, and I with a woman's un- erring intuition, that Jack's ardor had cooled. Little things he would say-— "pleasantries" he called them, stung me at times to the quick. I wondered at the change, and then reassured myself that it was all imagination, or the result of my over-sensitiveness. And I didn't begin to suspect the truth until one day a girlhood friend said to me, rather nonchalantly, "Grace, aren't you taking on weight?" A bolt -of lightning couldn't have staggered me more. I lhad noticed that my clothes fitted a bit tight, For the sake of our future happiness I waited until Jack went out before making: the trial. He never guessed what I was doing ! but it never once occurred to me that a little extra plumpness would cause outside comment. "Taking on weight," I kept repeating to myself ah, she had spared my feelings. Why didn't she say, "Grace, you're getting fat." Then, in a flash, I saw all. Jack had always been crazy about my figure. I sat down and had a good cry. And as my memory trailed back over the past 12 months, I reflected, "He hasn't complimented my figure in a year," and then those "pleasantries" came back to taunt me. A test of courage I summoned up courage to face the mirror, as I had never before, not to admire, but to criticize. It must tell me the truth, however harsh. I tried vainly to believe I hadn't changed. It was no use I HAD. I was stouter, and my youthful lines were not so marked. I had been living in a "fool's paradise." Jack's appraising eyes had discovered the truth before my own—had marked the change in the contour of my figure, the absence of the indefinable something that won his admiration. The scales showed that I had only taken on a few pounds—oh, but what a difference! How I hated those extra pounds. An emotional conflict "I've got to get rid of this weight," I said, "but how?" Naturally timid, I feared to take anyone into my confidence — feared ridicule. Then came an inspiration. I'd look over the women's magazines. Eagerly I went through them looking for a ray of hope. Suddenly I saw an advertisement of Wallace Reducing Records. It was headed "Getting Thin to Music." I had passed lots of others that told of dieting, and other ways—but here was something that was different. It looked so pleasant. And a week's free trial offer! Why not take a chance—thought. Then came the crushing, overwhelming thought, "Grace Howell, you've got to deal fairly with your husband-—and you know he has no faith in any reducing methods—remember your 'mutual trust' compact." Then came the still, small voice of the tempter—"Try it, and don't tell your husband—fool him." I fought my battle alone. It was a whole week before I wrote for the first lesson. Tremblingly I mailed the letter. Promptly came the first lesson, record and all, at no cost to me. I put the record on the phonograph and faithfully went through the exercises. If I looked guilty when Jack came home, he didn't notice it. Seven days passed, I enjoyed every one of them, and when I stood on the scales the indicator looked like the great finger of Fate ready to condemn me or trans- port me to a seventh heaven. Imagine my ecstasv—I cannot describe it—when the scales showed a loss of FOUR POUNDS. I could have screamed with joy. When Jack came home my sparkling spirits were not lost to his pene- trating eyes. "Little one," he remarked, "has your ship come in?" I laughed hysterically. He looked puzzled. "Oh, nothing," I replied. Then came the accusing thought, "You are fooling him." Fooling him! Yes, but our happi- ness was at stake. Of course, I sent for all the lessons—the whole course. In three weeks I had taken off 14 pounds. My figure was as lithe and graceful as ever —and I felt a new energy and vitality. A man's heart is a strange thing I sent for them, they came Free And Jack! What a change came over him. Sweetheart days back again. Once more my ears tingled with the music of his com- pliments. In fooling my husband I found out something every woman ought to know. Physical attraction is a big factor in holding a man's love. Men never forget the "ideal girl" they lead to the altar the girl they courted and married. When that ideal is buried in adipose tissue, look out, there's danger ahead Thanhs Mr. Wallace I wrote Mr. Wallace at once. I venture to say he never got a more grateful and enthusi- astic letter. Did I have a right to fool my husband? Sup- pose I had taken him into my confidence, and he had vetoed the idea? I felt that his happiness, as well as my own was at stake. I fooled him yes—but I contend that I had a right to. What do you say to that? Had I? Free trial to any one Wallace has arranged a free trial for everyone. 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- 82. f "MOTION PICTURE" VI IMAGAZINE L. One of Schubert's haunting melodies brings tears to Conrad NageVs eyes t There are memories connected with this song in Pola's mind, tragic memories. Years ago, one autumn night, she left the home of her husband, Count Domski, to go to Berlin against his wishes and become the actress she felt that she could be. She knew as she walked down the country road, bag in hand, that she would never return, that she was leaving her old life behind, and the love of her youth. In the little inn, as she passed, someone was playing a violin, and the poignant strains of The Last Sigh floated out into the darkness, like an echo of her own sadness. Sitting down by the wayside, Pola Negri wept bitterly. Sitting in her folding chair on the Lasky set, Pola Negri weeps bitterly now whenever the music brings back that windy night in a remote village beyond the sea. Even after the scene is finished, if she is not diverted, her sobs become hysteria.. '7'iif.x Lillian Rich is called upon to cry, she turns, not to the recollection of any grief in her own life, but to the memory of that night during the war when she stood in the wings and watched Harry Lauder, playing in the same company, read the telegram telling him curtly of the death of his only son at the front. The thought of his gray, stricken face, gallantly wreathing itself in the smiles that the war-saddened audience out beyond the footlights craved, is enough to bring the mois- ture to Lillian's blue eyes. Florence Vidor cannot cry before an audience. The set has to be cleared when she has an emo- tional scene, even the carpenters and electricians being asked to leave. The cameraman is looked on by all players as a part of the machine itself and does not bother the most inhibited of them. Even with all precautions, it often takes Florence an hour of struggle to start the tears. She is' of a reserved and self-controlled nature, and it is only by imagining herself in the situation of the suffer- 90 G6. Howard Hi g gen rouses tearful emo- tion in Greta Nissen by reading her or telling her some great story of un- happy love, such as "Paolo and Francesco" When the Director Shouts: Cry! Cry! Cry! {Continued from page 33) ing heroine that she can express emotion. In Grounds for Divorce she plays the part of the unhappy wife, and possibly a thought of her own married life lies behind the tears she is shedding. The Norwegian race is sternly stoic, trained from birth. to repress every sign of emotion. Greta Nissen had never shed a tear in her life when she was cast as the unhappy heroine in her first picture. When she read over the script she went to Howard Higgen, the director, in great anxiety, and told him that she could not cry, she did not know how to cry. Howard was once a scenario writer, a teller of tales. He took Greta aside, with the lights turned intimately low and the orchestra playing a haunting Grieg strain, and he began to tell her a story, the story of an un- happy love. He told it so well that his own eyes dimmed, and his voice shook, and presently, not daring to glance at his auditor, he was rewarded by hearing a tiny sob from Greta, then a bigger one, and in a mo- ment she was shedding the first tears of her life and the picture was saved. But Howard was so much affected by his own artistry that he directed the scene thru tear-dimmed eyes. TPiie director often has to furnish the motif for moisture in an emotional scene. Victor Fleming, for instance, says that he works on a player's inferior- ity complex, to which most sensitive artistic people are subject. He allows them to see by his manner that he doesn't believe they can do the scene, or in particu- larly arid cases, he tells them so, plainly. This usually brings hysterical tears in a flood, the camera grinds, and then Victor begs the player's pardon! With children this method is the usual one. The director only has to tell the small star who cannot cry that So-and-so, another small star, could have done it much better, to send them into a fit of temper- some tears. In Jackie Coogan's case this method doesn't work, for Jackie knows very well that no other child could do it so well as he ! So they dis- covered that they could start Jackie crying by telling him to imagine that his mother is dead. "Only do you mind," Jackie asked pathetically, "if we changed it to 's'pose your father' instead !" Bennie Alexander always has a damp scene in his pictures, and often many of them. He requires very little outside help, being able to enter into the spirit (Continued on page 94) V MmHB—k—Wj p 7 m Wk 1
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- 84. What the StarsAre Doing A department for the fans, in which activities of their Adams, Claire—playing in Kiss Barrier. Adoree, Renee—piaying in The Big Parade. Agnew, Robert—playing in Private Af- fairs. Alden, Macy—playing in The Happy War- rior. Alexander, Ben—playing in Haunted Hands. Allison, Mae—playing in I Want My Man. Arthur, George K.—playing in Wrath. Astor, Mary—playing in Don Q. Ayres, Agnes—playing in The Awful Truth. Ballin, Mabel—playing in Beauty and the Bad Man. Barnes, T. Roy—playing in The Crowded Hour. Barry, Wesley—playing in My Home Town. Barrymore, Lionel—playing in Children of the Whirl- wind. Barthelmess, Richard—playing in Shore Leave. Baxter, Warner—playing in Welcome Home. Bayne, Beverly—playing in Eve's Lover. Bedford, Barbara—playing in The Talkers. Beery, Noah—playing in The Light of Western Stars. Beery, Wallace—playing in In the Name of Love. Bellamy, Madge—playing in Lightnin'. Bennett, Alma—playing in The Light of Western Stars. Bennett, Belle—playing in East Lynne. Bennett, Constance—playing in The Goose Woman. Blue, Monte—playing in The Limited Mail. Blythe, Betty—in Europe, playing in She. Boardman, Eleanor—playing in The Circle. Bosworth, Hobart—playing in Winds of Chance. Bow, Clara—playing in Kiss Me Again. Bowers, John—playing in Chickie. Brent, Evelyn—playing in Alias Nora Flynn. Brian, Mary—pa.yinginTheStreetofForgoltenMen. Brockwell, Gladys—playing in Chickie. Bronson, Betty—playing in Are Parents People. Brook, Cllve—playing in The Home Maker. Burns, Edmund—playing in The Manicure Girl. Busch, Mae—playing in Time, The Comedian. Butler, David—playing in Private Affairs. they are informed of the present picture film favorites I Caldwell, Orville—latest release, Sackcloth and Scarlet. Calhoun, Alice—playing in Everlasting Whispers. Carey, Harry—playing in The Texas Trail. Carr, Mary—playing in Some Pumpkins. Chad wick, Helene—playing in TheGolden Cocoon. Chaney, Lon—playing in The Unholy Three. Chaplin, Charles—playing in The Gold Rush. Chaplin, Sydney—playing in The Man on the Box. Clayton, Ethel—playing in Lightnin'. Clifford, Ruth—playing in A Husband's Secret. Cody, Lew—playing in Nothing lo^Wear. Collier, Buster, Jr. —playing in The Wanderer. Colman, Ronald—playing in The Dark Angel. Compson, Betty—playing in Eve's Secret. Coogan, Jackie—latest release, The Rag Man. Cooley, Hallam—playing in Some Pumpkins. Corbin, Virginia Lee—playing in Lilies of the Streets. Cornwall, Ann—playing in Keep Smiling. Cortez, Ricardo—playing in In the Name ofLove. Crane, Ward—playing in Hero Stuff. D'AIgy, Helen—playing in The Exquisite Sinner. Dana, Viola—playing in Winds of Chance. Daniels, Bebe—playing in Wild, Wild Girl. Davies, Marion—latest release, Zander the Great. Daw, Marjorie—playing in East Lynne. Dean, Priscilla—playing in The Crimson Runner. De la Motte, Marguerite—playing in Children of the Whirlwind. Dempsey, Jack—playing in Manhattan Madness. Dempster, Carol—playing in Sally of the Sawdust. Denny, Reginald—playing in I'll Show You the Town. De Roche, Charles—playing inMadameSans-GSne. De Vore, Dorothy—playing in Bunker Bean. Dix, Richard—playing in California—or Bust. Dove, Billie—playing in The Light of Western Stars. Dresser, Louise—playing in The Goose Woman. Earle, Edward—playing in The Lady Who Lied. Edeson, Robert—playing in Keep Smiling. Ellis, Robert—playing in Forbidden Cargo. Fairbanks, Douglas—playing in Don Q. Fairbanks, Douglas, Jr. —latest release, The Air Mail. Faire, Virginia Brown—playing in Friendly Enemies. Fawcett, George—playing in The Circle. Fazenda, Louise—playing in Grounds for Divorce. Fellowes, Rockcliffe—playing inRoseoflke World. Ferguson, Casson—playing in Cobra. Flynn, Maurice B. —piaying in Speed Wild. Ford, Harrison—playing in The Marriage Whirl. Forrest, Alan—playing in Rose of the World. Francis, Alec B.—playing in Rose of the World. Francisco, Betty—playing in Private Affairs. Frazer, Robert—playing in The Charmer. Fuller, Dale—playing in The Woman Hater. Garon, Pauline—playing in Rose of the World. Gendron, Pierre—playing in The Scarlet Honey- moon. Gibson, Hoot—playing in'The Daughter ofthe Dons. Gilbert, John—playing in The Big Parade. Gillingwater, Claude—playing in Winds of Chance. Gish, Dorothy—playing in NightLifeof New York. Gish, Lillian—latest release, Romola. Glass, Gaston—playing in Every Woman's Secret. Gordon, Huntly—playing in TheGolden Cocoon. Goudal, Jetta—playing in The Spaniard. Gowland, Gibson—playing in The Phantom of the Opera. Griffith, Corinne—playing in Classified. Griffith, Raymond—playing in The Night Club. Hackathorne, George—playing in Night Life of New York. Haines, William—playing in Patsy. Hale, Alan—playing in Tainted Souls. Hale, Creighton—playing in The Circle. Hamilton, Mahlon—playing in Idaho. Hamilton, Neil—playing in The Street of Forgotten Men. Hammerstein, Elaine—playing in The Romance of an Actress. Hammond, Harriet—playing in Man and Maid. Hampton, Hope—-playing in Fifty-Fifty. Harlan, Kenneth—playing in Bobbed Hair. Harris, Mildred—playing in The Unknown Lover. Harron, Johnnie—playing in The Woman Hater. Hart,William S. —reported returningtothescreen. Hatton, Raymond — playinginlnthe Name ofLove. Haver, Phyllis—playing in After Business Hours. Hawley, Wanda—playing in American Pluck. Hay, Mary—playing in New Toys. Hearne, Edward—latest release, As No Man Has Loved. Herbert, Holmes E.—playing in Wildfire. Hlers, Walter—playing in Sweet Cookie. Hines, Johnny—playing in The Cracker-Jack. Holmes, Stuart—playing in The Romance of an Actress. Holmqulst, Slgrid—-playing in The Cracker-Jack. Holt, Jack—playing in The Light of Western Stars. Hopper, Hedda—playing in The Teaser. Howard, Frances—playing in The Shock Punch. Hoxie, Jack—playing in The Demon. Hughes, Lloyd—playing in Peacock Feathers. Hunter, Glenn—playing in The Little Giant. Johnston, Julanne—playing in The Prude's Fall. Jones, Charles—playing in Hearts and Spurs. Joy, Leatrice—playing in Hell's Highroad. Joyce, Alice—playing in The Home Maker. Joyce, Peggy Hopkins—playing in The Sky Rocket. Keaton, Buster—latest release, Seven Chances. Keith, Ian—playing in Are Parents People. Kennedy, Madge—playing in Lying Wives. Kenyon, Doris—playing in The Half-Way Girl. Kerry, Norman—playing in Loraine of the Lions. Key, Kathleen—playing in Ben Hur. Klrkwood, James—latest release, The Top of the World. Kosloff, Theodore—playing in The Beggar on Horseback. Lake, Alice—playing in The Fast Pace. La, Marr, Barbara—playing in The White Monkey. Landis, Cullen—playing in Peacock Feathers. Langdon, Harry—playing in Boobs in the Wood. La Plante, Laura—playing in The Teaser. La Rocque, Rod—playing in Wild, Wild Girl. La Verne, Lucille—playing in Wrath. Lee, Lila—playing in Old Home Week. Lewis, Mitchell—playing in Ben Hur. Livingston, Margaret—playing in I'll Show You the Town. Lloyd, Harold—playing in Rah. Rah, Rahl .Logan, Jacqueline—playing in Peacock Feath- ers. Long, Walter—playing in Soul-Fire. Louis, WUIard—playing in Kiss Me Again. Love, Bessie—playing in Soul-Fire. Lowe, Edmund—playing in The Kiss Barrier. Lyon, Ben—playing in Winds of Chance. Lytell, Bert—playing in Eve's Lover. MacDonald, J. Farrell —playing in Lightnin' . MacDonald, Katherine—playing in The Power of Darkness. Mackaill, Dorothy—playing in The Making of O'Malley. MacLean, Douglas—latest release, Introduce Me. Marlowe, June—playing in Below the Line. Marmont, Percy—playing in The Street of For- gotten Men. Marsh, Mae—playing in Tides of Passion. Marshall, Tully—playing in Winds of Chance. Mason, Shirley—playing in The Talkers. Mayo, Frank—playing in The Unknown Lover. McAvoy, May—playing in Ben Hur. McDonald, Wallace—playing in The Charmer. McGrail, Walter—playing in The Teaser. McGregor, Malcolm—playing in The Circle. McLaglen, Victor—playing in Winds of Chance. Meighan, Thomas—playing in Old Home Week. Menjou, Adolphe—playing in Lost—A Wife. Merriam, Charlotte—playing in Steele of the Royal Mounted. Miller, Patsy Ruth—playing in Rose of the World. Mills, Alyce—playing in Faint Perfume. Mix, Tom—playing in The Everlasting Whisper. Moore, Colleen—playing in The Desert Flower. Moore, Matt—playing in Grounds for Divorce. Moore, Owen—playing in Go Straight Moore, Tom—playing in The Sky-Rocket Moreno, Antonio—playing in Mare Nostrum. Morey, Harry T.—playing in Heart of a Siren. Mulhall, Jack—playing in She Wolves. Murphy, Edna—playing in The Little Giant. Murray, Mae—playing in The Merry Widow. Myers, Carmel—playing in Ben Hur. Myers, Harry—playing in Grounds for Divorce. Nagel, Conrad—playing in Wrath. Naldi, Nita—playing in The Marriage Whirl. Nazlmova—playing in My Son. Negri, Pola—playing in The Charmer. Nilsson, Anna O-—playing in Winds of Chance. Nlssen, Greta—playing in Lost—A Wife. Nixon, Marion—playing in I'll Show You the Town. Novak, Jane—playing in The Prude's Fall. Novarro, Ramon—playing in Ben Hur. -playing in Graustark. playing in Once to Every Man. playing in The Pace-Makers O'Brien, Eugene O'Brien, George- O'Hara, George Series. Oland, Warner—playing in Don Q. Olmstead, Gertrude—playing in Cobra. O'Malley, Pat—playing in The White Desert. O'Neil, Sally—playing in Patsy. Owen, Seena—playing in Faint Perfume. Percy, Eileen—playing in Cobra. Peters, House—playing in The Titans. Philbin, Mary—playing in The Prince. Pickford, Jack—playing in The Goose Woman. Pickford, Mary—piaying in Little Annie Rooney. Pitts, Zasu—playing in Pretty Ladies. Prevost, Marie—playing in Bobbed Hair. Pringle, Alleen—playing in The Mystic. 92 oe.
- 85. Advertising Section «0T M 1 A ° BffiUR l DoYou Know That YOUR OPINION May Be Worth THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS What do you think of the motion pictures you have seen ? Did you like one better than another? WHY DID YOU LIKE IT BETTER? Because of the story? Or the direction? Or the setting? Or the cast? COULD IT HAVE BEEN MADE BETTER? What were its flaws? How could it have been improved ? We want you to write about these pictures to us. We want to help you to become CRITICS and to reward those who are most successful. We Have 105 CASH PRIZES and MEDALS for You $2500.00 in All The Grand Prize $1,000.00 1st honor, a gold medal and 100.00 2nd honor, a silver medal and 75.00 3rd honor, a bronze medal and 50.00 4th honor 25.00 50 prizes of $10.00 each 500.00 50 prizes of $5.00 each 250.00 Medals to contestants and stars 500.00 And Dont You Want to Give a Medal to Your Favorite Star? We want you to present a medal to your favorite actor and actress blanks to be filled in by you. This book will be very helpful to you, altho "from the readers of Brewster Publications"—and at our expense 1 These it is not necessary for you to have one for the contest. (We will be medals will be emblematic of their popularity. In addition an issue of glad to mail one of these books to you for ten cents in cash or stamps. Motion Picture Magazine will be dedicated to the most popular Motion six books for fifty cents.) Picture Actress and an issue of Motion Picture Classic will be dedicated to the most popular Motion Picture Actor. There is no entrance fee to the contest. Anybody may compete—except Eugene V. Brewster, Editor-in-Chief and President of our Company, employees of Brewster Publications and their families or professional has written a little book entitled "How to Criticize a Picture." In it writers. The judges will be a competent board of editors presided over are twenty-eight charts for twenty-eight Motion Picture Reviews, with by Mr. Eugene V. Brewster. Rules 1. Write a criticism, not more than 250 words, of any picture you have seen. Also vote for your favorite stars. 2. Sign your name and address at the bottom of the page. 3. Send in any number of "opinions" either in one envelope or separately. 4. No entries ivill be returned, and we reserve the right to publish any we receive whether it wins a prise or not. 5. This contest will run for six months. 6. For every book, "How to Criticize a Picture^' sent in completely filled out with twenty-eight criticisms, we agree to mail to the sender an- other copy of the book, free. All favorable ratings of players in the books zvill count as votes. These books shall not be entered as prise criticisms. However, each of these criticisms will count as a ballot in favor of the players men- tioned. 7. The best criticisms of pictures will be decided by the fudges, but the Motion Picture Actress and Actor receiving the greatest number of votes will be declared the most popular. During the contest Motion Pic- ture Magazine and Motion Picture Classic will print each month some of the criticisms re- ceived. The picture that is the subject of the "Opinion" winning the first prise will be fictionised in Movie Monthly, if permission can be ob- tained. 175 DUFFIELD STREET Address: "Your Opinion" Editor, Brewster Publications, Inc. BROOKLYN, NEW YORK When you write to advertisers please mention MOTION PICTURE MAGAZINE. 93 PAG
- 86. AMOTION PICTURp HOI IMAGAZINE L Your Hi 50MEDAY smiling fftrjufi will escort you |o the Famous "Cocoanut guoy& at I THE c^MBASskpO LOS ANGELES I here.;, bene: sky, graceful palms ai lights you will dano never danced befor< mosr_) alluring of dipce_j . . . You are sure to the world's most fame PICTURE STARS:..f ... In facLv ... at th you are sure of enjoying Cal at its besr_>. . . . Open_jAir PluiA*e, tw Courses, Motion-. Picture Picnics, and every /qutdoor Tune in any night id- K i£.X Cocoanut Cjrove_j OkbefircL m Writ, for Chips {//unrated Cook 'Book a inr'» h limn «m ™w»>, -.> < Advertising Section Ralston, Esther—playing in California—or Bust. Ralston, Jobyna—latest release, Hot Water. Rawlinson, Herbert—playing in Are Parents People. Ray, Allene—playing in Sunken Silver. Ray, Charles—playing in Some Pumpkins. Reynolds, Vera—playing in The Limited Mail. Rich, Irene—playing in Eve's Lover. Rich, Lillian—latest release, Ship of Souls. Rin-Tin-Tin—playing in Below the Line. 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Terry, Alice—playing in Any Woman. Thomson, Fred—playing in The Bandit's Baby. Tilden, William T.—playing in Haunted Hands. Torrence, Ernest—playing in The Wanderer. Valentino, Rudolph—playing in Cobra. Valli, Virginia—playing in The Lady Who Lied. Vaughn, Alberta—playing in The Pace-Maker Series. Vidor, Florence—playing in Grounds for Divorce. Walker, John—playing in Children of the Whirl- wind. Walsh, George—playing in American Pluck. Walthall, Henry B. —playing in Kings of the Surf. Walton, Gladys—playing in The Little Girl in a Big City. Washburn, Bryant—playing in Passionate Youth. Webb, Clifton—playing in Heart of a Siren. Welch, Niles—playing in The Little Girl in a Bit City. Williams, Earle—playing in Lena Rivers. Wilson, Lois—playing in Welcome Home. Windsor, Claire—playing in Just a Woman. Worthing, Helen Lee—playing in Night Life of New York. Young, Clara Kimball—playing in Lying Wivet. When the Director Shouts: Cry! Cry! Cry! {Continued from page 90) of the scene with such depth of feeling that in Frivolous Sal he had Mae Busch and Eugene O'Brien in tears of sympathy with his grief. Always, before this scene was shot, Bennie could walk off the set with his cheeks wet and his face still quivering and start unconcernedly playing marbles. But he had listened to Mae Busch describe her sensations after an emotional scene, and when the camera stopped grinding on the climax of Frivo- lous Sal, Bennie rushed across the studio and flung himself on a couch sobbing as tho his heart would break, and it was many minutes before he could be com- forted. TPhe screen actor lacks the opportunity of the stage player to work himself gradually and steadily up to a high pitch of emotion. But in the death scene from the Rockett boys' Life of Abraham Lin- coln, the stage hands and electricians on the set were all wiping their eyes before it was over. These gentlemen are not as a rule emotional, having become hardened to movie woe thru long exposure, and no higher tribute to the appeal of a scene can be offered. Mary Philbin's recipe for tears is a strange one. Mary has to cry in most pictures. In The Merry-Go-Round she cried steadily for thirteen hours at a stretch and lost fifteen pounds in weight. But nothing very terrible has ever hap- pened to little Mary in her short nineteen years, so she deliberately forces herself to imagine how terrible things would have been if they hadn't been the way they were ! For instance, she remembers that when she was a baby she had scarlet fever that might have left her deaf and blind like Helen Keller, and the pitiable picture of herself deaf and blind makes her so sorry for herself that she cries. But one actor's rule for tears will not work with another. When Carmelita Geraghty had tried to start the brine works for an hour in a mother-and- daughter scene, Mary Alden suggested that she imagine her mother or father were dead. Carmelita closed her eyes and visibly concentrated, then burst into hearty laughter. "I couldn't help it," she apolo- gized, "but—you see they are both so awfully healthy!" It doesn't matter to Lois Wilson how many people are looking at her. Music hasn't the least effect. She merely sits down and thinks for two minutes of a certain thing. At the end of that time she is crying. What the certain thing is Lois has told no one, not even her mother. Come stars will only cry for one person. Allen Holubar was the only human being who could ever make his wife, Dor- othy Phillips, shed a tear. When a pearly drop or two was demanded in a scene, he would go up to her and say a few words in an undertone, and immediately Dor- othy's eyes would fill. No one ever dis- covered what the magic formula was, but now that Dorothy is going back onto the screen she may reveal the secret. Jimmie Cruze can almost always make Betty Compson cry, but in a scene in The Enemy Sex even he was stumped. He tried scolding, pleading, sympathy and still Betty's mascara was dry. Then he had an inspiration. He whispered to the musicians and in a moment the rollicking strains of the march from The Covered Wagon score sounded on the set. It was a jolly tune, but Betty remembered the perils her Jimmie had been thru to take that picture, and her pride in his achieve- ment, and burst out crying. Some tunes are so identified with tears to a player that as soon as they hear them they weep automatically. A famous star was crossing a hotel ballroom not long ago when the orchestra began to play The Beautiful Blue Danube. To the con- sternation of the onlookers she burst into heartbreaking sobs. It was the tear tune she always employed in wet scenes at the studio ! Louise Fazenda grows tearful when the orchestra plays old - fashioned hymns. Irene Rich, who usually is cast in deserted wife roles, and has to drench a handker- chief in every picture, does not want to be told what tune to cry to, but responds better if the selection is a surprise. Her life has been full of disappointment and sorrow but she has never shed a tear over her own troubles. Physical exertion will often work a * player up to the pitch of hysteria. Most directors know this and arrange to have Every advertisement in MOTION PICTURE MAGAZINE is guaranteed.
- 87. emotional scenes takenwhen the players are worn out after a hard day's work. Betty Bronson's "Do you believe in fairies" scene in Peter Pan was taken when the little actress was trembling with nervousness and fatigue after repeated and gruelling rehearsals. When Louise Fazenda had to have hys- terics and break up the court-room furni- ture in a picture the other day, the direc- tor waited until the last moment of a full day's work and then sprung the news on her that she had to do her emotional scene before she could go home. Louise felt like throwing things by then! She wept floods of enraged tears as she tossed chairs and tables around the set. "And that's funny, too," says Louise, "because in real life I never cry when I'm angry." Before Lou Tellegen was scheduled re- cently to do an emotional scene in which he learns that his wife is unfaithful or his daughter is a prostitute or his son has stolen the bank's funds, he asked the di- rector to take a fight scene from the same picture first. In this scene he is almost strangled, and then, gripping the assail- ant's wrists he slowly, inexorably and, by sheer muscular strength, throws him over his head. The frightful physical exertion left Lou spent and shaking and the emo- tional scene following was easy for him. A camera sob-scene is not exactly like •^ home, sweet home when the little wom- an gets to going strong. Just remember the last person you saw crying in real life, the way the muscles of the face con- tracted, the eyes screwed up out of sight, the nose got red and swollen and sniffly. A face like that would not film well. Sad or happy the beautiful heroine must re- main beautiful, so her tears hang artisti- cally on her long lashes, before they fall, her chin shakes pathetically, her lips quiver, and that is all It isn't so easy to do it. Just try it yourself! The Only Way to Get Ahead By Geo. B. Jenkins '"T'HE only way to get ahead," said the lovely cinema star to the pop-eyed in- terviewer, "in pictures, as in everything else, is to work—work—WORK!" On the following morning, the star yawned daintily at ten, peered at the zvin- dozvs, which were golden with sunlight, and rang for her maid. After being as- sisted into a delicious mauve filmy some- thing, the actress rested for a half hour before taking a milk bath. Then came the hair-dresser, the manicure, the secretary, then the star dressed and entered her limousine. By one o'clock, the celebrated beauty had readied the studio. She posed for a couple of stills, went thru one scene with the director, then decided she was too fa- tigued to do any more. So she zvas driven to a seaside dance place, where she fox- trotted for three dances. Languidly she returned to the limousine. She read for an hour before dinner, find- ing much to think about in an interview, voritten by a press-agent, who declared that she was psychic —whatever that meant! She dined alone, for the sake of variety, then went to a party that broke up several hours after midnight. About noon the following day, another pop-eyed interviewer was ushered in. "The only way to get ahead," said the beautiful picture-play star, "in pictures, as in everything else, is to work—work— WORK!" Advertising Section Free 10-day test D11 -.0T10N PICTU! 101 I MAGAZINE Send the coupon Cloudy teeth—dull teeth How to make them whiter—quickly The new way world's dental authorities advise. What to do THOSE whiter teeth that you envy. Don't think that they are beyond you. You can now lighten dull and dingy teeth—make them gleam and glisten. Modern science has discovered a hew way. 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Advertising Section ''The body of Monsieur le Marquis," said the Prefect of Police, "was found floating in the Seine at dawn. It was mutilated as tho by the fangs of some savage beast!" Then he spun about suddenly. "Monsieur Rutledge," he snapped, "you are under arrest!" The Fangs of the Leopard (Continued from page 50) time and money. That Lalou is a mar- velous type : as a matter of fact, he's sup- posed to be king of the thieves of Mont- parnasse, but that needn't bother you." Mona was glad when Rutledge whirled her away jn his car. She saw clearly that a storm was about to break between her director and herself. As for Lalou, she shuddered every time she thought of him. She said as much to Rutledge that eve- ning, as they sat by the open windows of her suite, and Rutledge agreed with her whole-heartedly. In fact, too whole-heart- edly. "Let me take you out of all this, Mona !" he exclaimed impetuously, seizing her hands. "Drop all of this acting business : drop out of the beastly movies, and marry me. You know I love you." Mona hated subterfuges : someone had once said that she was dreadfully direct. "But I dont love you," she said, coolly disengaging herself. "And I wouldn't leave my work if I did. It's all the life I have." Rutledge burst out in rage. "It's the Marquis! I know it! If I cant have you, I'll make sure that he wont! I'll " Mona stood up, straight and cool as a statue. Her eyes blazed, but no one would have ever known from her words how angry she really was. "Do go, Eric, and dont talk nonsense. I'll see you when you're straightened out, but now—go !" She turned her back as Rutledge re- luctantly went out the door. She detested such a scene, she told her- self, as she slipped into a soft negligee. Besides, she had done nothing to deserve it. For a moment she stepped to her win- dow to see the little lights of Paris all a-dance in the river mist, then stepped back as tho struck by a sudden chill. Something whirred past her and struck with a thud. As she looked, unbelievingly, the steel barbed arrow that had dug deep into the floor was still quivering. Upon it was tied a square of saffron paper, and her lips were ashen as she slowly un- rolled it. Across it ran a heavy scrawl : The Leopard's Claws For a moment the room whirled about her : thru the dark she seemed to see the hairy hands of the apache, nearer — nearer—gouging at her neck—choking her —pressing her head back—back. . . . And then at last she cried out ! Papa Gaillard sent two detectives, stolid and stalwart men, who stood at either side of the studio door, and whose orders were to guard Mona day and night. White and shaking as she was, for the events of the night had worn heavily upon her, she came to the studio the next after- noon. The Marquis was on hand, debonair as ever, and Rutledge, sulky as a bear with a sore head, but slightly penitent. Still, in spite of them, she seemed to feel a sudden chill as she entered the big, bare studio, with its bleak, unwindowed walls. Save for a framed map of the Somme battlefield that hung high up in a sort of gallery, the place was a bleak, cheerless gray, and the Marquis' furniture made an alien, pleasant splash of color. Ted's cameras were already placed for the bedroom scene, and Mona set her teeth to go thru with it. After all, there had been nothing to connect Lalou with the arrow. . . . She lay in bed, her eyes closed as the cameras clicked. Suddenly she had a pre- monition of disaster, of danger, of some sinister hand about to strike. All about her were grim shadows, the peasants of the picture, the apaches of Paris. And among them all stood out the frightful face of Lalou ! Could it be mere acting that made him seem so like a wild beast ready to spring? 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- 89. Advertising Section OTIONPICTUI MAGAZINE Closer, closer came tre hideous face. The cameras clicked off the seconds with relentless precision. Closer, closer came those terrible hands, hairy and misshapen, the hands of an animal, the hands of the beast! At last they touched her. She would have cried out, but could not, and so went limp under the throttling fingers of the apache! The Marquis stepped forward quickly. "Mon Dieu! She has fainted !" It was quite true : the famous film star was nothing but a limp white figure that had to be carried to her dressing-room. And here, as her maid swiftly undressed her, she came upon something that sent her out, screaming It was a square of paper, a square of saffron paper, that bore a warning—the last warning. The Leopard's Fangs. When they searched the studio, Lalou was gone. "Of course," said the Marquis half an hour later, when Mona had been somewhat revived, "you must not stay in Paris after this." "I should say not!" cried Ted. "You'd better have someone come for your furni- ture, De La Brie. We're leaving for. the South tonight. This is getting too dangerous 1" Mona nodded listlessly, her lips still ashen. "I have a few things to pack," she said. "Assuredly," said the Marquis tactfully. "Monsieur Rutledge, why do not you and Monsieur Dawson go to make the neces- sary arrangements? Mademoiselle's maid can attend to the luggage at the hotel, and I will remain here while Mademoiselle packs. My car arrives at six, and mean- while we are guarded by two detectives." Rutledge started to speak, then stopped. Ted nodded, and the two men and Mona's maid went out into the dusk, leaving Mona and the Marquis alone in the studio. She packed hastily as the Marquis endeavored to help, and jested lightly over certain filmy garments. At last he pulled out his watch. "Ma foi! Quarter after six, and that thrice- cursed chauffeur of mine has not arrived. Possibly the stupid camel has parked in some side street. If Mademoiselle per- mits, I will go and see. . . ." Mona nodded and went with him to the door. Outside a thin mist had blown over the city, and the two detectives stood guard damply on either side of the entrance. De La Brie smiled, lifted his hat, and stepped out into the wet. JV/Tona went slowly back into the studio. * Again, its cavernous emptiness, its blank and staring walls, its dark-shadowed corners, made her shudder. Again she thought of the hands of the apache, hairy hands . . . the hands of horror. . . . The lights snapped out. The studio was dark as death. Mona turned toward the door, struggling to scream. She could not . . . because two heavy hands, seizing her from behind, were gripping her neck like a vise. The last thing she saw was utter blankness : the last thing she felt was the squeezing grip of sharp-nailed hands, like the claws of an animal . . . the fangs of a leopard It was ten minutes later that the Mar- quis, who had found his chauffeur in a side street, leaped out at the door of the studio. "Mon Dieu!" he cried, as he entered the doorway. "It is dark !" And then "Mother of God ! She is gone !" (Continued on page 99) T "With Cutex I had the cuticle shapely, my nails gleaming, in t<uio seconds!"—Jane Page. (V)nly a moment's notice —yet she was proud to show her nails T,he thing you can depend on to remove stubborn dry cuticle quickly and safely NO matter how you file, clean and polish your nails they will not look attractive if you have hard ridges of cuticle drawn tight on the nails or splitting off in shreds. With Cutex you will have in the briefest possible time a soft even nail rim and no surplus cuticle, without any dangerous cutting at all. Wash the hands. 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- 90. f "^MOTION PICTURp CI IMAGAZINE L Advertising Section dorit do unnecessary work It is not necessary to scrub the toilet bowl. Sani-Flush will do this unpleasant job for you. And it will do it better than you can by any other means. Sani-Flush cleans and sanitizes the toilet bowl. Marks, stains and incrustations disappear, leav- ing it spotlessly white. It cleans the hidden, unhealthful trap. It destroys all foul odors. Simply sprinkle Sani-Flush in the toilet bowl—follow directions on the can—and flush. It will not harm plumbing connections. Always keep Sani-Flush handy in the bathroom. Buy Sani-Flush at your grocery, drug or hardware store, or send 25c for a full-size can. S&m-FlmhS«g. US. PatOlT. Cleans Closet BowlsWithout"Scouting The Hygienic Products Co. Canton, Ohio - . - i>.,h: AN Ul ymisi&s NLY 4 ^ MOTIONS used in playing L -r the fascinating ^K.- Hawaiian Gui- < tar. Our native /i2 Hawaiian instruc- 'CjJ tors teach you to master them quickly, pictures show how. Everything explained clearly. PLAY IN HALF HOURAfter you get the 4 easy mo- tions, you can play harmonious chords with very little practice. 40 : 000 students have learned to play in this easy, pleasant way. E AS Y LESSONSThe 52 printed lessons with a Kreat many pictures make it easy to learn quickly. You don't have to know how to read notes. No previous mus- ical knowledge necessary. You learn to play any kind of music, and pay as you play. FREE GUITARAs a Bpecial of*"er to new students we give this full size, high grade in- strument free of charge, it is sent at once without red tape or delay. WRITE AT ONCESend your name at once and let us tell you all about the 52 easy lessons and the free guitar. You have every- thing to gain. Don't put it otf. A post card will do. Ask for new spe- cial otfer and easy terms. First Hawaiian Conservatory- of Music, Inc. 233 Broadway (Woolworth Btdff.. Dept.41. New York. N. Y. But If They Had Only Known That the fair Helene Chadwick was the switchboard operator who was making all the mistakes! Wouldn't that make even the wrong number look right to the young men telephoning on page 47? It just goes to show that you never know your luck! Cheers and Hisses (Continued from page 82) What Does Lyon Mean? Tf some cross-word puzzle fan would ask me for a word in four letters meaning boyishness, I would tell them Lyon. Ben's boyishness is without a doubt the secret of his finding a way into the hearts of all. The flappers all fall for him because he is the perfect type of high-school sheik. The older women like him because he reminds them of their own sons and the little girls adore him because he is like their big brothers. B. I., Harrisburg, Pa. Pola Negri as Iris I do so hope von Stroheim is not going to make the fatal mistake of overdoing realism. Everyone I've talked to has voiced the same sentiments concerning Greed. His former productions have shown such finesse as only one or two directors have touched now and then, but this one is nauseating. I wonder how the role of Iris in Michael Aden's The Green Hat would suit Pola Negri. She needs just such an exotic part. A. D. D., Redlands, Calif. Correct in Every Detail I" went to see K—the Unknown, when it came to Miami a little while ago and I could not find anything wrong with it from a surgical view-point. In fact, I learned many things about my own line of work that I did not know before, altho I am a trained nurse with special oper- ating training. I wish those who make hospital or medical scenes would do as the director of K—the Unknown did—get a surgeon to supervise all of the surgical detail and then they would not make some of the awful blunders that I have seen. Betty Burks, Buena Vista, Fla. A Pet Phrase with Critics F think the critics must be tremendously fond of the clause "and he ran away with the picture." Honestly, doesn't it strike you as funny? Even worse is this one : "and he romped away with the picture." Romped ! Great | word, isn't it? So playful and kittenish. We must not be too hard on critics, but 1 1 do wish, when they invent a new word, | they wouldn't hold on to it forever. Bernice Clements, San Francisco, Calif. Every advertisement in MOTION PICTURE MAGAZINE is guaranteed.
- 91. Advertising Section Wimzm TheFangs of the Leopard {Continued from page 97) The studio, its lamps lit again, was bare and empty as a tomb. There was no trace of Mona. Yet she had not passed the two detec- tives, who guarded the door : the only en- trance to the studio. No one had come out . . . and no one had gone in. Papa Gaillard was gotten from his dinner, Rutledge and Ted were recalled; a cordon of police was thrown about the district. But a search of the studio, of the streets, of the houses on the streets, yielded nothing but blank emptiness. Mona was gone. "The Leopard, Messieurs," said the Marquis, "has sprung once more." All thru the night the search went on, and all thru the night no clue was found, until at last, as the clocks boomed out the hour of one, the three men went their separate ways. But just as they parted, the Marquis made a sudden ex- clamation. "That Lalou ! Messieurs, I had forgotten until now, but as I drove up to the studio, I fancied I saw him slinking away into the shadows." It was the next morning before they met again, and the newspapers of Paris had caught up the crime and made it a cause celebre. By chance, Ted and Rutledge, worn from their separate searches of the night, arrived just as the fat Prefect of Police got down from his car, puffing. He nodded to them, and then turned to the detectives who guarded the door. "Mes enfants, nothing of importance has occurred?" "Nothing, Monsieur, save that the men came for the furniture of the Marquis and removed it." Ted nodded sleepily. He was not in- terested in the furniture of the Marquis. What he wanted to know was why the police did not find Mona. "Ah I" said the Prefect of Police, strok- ing his white goatee, "it will do its owner very little good, I fear. The body of Monsieur le Marquis was found floating in the Seine at dawn ! It was horribly mutilated as tho by the fangs of some savage beast !" Ted gasped, and the Prefect, who had so far been as slow and deliberate as an ancient ox, suddenly spun about, and beckoned to his men. "Monsieur Rutledge," he snapped, "you are under arrest !" This is all we're going to tell you —now go ahead and solve the mys- tery and win the prise. The Rules of this Contest The fifty-dollar prize goes to the manuscript which is the most clearly and concisely expressed and offers the best and cleverest solution to the mystery. We will also pay five dollars for any solution we think is good enough to publish. Be sure to put your full name and address on your manuscript. None will be returned and they must be sent to us by June 20. The winning solu- tion will be published in tlie Sep- tember number and the author's own solution will be published also. Address your manuscript to the "Mystery Contest Editor," 175 Duffield Street, Brooklyn, New York. "Who is that Beautiful Girl?" But you know her already, Tom,'" replied the hostess. "That is Virginia Carter." "Oh, come ; Virginia Carter was the plainest little girl in all the world." "Just the same, Tom, she really is the Virginia Carter you used to know —but isn't she beautiful now! She had learned from Madame Jeannette how to enhance her best points and how to develop a new beauty by selecting the proper shade of Pompeian Beauty Powder and applying it correctly. Mme. Jeannette's Beauty Treatment First, a bit of Pompeian Day Cream to make your powder cling and prevent ' shine." Next, apply Pompeian Beauty Powder to all exposed portions of face, neck and shoulders. It will give your skin that lovely effect ofrose- petal softness. Lastly, just a touch of Pom- peian Bloom to bring the exquisite glow of youthful color. Shade Chan for selecting your correct tone of Pompeian Beauty Powder: Medium Skin: The average American woman has this type of skin, and should use the Naturelle shade. Olive Skin: This skin generally accom- panies dark hair and eyes. It is rich in tone and should use the Rachel shade. Pink Skin: This is the youthful, rose-tinted skin, and should use the Flesh shade. This type of skin is usually found with light hair, or red hair. White Skin: If your skin is quite without co!or,useWhite Powder. Only the verywhite skinshould useWhite Powderinthedaytime. At all toilet counters, 60c. Compact, $1.00. (Slightly higher in Canada.) ! JTUuxHiomj^ Get 1925 Panel and Four Samples This new 1025 Pompeian Art Panel, "Beauty Qained is love Retained/' size 28 x 7 l A. Done in color by a famous artist; worth at least 50c. We send it with samples of Pompeian Beauty Powder, Bloom, Day Cream and Night Cream for only ioc. With these samples you can make many interesting beauty experiments. Use the coupon now. TEAR OFF, SIGN AND SEND Madame Jeannette, Pompeian Laboratories 2605 Payne Ave., Cleveland, Ohio Dear Madame: I enclose ioc (dime preferred) for the neu. 1925 Pompeian Art Panel, "Beauty Qained is Love Retained," and the four samples. 1 Name _ When you write to advertisers please mention MOTIOX PICTURE MAGAZINE
- 92. cp OTION PICnjRp MAGAZINE•- Advertising Section Add Charm This Way Do you long for charm and dain- tiness — poise? Fastidious women have a secret — two centuries old —that assures personal dainti- ness throughout the entire day. Eau de Cologne- No. 4 is their im- perative toilette necessity. This rare toilette water is a per- sonal deodorant- ! $' .' ' ' .-, ^°~&T0 Wneutralizes- but does not check natural perspiration. Eau de Cologne — No. 4 is a dainty addition to the bath; after the bath it is a final touch of finesse. ~~~ *">«_. "• Eau de Cologne —No. 4 cleans every tiny pore —leaves the skin silk soft ... a perfect base for powder. Send for this Free Sample A most generous sample is waiting for you. Send 25 cents to cover postage and packing charges It is yours! — USE THIS COUPON Service Laboratories, Inc., 1926 W.18th St.. Chicago I enclose 25c to pay postage and packing charges Send the generous sample of Eau de Cologne—at once ! Name Address My Druggist is (Pie • PRINT in Pencil) MP-6 -it's healthy for the youngsters -deliriously flavored too -its daily use is "a SeMSibte, habit:' i TepsinGum AMERICAN CHICLE CO. 100 On the Camera Coast {Continued from page 77) engaged in one grand scramble to get Lil- lian. As soon as the verdict was an- nounced in her lawsuit, the wires began to buzz. Warner Brothers, Cecil De Mille, Famous Players, the United Artists and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer all made her stun- ning offers. It is understood in Hollywood that she accepted the last-named offer ; and that her salary will be $8,000 a week. No announcements have been made as to her stories. Alice Calhoun, Vitagraph star, is plan- ning a vacation that will be unique. With Bertha Blanchette, champion bron- co buster, Miss Calhoun is going to take a long horseback riding trip up thru the Yosemite with pack animals and dogs by way of retinue. /""•arlo Schipa is a very happy boy. He is a brother of Tito Schipa, the grand- opera singer. For some months Carlo has been trying to storm the studios of Holly- wood. His brother wanted him to give up what looked like a wild-goose chase and do a business assignment for him. The day that this letter arrived, Carlo was signed by Mary Pickford to play an important role in Little Annie Rooney. He is also playing a good part in Colleen Moore's picture Sally. TV/Tarv Pickford, before starting on her picture, put on the rags she is to wear and had a screen "test" with scores upon scores of children—one after another—who are to play in the picture. Mary must have worn out that costume putting it on and off. TJ.wing been away from the screen for several seasons—since the death of her husband—Dorothy Phillips has signed a contract with William Fox to play a lead- ing role in Every Man's Wife. Elaine Hammerstein, Herbert Rawlinson and Robert Kane have also been signed for the picture. Alice Lake is back in Hollywood again. ^^ The day she arrived she received three telegrams offering her big parts in dif- ferent New York productions. She tore them all up. She says that nobody is going to get her away from Hollywood again. The last one who got her away was a fascinating young husband : the fascination did not last. Chirley Masox, who has just blossomed _ out with sensational success as an emo- tional actress—after all these comics — yearns for her sister's scalp. Sister being Viola Dana. Recently Shirley found a very wonderful Japanese kimono in which she planned to be photographed with the idea of suddenly springing it upon sister and taking her breath away. When she went to look for it, the garment could not be found. Her maid explained: "Why Miss Mason, your sister, came in awhile ago and got it; she is going to be photo- graphed in it." Oomebody persuaded Wally MacDonald to borrow a motor-cycle at the Fox studio the other day—just to see if he could ride the darn thing. Wally found he could start it; but he couldn't find out how it got itself stopped. So he rode wildly around and around the block yell- ing for help. Someone finally chased after him in an automobile and told what to do with it. /"Irace Darmond has been recently mar- ^^ ried to Harvey Leon Madison, formerly a famous football player, but now a busi- ness man. He is of a wealthy New Eng- land family. She will probably continue on the screen. Miss Darmond only recently got a court order permitting her to change her legal name from Grace Mario Gilonna to Grace Darmond ; and here her name changes again. Preparations are being made at the Lasky studio to film The Pony Express, which will be another big Western spec- tacle like The Covered Wagon, and with the same director—James Cruze. Betty Compson will play the lead with Wallace Beery, Ernest Torrence, Raymond Hatton and Ricardo Cortez in the cast. T>obert Z. Leonard will not be sure he is divorced from Mae Murray until he gets the decree. He stated to the Los Angeles newspapers that he understood she Clarence Broivn, the director, with two of his stars, Louise Dresser, as The Goose Woman and Peanuts, the goose Every advertisement in MOTION PICTURE MAGAZINE is guaranteed. /
- 93. B Hoover Mrs. Roscoe (Fatty)Arbuckle, who was Doris Deane before her marriage and played in the comedies her husband has been producing was going to Paris to get a divorce. From New York he got a wire which made him think she had changed her mind. "I have the highest respect for her and she tor me ; but .we have not been happy for some time. However, if she changes her mind, I shall be very, very glad." Julanne Johnston has returned from Europe where she made four pictures. The fair Julanne wears a silver anklet visible thru one stocking; but declines to relate the significance thereof. Alma Rubens and Ricardo Cortez have • announced their engagement. Miss Rubens has been twice married. Marc McDermott was held up and robbed recently on Wilshire Boule- vard. The robbers took a diamond stick- pin valued at $1,500 and $20 in money. alto, the leader of the dog team which brought the medicine to Nome and thereby won world-wide fame, is in Holly- wood to make motion pictures. With him is his driver, Gunnar Kaasen. There was a celebration for them at the City Hall. "T ittle Kiki," the kid sister of Leonore L* Ulric, has arrived from Wisconsin, where she won a newspaper beauty con- test, to be a picture actress. Her name is Florence Ulric. 1 reta Nissen, the Swedish star, who has r recently arrived in Hollywood, brought her mother and younger brother along. The first thing she did was to register the young man at the Hollywood high school. And he was promptly signed for the track team. Greta is duly proud. Gloria's return to Hollywood was a matter of tears and cheers—the cheers provided by practically the entire com- vmunity and the tears supplied by Miss Scyanson who broke down under the en- thusiastic and emotional demonstration. AllVhe studio people crowded to the sta- tion to meet her—and their cheering drow.ied out the noise of the brass band that marched at the head of the proces- sion/ Gloria tried to speak to them from her / automobile—but the excitement, the joy/of getting home, the thrill of the ova- tic/i, proved too much for her. She broke d/wn, sobbing, and was unable to speak. At the premiere of Madame Sans-Gene, when she entered the theater, the audi- ence rose, and remained standing till she was seated. During the evening she made another attempt to speak. Gloria sobbed, spoke a few broken words, then did a much more eloquent thing ; she flung out her arms to the audience and smiled while the tears ran down h;r face. G Advertising Section Afrankly written book which every mother will want to show her daughter WHATis more difficult for a mother than the instruction of her daughter in the facts about feminine hygiene? 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"SAN-GRI-NA" is the easiest and safest way known to reduce, and hundreds of people write in every day, telling what it has done for them. Mrs. Pasquale, of Worcester, lost 63 pounds. Mrs. Mae Busque, of Ware, Mass., writes: "I have lost 29 pounds." Mrs. Bellssner. of Chi- cago, writes: "I have lost 10 pounds." Mrs. Mannia, of Paris, France, writes: "From 250 pounds I am down to 175." Madame Elaine, of Xew York City, explains that she lost 50 pounds in eight weeks with "SAN-GRI-NA" after she had tried everything known to reduce, without success. She is a living example of the wonderful transformation that any fat person can go through by simply taking two small tablets of "SAN- GRI-NA" before each meal. Go to your druggist to-day and get a package of "SAN-GRI-NA." "It is the only thing I ever found to reduce me, and which I can truthfully recommend to any fat man or woman." Note : If your druggist does not carry SAN- GRI-NA in stock, he can get it from the whole- saler, or you can send us direct a money order or check for $1.50, and one full-sized box of SAN- GRI-NA will be mailed you prepaid. Scientific Research Laboratories, Dept. 238 350 W. 31st St. New.York City mgrma i Reduces? Jar people The High Cost of Pictures {Continued from page 68) Production. This picture cost only $100,000 and it made a profit of about $4,000,000. The following year Mr. Griffith pro- duced Intolerance at a cost of $330,000. It was not nearly so good nor so great as The Birth of a Nation, and its net receipts were only $400,000. The same year William Fox produced Daughter of the Gods, with Annette Kel- lerman, at a cost of $850,000, and this picture showed a net return of $1,350,000. About two years ago The Birth of a Na- tion was released again for a revival, and up to date it has grossed about $450,000. Deducting about 40 per cent, for making the prints and for necessary distribution charges, we still have a handsome income on a ten-year-old picture which, perhaps, will be shown again ten years from now at a similar profit. In 1920 Mr. Griffith produced Way Down East at a total cost of $800,000, which in- cludes the $175,000 paid for the picture rights. This picture was released thru the regular channels for seven months and showed a net income of $1,350,000. Later on, this sum was practically doubled by additional showings thruout the world ; hence the original investment of $175,000 was not a bad one after all, altho no man can say whether it was the reputation of the play or the story itself which made the venture so successful. Take out the very dramatic ice flood, on which nobody has a patent, and which has been done many times since in other plays, and it is a grave question if the story was worth even a small fraction of the $175,000 paid for it. Tn 1920 William Fox again put over a big winner. It was Over the Hill, taken from Will Carleton's famous poem, Over the Hill to the Poorhouse. I remember that, about ten years previous, Mr. Carle- ton himself tried to sell me a scenario of this poem, which he had written, and he apparently would have been content with one or two hundred dollars for his rights. I do not know what his executors received for these rights from Mr. Fox, but it is said that the total cost of the picture was 102 GE only $250,000 and it showed a net income of $2,500,000. Quite a good investment, dont you think ? And, by the way. Over the Hill did not cost $250,000 or anything like it. Judging from the cost of the cast, and from the probable cost of the scenic effects and mobs, I would say that $60,000 would cover everything. In giving the cost at $250,000, all exploitation costs were included, such as advertising. The same is true of Daughter of the Gods, which cost about $850,000 to produce plus $400,000 or $500,000 extra for exploi- tation costs ; thus Mr. Fox made practically no profit on this picture, but he certainly made enough on the other. However, we must take into account several dozen, if not hundred, other plays that Mr. Fox invested in and which did not pay the cost of production. rT1 HE Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse was the big picture of the following year, 1921, and this cost $1,000,000 and showed a net return of $1,160,000 thru the regular distribution channels ; but it is said that these figures were about tripled later on, when the receipts were gathered m from its later showings thruout the world. The great picture of 1923 was The Cov- ered Wagon, which cost only about $360,000 and which thus far has shown an income of $1,650,000. In 1924 came The Ten Commandments, the first half of which was about as elabo- rate and spectacular as has ever been shown on the screen. The second half should not have cost much more than $200,000, yet it is said that the total cost of the production was $1,800,000. This picture is still showing and thus far it has shown a net income of only $750,000. These seem like big figures, but please hold your breath while I tell you what the big 1925 picture is costing. The Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer people are, at this writing, planning a campaign for the most expen- sive of all pictures, Ben Hur, and, accord- to their figures, the cost is nearly $6,000,000. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. also a Metro Production, is said to have taken in about $4,000,000 in dimes, quarters and dollars up to date, and yet they are spending $2,000,000 more than this to create Ben Hur. It is a daring experiment. Ben Hur will first be shown about Sep- tember 1st of this year, and the picture world is waiting with impatient anxiety to see how such a stupendous production will look, and they will just as eagerly scan the gate receipts for the next year or so, to see if the $6,000,000 ever comes back. They say that the moving-picture —« industry is an infant industry. That may be, but financially it is certainly a colossal giant. Rex Ingram's first Ibanez story "The Four Horsemen," cost $1,000,000.00. *L Now we're won- dering what nilI be spent on his new Ibanez fea- t u r e , "Mare Nostrum," which he's now filming abroad. At the left meet the heroine of both pictures, Alice Terry Every advertisement in MOTION PICTURE MAGAZINE is guaranteed.
- 95. Advertising Section OTIONPICTUI MAGAZINE WhatIs the MostPopular Picture {Continued from page 60) possibly novices, yet the work of some of them compares favorably with that of the best professional critics. Mrs. Frederick E. Parker, 629 Tremont Building, Boston, sends in the following review of The Great Divide. Many may differ with her in her conclusions, but none can fail to see the beauty and charm of her manner of expressing her opinion. DOMANCE in God's created out-of- ** doors can have no more perfect set- ting than the region of the Grand Canyon and the Painted Desert. So long as Amer- ican pioneer blood courses in the veins of us, this vast display of Nature's noblest mood will thrill to deed* of courage all humankind zvho fall heir to the traditions of their America. A man bom anew by the look deep into a pure woman's matchless soul. A sense of innocence and perfect womanly self- control in the face of stark terror reveals. to a morally-reeling man, the purpose of life. Love rises up with self-shame as its companion, a love born with a dominance to prove his finer self a match to kindle her respect and longed-for affection. In "The Great Divide" all incidents are bold strokes of character sketching. Ac- tion is but the artist's brush. Mr. Con- way Tearlc is the man of the golden heart brimming with love, yearning for a sign of pleasure bestozved or love requited. He portrays the most difficult of all char- acters, a man transformed by an incident to become full-grown in his soul's stature thru that incident. Miss Alice Terry is the personification of Purity in the flesh, by every gesture as well as physical charm. Mr. Huntly Gordon is the most human of brothers, with his keen anxiety and concern over his sister's unaccountable marriage. Mr. Allan Forrest, the youthful physician, not less concerned but more willing to accord a beneficent friendliness to tlie new husband. "The Great Divide" is a powerful por- trayal of man's instincts. TV/Tan v of our contestants make the "A mistake of including in their reviews the story of the play. Those who read reviews in the newspapers and magazines are of two kinds : Those who have not seen the play and those who have. The former certainly do not wish to be in- formed of the plot, the latter already know- it. Half the interest in the play is gone when we know in advance just what is going to happen. Miss Alta M. Toepp, 202 Highland Avenue, Middletown, New York, reveals no more of the plot than is necessary to register her viewpoint and criticism. She reviews Big Brother as follows TDLOTS max come and plots may go, * but there 'are some plots that never grow old. They stay young, as young as love and springtime and snowy fields and moonlight on the water. Does a picture of a man's wrestling with his weaknesses, triumphing over his diffi- culties, in spite of unfavorable surround- ings, ever fail to thrill you? Can you resist a picture of a zvoman who has such faith in a man that lie dares to be true and brave even when circum- stances seem to be crushing him? Has the picture of a child's influence on older people lost its appeal? All three of these plots are combined (Continued on page 108) Miss Frances McCann at the shore last Summer, WITHOUT a LA NOIL Permanent Wave Miss McCann at the shore this Summer, WITH her LANOIL Permanent Wave as given below by a friend Our interesting booklet sent free on request I Nestle's Famous LANOIL" Home Outfit gives you beautiful, permanent waves, curls and ringlets SEND FOR IT ON 30 DAYS' FREE TRIAL Naturally Curly Hair — At Last! Miss Helen Schaub, 60 E. 196th St., New York City, LANOIL-Waving Miss McCann's hair, after being waved herself with the same Home Outfit. "It was a fascinating experience id we certainly are happy!" DOYOU remember how uncomfortable your hair made you last year, through your vacation? 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(173) eeSaxophoneBookS^ models and p;ives first leason chart; also pic. ures of famous Srofessionals and orchestras. Just send your name for a copy, [ention any other instrument in which you maybe interested. BUESCHER BAND INSTRUMENT CO. Everything in Band and Orchestra Inntrumcntjt £64 BUESCHER BLOCK ELKHART, INDIANA Mary Brian and Esther Ralston What They Think of Each Other {Continued from pages 36 and 37) Esther Says of Mary to make The Little French Girl, she was eager to ride in the subway, see Central Park from the top of a Fifth Avenue bus, go up in the tower of the Woolworth Building, and see every sight. I have often noticed the terrific serious- ness with which Mary regards her work. I have seen her sit off to one side when we were at the studio and it was perfectly obvious that her only thoughts were how she might improve the scene she was work- ing out. With this earnest effort to give her best to her play, Mary has a beautiful faith in God. "Just think," she said to me, "out of all those beautiful girls with screen ex- perience God gave Wendy to me. I'm sure Wendy did come to me from God because the night before the casting I asked for the part if I was suited for it." And as she continued to talk so frankly of the simple faith which is her religion, I had to leave the room to keep from crying. Tt is interesting to notice how popular Alary is among people of all ages. To older women she is just the girl they would like their own daughters to be. To men she is a child that they want to protect. To boys and girls her own age she is a jolly good friend with whom they love to dance. In any gathering she stands out as the very embodiment of all that is youthful and lovely. I feel like a big sister to Mary. She comes to me with little problems and I go to her with mine. She is the only girl I know who can keep a secret. I long to see Mary in some of the fairy roles, such as Snow White, Rose Red, and Cinderella. Her brown curls and dark, dreamy eyes remind me of a fairy princess. And she is like a princess in a story book, come to life. I even call her "The Little Princess of Screendom." And like a fairy princess, whatever she wishes will come true, because she will work for the thing she desires. Life loves Mary Brian, and I know of no girl who will so completely deserve the success that is bound to come to her. Mary Says of Esther are very deep and sincere, and I know that she is honest and loyal clear thru. T doxt know anyone who seems more talented to me than she. In the first place, she hasn't a single bit of the jealousy and conceit that have ruined so many promising careers. I have never known her to do an unkind thing or to take an unfair advantage of anyone. If you are a newcomer she welcomes you and watches after you in every way. She has a helping hand to reach to every frightened beginner. This might not be so unusual if she were a mature woman, but she is just a girl herself. Lots of times she is a good many years younger than the people she is helping. Then, when success begins to come to her friends, there is none of the jealousy that often spoils friendship. If you are a friend of Esther's, you know that there is no one who will be more pleased at your success than she. If you have failures, disappointments, she is never unkind about them. She is so sympathetic and gentle that it doesn't hurt your pride to have her know your troubles. All this shows in her work. It is the sympathy and warmth that are hers in her personal life that make her so lovable on the screen. Somehow you know, as you see her in a picture, that she is not merely pretending to be sweet and lovely—but that it is her real, deep nature. It makes her work always convincing. IJer work in pictures is very imaginative. She never just does as she is told. She feels, lives every part she plays. With this combination of things in her favor, I dont think there's any doubt at all that she can go as far in her work as she wants to. But, no matter what fame she wins, no matter how fine her work may be, thl Esther Ralston of the screen can neveri be as dear to me as the Esther Ralston! who is my friend. I think she is the love- liest girl in the world. NEXT MONTH The lovely Corinne Griffith will be on the cover of the magazine, and we have an entirely new sort of story about her to tell you Every advertisement In MOTION PICTURE MAGAZINE is guaranteed.
- 97. Advertising Section wrap WhoIs the Most Popular Player ? {Continued from page 61) Who is the cutest girl or the most irresistibly funny man on the screen? It may be that it's the most dramatic, tragic and powerful actor or actress whose name draws you irresistibly to the silver sheet. In that case your vote belongs to the most emotionally sincere, the most compelling and earnest artist you know. It's to your own interest to see that the star you like best is the winner in this fan race. Naturally, the people who own motion-picture houses want the most pop- ular players for their performances. The winner of this contest will be more in demand than ever after the returns are all in. Get busy and see to it that the player you will see most often in the future is the one you want most to see. Read the announcement on page 93 and then cast your ballot. Again we urge you to examine the list of players in this contest and see if the name of your favorite is there. If not, send in your vote for him or her and get your friends to do likewise. In the list given here we have included only those who received two hundred and fifty votes or over. If the name of your favorite is there, but is down the line, try to put it up at the top of the list. And if it is at the top—jump in and do your best to see that it stays there. The contest is very young yet. In fact, it is just getting under way. There is no telling what the voters will do in the next thirty days. Doubtless the many ad- mirers of those players whose names are not yet on the list will hustle around and see that they are not left out next month. Hurry up. Send in your ballot and swell the count. The players have done a lot for you—cant you do this much for them? NEXT MONTH: A Real Treat IN Pictures The Gallery is going to sur- pass itself in beauty. There will be a specially posed picture of Mrs. Gish with her daughters, Lillian and Dorothy. Of course, you've noticed the trend of the coiffure? Can you wear your hair "slicked back"? We're giving two pages to stars who are daring to expose their foreheads and their ears com- pletely. There's a page of pictures of Ramon Novarro with his two doubles. And the sauciest study of Clara Bow that you ever sazv. And dozens more! I 0* "MySecret ofLovelinessI a touch of henna in the shampoo to set off every woman's charm with the richness of lustrous hair." An interview with a Fifth Avenue beauty specialist A LL New York society finds its Jr way to her for she is an artist in making women beautiful. "Tell me,"I begged," your onerule of beauty thatwillgive every womancharm. ' ' "Make the hairlustrous, "she said de- liberately, "that is the birth of charm. " "But," I protested, "few women can have such wonderfully lustrous hair!" "You are mistaken. All women can have it and the charm it gives. In every woman's hair is a wealth of lustre she has never dreamed of." 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- 98. , nBI |MAGAZINE L Advertising Section ,»:&. 7 V. i Her Honeymoon Letter Continues " and everywhere you go in Vienna—the tea dances, the opera, the fashionable Night Clubs, you see this gorgeous new rouge—so brilliant, so absolutely glowing with the joy ofliving! And then you realize that costumes and decorations are all so gorgeously colored, that one looks unnaturally pale and uninteresting without it. Yet with a black, grey or neutral gown, when one really needs color most, thisrougeis perfectlylovely. In Paris, as in Vienna,—everyone is wearing it. I tried to get some. But it wasn't the shade. These European "women are artists in make-up and many, I suspect, "blend their own" right on their cheeks. But they are funny about giving up their beauty secrets. Not until Igot to London was I able to gat the right shade. It is called JPRINCESS PAT Vivid—and it is vivid, but oh it's lovely. Do try to get some. With your eyes it will be won- Affectionately, Doris. VIVID The Fashionable New Rouge This marvellous shade introduces a new vogue in rouge, now reaching its height in the fash- ion centers of Europe, and just making its debut in New York, Buenos Aires and Holly- wood, where it is swiftly becoming the rage. It is made by the makers of PRINCESS PAT English Tint, the original orange rouge. If your favorite shop is not yet stocked with PRINCESS PAT Vivid, we will be glad to sendageneroussample,entirelyfreeofcharge. Princess Pat., Ltd., Chicago, U. S. A. 9 "free You are incited to try this wonderful «/ new shade of rouge on your own com- plexion entirely without expense. We are glad to send a generoustrialsupply for thorough test with various gowns in both day and evening light, l on will find nootherrouge ever brought out your beauty so emphatically. JUST MAIL THE COUPON PRINCESS PAT, Ltd., Dept. 27 , _ . _, 2709 S. Wells St.. Chicago Ik Canada, address: 107 Duke Street. Toronto, OnU Please send me entirely free, a sample of vour new VIVID Rouge. Name . Address Monte seems to do his best work as a "society hero" when he plays opposite Marie Prevost The Joke's on Monte (Continued from page 35) 106 sees Monte Blue with wonder and admira- tion on the screen—not knowing that Monte has several burns as souvenirs. In those days life meant hunger and ex- posure, fights with brutal hobos in the "Jungle," the agony of bitter cold on the brake-beams. Monte says that the nearest he ever came to death was one night while riding the brake-beams of a freight. He hadn't had anything to eat and he was so ex- hausted that he felt himself going to sleep in spite of the bitter blizzard cold. He was so stiff and numbed that he dared not try to drop off the train. And it was tor- ture trying to ke.ep awake. He took the only precaution he could think of, which was to put one arm around a beam and thrust his hand deep into his pocket. Then he lay back and bit his hps until the blood came in the effort to keep awake. In spite of all he could do, he dozed off. He says that he suddenly felt a shock as tho his body had been torn to pieces. He had slipped from the beam and lay- hanging down, only his arm and the hand in his pocket holding him from the wheels. One of his legs had dropped to the track and was beating against the ties. He couldn't find strength to drag himself up and at every tie, his leg was almost torn off. He says it seemed hours while his body was flung to and fro like an old hat. At last, battered and bleeding and nearly dead, he managed to drag himself inch by inch back to the brake-beam. Monte got into the train itself eventually. He became a fireman, and in that job made his way to Los Angeles. The picture business was just begin- ning then. it never entered his head, however, to become a picture actor. All the actor had been taken out of him; beaten out by police clubs as he was driven from town to town with the other hobos. Tt is_ an old story now how Monte got a job digging post-holes at the old Griffith studio on Sunset Boulevard: how Mr. Griffith heard him giving one of his EveryWortisomrnt in MOTION PICTTRE MAGAZINE is guaranteed. old soap-box Socialist speeches to the laborers in the noon hour; and offered him a part in a picture to do the same thing. He became an actor then; but Fate didn't hand it out to him in soft bundles even yet. Ironically enough, the worst beating Monte ever got from a policeman was while acting in a picture. In order to get a realistic mob for one of the pictures Griffith was supervising, . they sent down to the "Hobo Corner" in Los Angeles and rounded up a herd of real I. W. W's. Monte was the only actor in the mob. The rest were sure-enough mob. The police were also sure-enough police- men. Whether it was an accident; whether the policemen got too excited; or whether they decided to use the chance to punish their old I. W. W. enemies, no one knows to this day. Anyhow, two or three police- ] men picked out the only I. W. W". who I really wasn't an I. W. W.—which was Monte—and nearly beat him to death. A cruel night-stick caught him on the back of the neck—just at the base of the brain, j He says the last thing he remembers I at the Police, Hospital before merciful darkness came over his brain was the surgeon saying: "No use bothering about j him; he can't live until morning." J By chance, an actor who knew him hap- 1 pened to come in and hurried him off for an operation by a famous brain surgeon J who saved his life. J Years afterward, it was D. W. Griffitl/l again who saw in Monte what no one in J the meantime had discovered—a great I actor. I was in the Griffith studio at the time.a It was while Griffith was making Orphans m of the Storm. He asked Monte to play I the part of Danton. And the part of I Danton was originally intended merely as I a "bit." But "D. W." couldn't let it I alone. Under his master hand, it grew I and grew. Monte delighted him to the I bottom of his soul. I think I am violat- I ing no confidence when I say that Mr I Griffith always bitterly regretted that ht I
- 99. Advertising Section ..-.DTIONPICTURI 01 I MAGAZINE had ever started with The Two Orphans: he always regretted that he had not made a picture based upon the French revolu- tion with Lillian Gish and Monte Blue as the stars. One actress in that picture has reason to be glad that Danton had been raised on the cattle ranges of Idaho. During one of the cavalry scenes, she became confused and ran directly in front of fifty galloping cavalry horses which were running like stampede. Monte Blue was in the lead. He saved her life by the most superb feat of horsemanship I ever witnessed. He scooped her up like a cowboy picking up a hat and flung her to one side just as his horse, thrown off his balance by the added weight, crumpled up in a heap with Monte somewhere in the middle of a tangle of flying hoofs. As he got up, a fastidious "Miss Nancy'.' Broadway actor in the cast, said, "Oh, Mister Blue, I am so sorry you fell off your horse." Griffith saw murder come into Monte's eyes just in time. "Hey there," he said, "just keep the Indian down until we get thru with this picture, Monte : then kill him : I'll be glad to have you." So Monte stifled the Cherokee ; but the little matinee actor never would come onto a set during the entire making of the rest of that picture without an escort. Monte is serious about the Western pic- tures. "There have been plenty of stories of the bunk West," he says. "Plenty of stories about the two-gun men who shoot from the hip; but the real story of the West is almost unpictured and unsung. It is the most remarkable chapter in human his- tory. When we think that in the memory of men, now living, these crowded Western cities and lonely plains were visited only by herds of buffalo and wandering bands of Indians, it seems almost a miracle. "Certainly the story of the West is the greatest epic of modern times : I think that out there in the blizzards, rid- ing herd on a saddle frozen stiff, that I learned the right to tell that epic." Meanwhile, Providence has sort of squared herself with Monte for all the sufferings she heaped upon him. During the past few years, he has risen to the front rank of his profession. He has a charming home and real-estate in- vestments so fortunately situated that he is never likely to resume his intimate acquaintance with the brake-beams. Waxman Mr. and Mrs. Monte Blue I Make hearts leap to the spell of your magical hair 'free beauty ofskin. Learn all that Neet, the dainty hair-removing cream means to you. Use Neet today. Plunge wholeheartedly into the joys of the day fearing not for an instant what your costume reveals. With skin that is hair-free, lovely and smooth you feel at ease, happy and confident you are at your best. 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When they take "Micky" from him, he says just what you would expect him to say and goes out to show them just hozv defiant and lazvless he can be. The character of the fatherly priest, who sees the virtues of his friends on the East Side rather than their faults, adds much to the play. Mickey Bennett is a real little boy in the story and acts much like other neg- lected seven-year-olds we have seen. A well written story by one of the best authors of the time, combined with skilful acting, make it my idea of a perfect picture. Tiule this review is ably done, some ' will perhaps object to the expression "The best movie I have ever seen," par- ticularly when they recall to mind dozens of masterpieces of the past. A reviewer must be emotional, it is true, but he or she must weigh words carefully and not be carried away for the moment. Possibly Miss Toepp will not have changed her mind six months from now, yet perhaps when she has had time to get all the great pictures of the past into proper perspec- tive she will not be so enthusiastic about Big Brother. Did she weigh all the points that go to make a great picture, or did she place too much stress on emotional interest and morals? A. E. Gartner, San Quentin, California, reviews The Ten Commandments quite differently than do most critics. The majority of critics, we believe, have placed this picture among the first _ ten great pictures of all time, yet here is a dissenting vote. He dares to disagree, and we admire his independence even if we cannot agree. MUCH stress has been laid on the pro- logue of Cecil B. De Mile's "Ten Commandments," the magnificent scenes, immense spectacles, and splendid acting. But to my mind there is nothing extraor- dinary in this film, if one is to discount the usual De Mille skill for planning gigantic scenes and handling vast "mobs." Theodore Roberts is superb in the role of Moses, the lawgiver. He gives Moses the flesh and blood, fire-flashing personality that is so lacking in the Bible. The 'script for this part of the story was lifted bodily from the Great Book; this perhaps accounts for its jerkiness and lack of cohesion, altho the constant shift- ing from the usual black-and-ivhite to colors has much to do with the general air of unreality of the prologue. The pyrotechnic display on the occasion of Moses receiving the Commandments was to be expected in a De Mille production, altho it did produce a thrill for the first time or so. Altho the modem end of the story is done in black-and-zvhite and there are no spectacles, it packs a gripping story that drives hdme thru splendid acting and sheer strength of motive. The theme of this part is old—written by Moses on Sinai— "that whosoever that breakest the law shall surely be broken." However, never before has its relation to the world of today been so clearly portrayed. In the "Tour Horsemen" the directors took but one Commandment; De Mille has incorporated all into one massive, szvift- moving story. TJere is one from an admirer of Gloria Swanson—a first attempt at review- ing a picture, from Miss Gladys Repicker, 180 Fernwood Avenue, Rochester, New York. We are not printing this as an example of how it should be done, but to encourage those who are just learning the art. 'T'O begin this written conversation I shall give my opinion of Gloria Swan- son. I have never seen a person who can change her actions as zvell as personality as Gloria Szvanson. In "Manhandled" in the role of a gum-chezving clerk she is too darling for words. Again we see her as a Countess from Russia who is in despair when a real Russian comes up and speaks to her in Russian. Gloria y delightful. And last, but not least, when Gloria becomes Manhandled once more by none other than Tom Moore, her rich husband-to-be. y | 'he following review of Abraham Lin- coln looks quite professional and is well done, but the author, Theodore A. Baxt, 1015 Longfellow Avenue, N. Y., perhaps does not create in our minds a clear impression of what the picture is. While his opinions are scholarly, possibly he should have said more about the nature of the play. A review should tell us something that will create a picture in our minds. It is not necessary to say that the play is a drama, melodrama, comedy, farce, scenic, historic, etc., but the reader wants to know if it is a love story, a Western, a costume play, a spectacle, a fantasy, and so on, and if it is thrilling, or sad, or funny, or grewsome, etc. Here is Mr. Baxt's review : JN filming Abraham Lincoln's life of * altruism and tragedy, Al and Ray Rockett have contributed to the elevation of the cinema a drama that will serve as an influence for the achievement of "bet- ter pictures." George Billings' characterization of Abraham Lincoln was revealing in its hu- manness and sincerity. The unique simili- tude and subtle consummation of the al- most legendary mannerisms were unstinted by the artificialities of "movie" technique. Piloted by Phil Rosen's unquestionable competency, the story echoes a responsive note of appreciation and emotion in the hearts of the audience. There are the dark moments and the lighter strains all coherently linked and compelling in their processional. Lincoln's romance with Anne Rutledge is pictured in all its rural tenderness. And words are futile in the effort to paint the dramatic intensity of the Lincoln-Douglas debate; the dark days of the war; the Gettysburg sequence; and finally the assassination. The cast is to be congratulated on its sincere intentness. Ruth Clifford was appealing as Anne Rutledge. The roles of Stephen Douglas, Lee, and Grant were depicted strikingly exact, and finely interpreted. Frances Marion, always dependable, is to be thanked for the perfect script. Phil Rosen has proven himself a keen advertisement in MOTION PICTURE MAGAZINE is guaranteed.
- 101. Advertising Section Candy Kid:—Soyou heard that Mary Pickford ate more candy than any other girl in the movies. Well, you're all wrong. Mary's so sweet herself she doesn't need a bit of sweetening except one lump of sugar in her tea and a dish of ice- cream on a very hot day. In this picture she's holding the biggest chocolate-bar ever made, but she's just going to take one nibble from a corner then send it to an orphan asylum to make a hundred young- sters happy affairs. What we do not understand, we have not the right to condemn. I pass. Betty Compson Fan.—Oh dont be so cruel and say that if I dont answer your questions, you wont read our magazine any more. Colleen Moore is five feet three ; Betty Compson is five feet two and Norma Shearer is five feet three. Percy Marmont is playing in Herbert Brenon's The Street of Forgotten Men in which Neil Hamilton and Mary Brian have the juvenile leads. Now will you continue? Movie Fan.—Only thirteen years old. That's an odd age! 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He immediately moved his family to Cleveland and started another hotel. It is hard to realize how provincial life in a small American city was in those days, and yet it was not so very long ago. I am thirty-five now, and I was seven- when we moved to Cleveland. But the wealthy people of the town never went outside their own homes to dine. As a matter of fact, they didn't dine at all. When they were hungry, they ate. The restaurants in Cleveland had no table-cloths or silverware, none of the refinements of the most ordinary restaurant nowadays. My father literally taught Cleveland its table manners. Like all self-made men, he was deter- mined that his sons should not follow his own life, but should be educated for one of the learned professions. Henry and I were sent to Saint Joseph's, a private school, to begin our education. From that time until I was twenty-two, fifteen years later, I was continually in schools—and select schools, too, tho my family could not afford them. We were given our choice of preparatory schools, and chose Culver Military Academy because of the lure of the uniforms all small boys adore. I was a mild little chap with no instinct for fighting (I have only had one fist fight in my life, and then there was such righteous rage in my soul that I won that!), but I attained a lurid reputation as a bruiser among my schoolmates be- cause I accidentally hit another and much larger boy in the eye with my elbow. The eye immediately swelled up and got black, bringing admiring comments from my playfellows and making me quite a hero, even in the remaining eye of the in- j ured boy ! With the selfish unconcern of youth, my brother and I never inquired into the mat- ter of the family purse when it came time to go to college. We had always had everything, we took it for granted we al ways would have everything. Rather a lordly attitude for the descendants of gen- erations of farmers ! As a matter of fact, I realize now that it must have been a cruel struggle for my people to send us to Cornell, for the hotel was not succeeding—my father always fed his guests too well for his own pocket- book. But to Cornell we went, and for three years I struggled with civil engi- neering against all my inclinations, which were more nearly satisfied by the dramatic life of the university. I did my first act- ing there, in college plays. I might have gone on, finished my course, taken my degree and become a thoroly discontented engineer, but, in my senior year, my father found he could no longer afford luxuries like college degrees for his sons and I went home to try to help him save his business—and didn't succeed. From the wreckage I managed to sal- vage some bottles of wine which I sold to a rival restaurant owner in Cleveland for enough money to take me to Xew York. I firmly intended to go onto the stage, make an immediate and remarkable success and repair the family bank-account. I packed my trunk with several dozen pint bottles of champagne, some tins of pate de foics gras, and imported herring and other delicacies from the hotel storerooms and came to Xew York, May 13, 1912. "Dy the middle of June I had hardly a *-* cent left. I moved my trunk of epi- curean dainties to a Mills Hotel, where one could purchase the use of a bed with not too distressingly second-hand linen for thirty cents a night. I was preparing to exist on herring and champagne when I received a wire from my brother telling me that he had found a place for both of us to work on a farm in northern Xew York for the summer. 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- 103. ~ Advertising Section %mOKJ Myengineering training had not taught me to milk, but I have never been one to confess my inability to do anything. There were nine cows in the row, switching nine tails. The farmer cheerily suggested that we each begin at an end and meet at the middle. He milked eight cows, however, before I was able to extract a single drop of milk from Belle. The next day I was fired. However, I found a job on the neigh- boring estate of Vincent Astor at Rhine- beck as a day-laborer. All that summer I washed endless milk-bottles and pitched endless hay with the other farm-hands. But there was a social difference between us ! Every day I took a pint bottle of imported champagne to the fields with my lunch, and while the others looked respect- fully on, drank it between bites of sand- wich and pie from my tin lunch pail ! The other men thought that I was a college student working for the fun of the thing, instead of for a living. For all the hard summer's work, I had nothing to show for it when I got back to New York but a pair of very calloused hands and twenty-five cents in my pocket. I went back to the Mills Hotel, where they very properly put my trunk in the cellar when they discovered I had slept several nights' worth on one of their beds without the means of paying for it. It is a queer thing, but, no matter how broke I have been at times, nobody would believe it. I have always been taken for the son of a millionaire. My next neighbor at the hotel was a young Englishman, stranded and homesick. He suggested that, if I could finance the .necessary tip to the captain of a cattle boat to get us a nominal rating as crew, he would in his turn have his father find us both work when we arrived at Liverpool. The necessary tip was eight dollars apiece. I visited my trunk under some pretext, re- moved the best-looking clothes from it and managed to smuggle them out of the hotel to a pawn-shop, where I hocked them for twenty dollars. Leaving my companion's share at the hotel for him, I recklessly called up a young lady of my acquaintance and suggested a farewell dinner at the Belmont Hotel, then the most exclusive in New York. It was a gallant gesture, leaving the Mills Hotel to dine at the Belmont, but un- fortunately, my companion proved so charming that I lingered too long over dessert, and when I got to the dock the boat had sailed, taking my friend with it. A telegram, to my father pleading for a small loan was coldly answered. I had made my bed—at the Mills Hotel—and I could lie on it. If it was hard and uncom- fortable, perhaps I would get out of the habit of oversleeping. And now by that same Chance which "^ rules all our destinies, according to Math. 6 B, I met on Broadway an actor whom I had known in Cleveland, very prosperously dressed. His secret came out—the movies! Why didn't I try? I looked dubiously at my face in the mirror and didn't see a fortune in it, but the next day I went out to Vitagraph in Brooklyn, and got a job as an extra, not because the director recognized potential genius but because I answered affirmatively the ques- tion, "Have you a dress suit?" I borrowed one before the next morning from the manager of the Mills Hotel and so made my first screen appearance—tho when I went to see the picture afterward I couH"'t find myself anywhere in it! After some months of starving as a movie extra (that word "starving" is used in a purely literary way, for, as I said vWf s Have you been dancing- in Cinderella's glass slippers'? — or do your feet just feel that way ? YOU almost hate the women who dance gaily on to "home-sweet-home". 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M localise it prints the latest news gathered from reliable sources. ^ dignified yet snappy, engrossing without being sensational. ^the oldest, wittiest, wisest and best Answer Han in all the criticisms and news are unbiased, and unprejudiced. world, and not by affiliations with producing companies, players or advertisers. na>iy other reasons it is the best movie magazine in the world. lllllllllllllllllliilllllllllflilllllllllllllllWM r.v°rr advertisement in MOTION PICTURE MAGAZINE Is guaranteed. Adolphe at the age of three before, I never went hungry), I tried vaudeville on a cheap circuit, doing my act nine times a day ! In the towns we played, I ran across many Cornell friends who were amazed at my occupation—until I conveyed the idea that I was doing it merely as a lark, whereupon they regarded me with envy. Refusing to admit defeat, my father had come East and started a poor little road- house in Lynbrook, Long Island. I went out to help him as soon as I got back from my tour, bought the food, cooked it—and. served it, too. A casting director from the Equity Pictures happened to drop in one day and offered me a job with his firm, with the stipulation that I get three suits of clothes for the part. Thru all my ups and downs I had clung to a diamond ring my parents had given me in their affluent days. Now I went to New York, pawned that ring for sixty-five dollars, and, by walking up two flights, saved enough to buy three suits for thirty-five dollars — that was ten years ago, remember. Carrying my wardrobe in a suitcase, I reported at the Equity, to be informed by a gentleman with his heels on a desk, that the picture was all off. On the way down in the elevator, I passed the Fox office floor and saw a crowd of men standing about the casting window. I took the next elevator back, and Fred Thompson, who was the casting director at the time, saw me and shouted, "Come back at five!" —not because he recognized latent possi- bilities in me, either, but because he wanted a number of men with mustaches ! When I arrived on the set, everything was in confusion because the pianist hadn't shown up. When the director called, "Can any of you fellows play?" I beat eight others to the piano. This attracted his at- tention to me, and, when it appeared that the man hired to take the part of the opera singer in the picture had no resources, ex- cept a luxuriant mustache that drooped at both ends, the director turned to me. "Are you an actor?" he snapped. "I certainly am," I replied promptly. "I've been one all my life!" And so I got the part of the opera singer. Incidentally, the poor chap who had originally been chosen for the part is still playing extras in New York City. The next months were the precarious story of the unimportant actor. I remem- ber one day lurking about the studio when Adolph Zukor came in. "What are you doing here?" he asked. I answered reluc- tantly v that I wasn't doing anything at
- 105. present. "Well," hesnapped, "then get out- side!" I left the movies to enlist in the army a few weeks after war was declared. For a year I was in camp, beginning as a pri- vate, and ending as a captain. I forget just why I was promoted—I probably talked them into it. HP he war. . . . People saw that they *• cant get a soldier to talk of it. I be- lieve the reason is that we never knew ex- actly what was happening. I was under fire for a year. I saw a great deal of smoke, and mud and many men—dead and alive. At night I crouched with the rest in a hole in the ground, watching the flash of the guns on the German line, listening to the shrill singsong of the bullet as it came toward us, wondering whether it would hit us or not. I dont mind admitting right here that I was scared to death from the beginning to the end. Most soldiers are. I was with the Italians first, then the French, and afterward with the Cornell unit, a troop of multimillionaires. Now and then, in the confusion of smoke, an incident stands out. There was the time when I was driving with four other French officers in a rattletrap taxicab outside of Verdun, with a bombardment going oil in the distance (the not-too-com- fortable distant distance, either), and I happened to look out and saw Hector Turn- bull driving by in an American army car. We stopped, got out and solemnly shook each other's hands and inquired after each other's health as tho we had run across one another on the corner of Forty-second Street and Broadway. There was a time when I went out hunting among the shell holes for "Madame Sherry," an American ace whom we had observed fall under an attack of a swarm of enemy planes. I found him very much alive and invited him to lunch with me — if we got back to the lines safely. There was the time when a friend and I started out in % defunct Dodge to deliver a bottle of champagne to a brother officer up towards the front, for which he had entrusted us with ten dollars in American money. We did not notice the "No Far- ther" sign and, before we knew it, we found ourselves driving along a narrow path behind a line of American trenches in which, to our amazement, the soldiers did not pay any attention to us because they were loading and firing their guns. In a moment came the familiar ping-zing of bullets from a distance and our men an- swered with a rattle of rifle fire. We were in the very midst of a hot engagement ! There was no room to turn, so we went on, the bullets throwing up spatters of earth all around us. And of course the carburetor chose this time to give us trouble, and we had to get out and tinker with it, all the time outlined against the sky. We offered a wonderful mark, but somehow they managed to miss us and we reached the farmhouse where the owner of the champagne was quartered. It was the center of a bombardment. The spent bullets sounded like the patter of rain on the tin roof. We delivered the champagne safely—he didn't even offer us a drink ! — and got home safely in the darkness. The next day the poor chap to whom we had taken the champagne was struck with a shell. "Vf hen the war ended, I returned to New York with two thousand dollars of my pay saved. I met Arbuckle and a number of other screen stars, and one night over dinner in Keene's Chop House they per- suaded me to try my luck in Hollywood. But meanwhile I had met a young news- Advertising Section oAt last! Here's aVanitie fir Loose Powder G Mt Cannot OTION PICTURR m c^ nr***--- HSO ovida Found! A real friend to beauty. You will fall in love with Norida, for now you can always use your favorite loose powdet — and carry it with perfect safety. 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BREWSTER Here is a booklet that every theatergoer should have. Not only will it teach you how to see all the fine points in a motion picture, but it will greatly add to your interest and enjoyment. It also contains 28 charts or records which you may fill in after the theater, giving you a complete record of the plays you have seen and of your impressions. Later on you will enjoy looking these over and in comparing your criticisms with those of the editors and professional critics. Price 10c a copy, 6 for 50c, 12 for $1.00 You always read what the critics say of the plays, dont you? Why? Well you know they are professionals and experts, and you wonchr what they have to say. Do you wonder why they know more about it than you do? Perhaps this book will teach you to know as much as they do. Learn to be a critic. Form a Theater Club and discuss the plays and players. This booklet will be worth ten times its price to you in less than a month. 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The rest I changed into dollar bills so there would seem to be more money, and every day I would count them feverishly until my wife begged me to stop. It made her nervous to see my deepening gloom as the roll grew steadily smaller day by day. Thru all our dis- couragements—and they were many—she never doubted that success was coming. At least, she never seemed to doubt. We were down to our last hundred when I sat in at a poker game, desperately de- termined to win enough to keep us going. That was the last time I ever gambled. I lost three hundred dollars. Al Greene, a director and a perfect stranger to me, then paid the two hundred I couldn't meet, for me. • I went home, and stood outside a loni; time watching my wife sewing on a new necktie for me thru the window, afraid to go in and tell her what I had done. I had made over fifty motion pictures. and spent seven years struggling along in the pictures before A Woman of Paris. 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- 107. Advertising Section Broadcasting with EleanorBoardman {Continued from page 44) "And we'll all love seeing you in it on ;he screen, Miss Boardman. Now, wont you name a role you liked in some picture that has already been shown?" "There's The Wife of the Centaur. It gave me a chance to act. I enjoyed it, all right, and the critics were kind to me. But the important thing is whether the public like it." (At countless receiving sets, from Maine to the Mississippi, there must have been comments, and perhaps cheers. But radio, unfortunately, doesn't work backwards. We in the broadcasting-room heard noth- ing.) "Will you tell us how you have been spending your visit to New York?" I asked. "Oh, I have just been having a good time !" "You came East to shop and to see a play every evening, I suppose. All the stars from Hollywood tell me that." "Dont you believe them. The companies provide costumes, and the Los Angeles shops are equal to furnishing the things we have to buy. Stars play hookey in New York, because they're fed up on Hollywood." "You'll find it hard to make our radio eavesdroppers believe anyone could be fed up on Hollywood." "They dont have to work there. We do. It's great to be able to give the job the slip once in awhile, whether you toil in a Wall Street office or in Hollywood." "You haven't answered yet about going to the theater." "Righto ! Well, I'll admit I've taken in a show every evening. It's been a regular jag. But think what a good girl I'll have to be when I get back home ! A Broad- way show out there is the week's event." We talked on for about fifteen minutes, and I hope the fans were entertained. They couldn't have guessed that Miss Boardman had just recovered from nerves at the prospect of speaking to a million people. Beside the microphone, she was poised, witty—the perfect actress. But the fans missed the treat that was mine in looking at her as she talked. 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But the blonde vampire is far more dangerous. Her appearance of innocence makes her more attractive to men. Those of the masculine sex, drawn to a brunette, are warned by her obvious sirenic qualities and are wary—but not so of the blonde, of whom they expect no advances. It has been my stage experience to be re- fused roles with traveling road show com- panies because of my blonde hair. Inquir- ing a reason, I was told, on more occasions than one : "Blondes disturb the morale of a stock company ; they are too vampy." Not so many years ago, women wore white wigs to make themselves more at- tractive. Certainly this is an argument in favor of blondes. Nothing attracts like coldness and in- difference. Laugh at a woman and she wants you; laugh at a man and he loves you. The air of coldness which some blondes possess is really one of their great- est assets as vampires. Lilyan Tashman answers: Gince the world began there have been *^ vampires. When the end of the world comes, some little blonde is sure to make her exit singing the siren song to some ex-banker as they stroll thru the Elysian Fields. My friend, Nita Naldi, has remarked that nobody ever heard of a blonde vam- pire. I am surprised that she's forgotten about me. I am making my living as a vampire in pictures and I am a blonde. And Nita and I have been pals for years. Also I am surprised that she has for- gotten her history. The greatest heart- breakers the world has known were blondes, including Helen of Troy and Gaby Deslys. Cleopatra was a "red head," Ganna Walska and Alary Garden are blondes, and Peggy Joyce, who just about holds the world's record in the way of vamping, is a blonde. Nita and I broke into the theatrical game together, working in the chorus on the Century roof. Her first screen role was as a vampire in Blood and Sand. My first picture part was a vampire in The Garden of Weeds. We are both cata- loged as vamps. 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- 109. Advertising Section CTTMOTION PICTURU 1(101I MAGAZINE Freulich Miss Dupont ture of another land. The Latin type is the one most commonly accepted. Perhaps it is simply the electrical law of opposites that is responsible for the acceptance of the exotic as the ideal vamp. We. as Americans, are now too cosmo- politan a race to regard the Latin types as exotic. The term "vampire" is simply a con- densed expression for a woman who has a particular appeal to men. Why a brunette should be considered a more acceptable type of vampire than a blonde is beyond me. At any rate, I dont think she is. I have known blondes who looked the picture of innocence that were as dangerous as dynamite to masculine morale. A baby stare from limpid blue eyes, a petulant pout of pretty lips, and, like Cooper's Red- skins, the men bit the dust in homage to her every wish. Leatrice and Her Baby {Continued from page 52) "But then you seemed to stop to rest. You never got there. Why did you stop to rest?" Her face fell a little. She was trying to take it like a good sport. "I guess it was the stories," she said. "Manslaughter was the first and last great chance I ever had. Really great chance. After that I was in stories and productions where the actors were lost in the theme or the story —like The Ten Commandments." HP he talk turned to other things. "I A tried being up-stage yesterday for the first time in my life," she said delightedly. "I got a great kick out of being a haughty lady." Her eyes fairly danced with fun. "To tell you about it, I'll have to go back a way," she said. "The first time I ever had a chance to do anything in pictures was in Mary Pick- ford's studio. She was putting on a pic- ture called The Pride of the Clan. Maurice Tourneur was the director. I had been hanging around Hollywood for a long time trying desperately to break in. They gave me an extra part in this picture. 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- 111. Advertising Section tfTMOTIONPICTUR lfl0l I MAG«?IUI= the remark that we had better be going. Leatrice agreed with us. "You better had," she said, "because my baby feeds at eight o'clock." At the curb, however, we were called back. "You come back here," she said in a stern voice. "You- just come back here and tell me if this baby looks just like any other baby—if she is puckery and unin- teresting." A critical survey of the young person in the arms of her grandmother compelled us to modify our decision, to ameliorate our first ruthlessness. The truth is, she is a VERY beautiful baby. Being the daughter of Jack Gilbert and Leatrice Joy, she scarcely could help being so. Confidences Off-Screen (Continued from page 88) Louise, "because I think bragging about the future is unlucky. It's my only super- stition." "Only one superstition ! And you an actress ! Amazing !" She laughed, and admitted that when she had fallen ill some friends had per- suaded her that the peacock feathers she was fond of collecting were formidable jinxes and certainly to blame for her condition. "I got scared," she said, "and threw them all out—as I thought. Long after- wards I discovered that I'd overlooked some. As these hadn't prevented me from recovering, I guess the poor things were harmless." Now, wasn't that a curious confession to come from an actress whose nickname in the old days was "the peacock girl." Introducing MacLean Another visitor has been jolly Douglas -^*- MacLean, the hero of that hilarious picture, Introduce Me! He came to my desk and chatted in his fluent, colorful way about the difficulties of shooting com- edy scenes among the snows of beetling crags in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon. The story was laid in the Alps, and a real Alpine guide had been imported to coach the actors and to say whether the settings had the right atmosphere. The guide had been enchanted. He had sworn that Switzerland could boast no grander scenery. And at every opportu- nity he dashed off to scale a peak, just for the fun of it. "It was hard work, not fun, to us," de- clared 'MacLean. "My big stunt was to roll downhill in a snowball that burst at the proper moment and cast me forth into the arms of the heroine. The snowball had to be stuffed with straw, or it wouldn't have been workable. There were so many rehearsals that I stopped counting them. I helped tote whole bales of hay to location after location. I got so I could waltz without skates on an ice-sheathed hillside." "And when it was all over, where did you go for a rest?" "To Hawaii," he shouted. "To Waikiki Beach, where the temperature is always around 70 degrees. I went in for surf- board riding, which is the finest sport on earth, and made friends with easy-going, happy Kanakas who wore flowers in their hair." 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W.—Ricardo Cortez is six feet one, born in Alsace-Lorraine, France, and he is not married. Thomas Meighan's next will be Old Home Week. You want to see more of Bert Lytell? Well, he says he is going to retire after playing in three more pictures, after Ne'er the Twain Shall Meet. Elena V.—So your new favorites are Pierre Gendron and Robert Frazer. The latter is playing with Pola Negri in The Charmer. Mary Lamb.—There are other obstacles, alas, besides your mama's consent, that stand in the way of your becoming a photoplay star. Myrtle Stedman has signed a three-year contract to play for First National. Richard Dix was born July 18, 1894. Agnes Ayres was born April 4, 1898. Burtonite.—Hurrah ! May the hinges of our friendship never grow rusty. Jack Pickford is 28 and Lottie Pickford is 29. Shirley Mason is 23, Viola Dana is 26. John Bowers and Madge Bellamy in Lorna Doom. George.—No, Jacqueline Logan is not married. Toodles.—Thomas Meighan is 41. Quite simple. 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I shall look forward to a copy of your magazine. The woods are full of 'em. Rea A. B.—Yes, that is her right name. No, I certainly do not believe all stars are as you say. Even the stars in the heavens are different. Richard Talmadge is play- ing in Tearing Thru. Douglas F., Russian Fan.—Yes, we have had several interviews with Douglas Fairbanks. There is imported into the United States each year over 1,352,312,000 pounds of coffee. But I will go on drink- ing buttermilk just the same. Just Helen.—Conrad Nagel is married to Ruth Helms. Now, are you convinced that these are real answers? Sylvia D.—Well, I am glad you wrote to me, I feel highly flattered. Glenn Hunter is about twenty-five. Richard Barthelmess at Inspiration Pictures. Quintus.—You write a very interesting letter. A little prosperity kills many good souls. You see, it never bothered me. Harry Morey is playing right along, his last was The Heart of a Siren, with Bar- bara La Marr. E. Joan W.—Give Brook is playing in The Mirage, with Vola Vale and Alan Roscoe supporting Florence Vidor. Lewis Stone, Anna Nilsson and Bessie Love in The Talkers. Doris C.—June Marlowe is with Fox. Patsy.—Herbert Rawlinson was born in Brighton, England. Yes, I did a lot of ice skating so far. Elaine Hammerstein is playing in Parisian Ar ights and Lou Telle- gen and Gaston Glass opposite her. Thea.—Corinne Scott is Corinne Grif- fith's real name. She has been married twice. Genevieve L.—There are twenty water- falls in the world higher than Niagara Falls, the highest being Grand Falls, Labrador, 2000 feet. Yes, it takes five days to get a letter to Hollywood. Ramon Novarro is Spanish. Viola Dana, Ray- mond Griffith, Theodore Roberts and Anna May Wong in Lord Chumley. Oscar.—Mae Murray at Metro-Gold- wyn, Culver City, California. Irene Rich is thirty-one. J. W.—Viola Dana is an American. What did you think she was ? She lives in California, and has green eyes. Mildred Harris is playing with Wesley Barry in The Fighting Cub, with Anna May, George Fawcett, Mary Carr and Pat O'Malley also in the cast. Young, Etc.—Ian Keith is with Ince, and Neil Hamilton is with Griffith. House Peters in The Titans. Kick.—Look up and cheer up. Rex In- gram has brown hair and blue eyes. The Ingrams are abroad right now. Thanks very much for the compliment. Inquisitive.—Address Norma Shearer at the Metro-Goldwyn Company, Culver City, » California. Antonio Moreno is playing in Mare Nostrum. You just bet I want to hear from you again. A. Kremer.—So this is your first letter. Welcome, old chap, welcome. Yes, Clara Kimball Young returned to the screen to play the lead in Lying Wives, in which Madge Kennedy, Richard Bennett, Edna Murphy and Niles Welch also appear. Harriot A.—So you like Norma Shearer. Most everybody does. She is playing in Aunt Sophie. Address Jack Gilbert at the Metro-Goldwyn, City. Irene Rich in Eve's Lover. Briar.—Glenn Hunter is playing in The Little Giant, and Douglas MacLean's Introduce Me is making a hit everywhere. Richard Talmadge's real name is Metzetti and you can address him at 5617 Holly- wood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. Your letter was a gem, and I hope to hear from you again. Ben Lyon Admirer.—Say, lookahere, when you speak of M. P. persons, spell it out—I thought you meant Member of Parliament. Just address Clara Bow at Warner Brothers Studio, Bronson Avenue and Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, Cali- fornia. She's coming right along now. Ricardo Cortez is with Famous Players, 1520 Vine Street, Los Angeles, California. Dorothy M.—Yes, I am just as pleased to hear from a- little girl ten years old as from a big girl sixty years old. Norma Talmadge is thirty, Bebe Daniels is twenty- four, Baby Peggy is six and Richard Bar- thelmess is thirty. John P.—Yes, Willard Louis and John Patrick have been signed for the leads in Warner's The Inevitable Millionaires, which is from E. Phillips Oppenheim's latest novel. Viola Dana's real name is Viola Flugrath and she is an American, having been born in our little village of Brooklyn. Fred Thomson is with F. B. O. O. K.—No, I have never traveled—ex- cept in my backyard on wash-day. Then I continually cross the line and travel from pole to pole. Richard Dix was born in 1894. Bebe Daniels had the female lead in Monsieur Beaucaire. Rod La Rocque in Night Life in New York. Ben Lyon in The Necessary Evil. John Gilbert is twenty-nine, and James Rennie was Philip in Argentine Love. You know that Dor- othy Gish is Mrs. James Rennie. Curious.—No, Irene Rich is not mar- ried. The Moore boys you mentioned are brothers . . . four of them, all told—Joe, Owen, Matt and Tom. Red-Hot Mama.—You are like a drum with a hole in it—hard to beat. The play- ers you mentioned are with Famous Play- ers. Lowell Sherman has signed a con- tract with Warner. He will start work next month. The little Arbuckle matter seems to have passed into history. Alva T.—Yes, Nazimova played in The Madonna of the Streets. Frances Howard is our Richard Dix's leading lady in The Shock Punch. Some say that she will not measure up to his standard unless she does better than ihe did in The Swan. Beryl A. M.—Thank } ou very much for the beautiful booklet on Australia. I have read considerable of it with much interest and shall finish it shortly. It was kind of you to think of me, and please accept my many thanks. Mernde. — No, I am not sure that Douglas Fairbanks always rides the same horse. Billie Dove in The Light of ll'cst- ern Stars. You forget that luck is but a rich name for bad judgment. Agnes Ayres Fan.—Yes, Enid Markey is coming back to play in pictures with William S. Hart. I am glad you received Agnes Ayres' picture. It makes me happy when my readers are happy. Bee.—You ' have been very busy. 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- 115. "/ alternate asoap-and water shampoo with a dry shampoo," says Belle Bennett Ten Keys for Perfect Locks (Continued from page 81) Belle Bennett says: IJlonde hair is the hardest kind to take care of. Almost everything affects the color. Too much shampooing makes it look dry and lifeless ; too little shampoo- ing, and it looks dingy. I alternate a dry shampoo from one of the reliable cosmetic firms with the water shampoo for my hair. For washing it nothing but rain water is used. The Hollywood water is so hard that it leaves the hair actually sticky. Blonde hair is always liable to suspicion. The first thing a woman says of another with yellow hair is, "1 wonder what she uses !" As a matter of honest fact, it is almost necessary to use something in order to preserve the natural color of light hair. Some blondes put a spoonful of peroxide in the rinse water, not to color the hair (anyone who has ever tried to bleach her hair yellow will admit that a teaspoonful would have no effect whatever), but to keep it its natural color. Others use a spoonful of henna. I favor a dash of am- monia in my rinse water, but if that is used it has to be followed by a brush with brilliantine after the hair is dry, as ammonia might make it brittle. Betty Bronson says: T> efore I had my hair cut they told me, "Oh, I should think it would be an awful lot of trouble, keeping that long hair from getting snarled, and doing it up neatly." But I cant see but that bobbed hair takes just as much care. I have always brushed my hair every night and morning whether I wanted to or not. And now no matter how tired I am after a day at the studio I still have to do my hundred strokes before I go to sleep. The studio is a dusty place and if you dont want to be always washing your hair you have to brush the dust out. I use a beaten egg as a lather after I have washed the soap out of my hair. It makes it so nice and soft and fluffy. And I sit on the back steps of the bungalow and massage my scalp half an hour in the sunshine while it is drying after a shampoo. Ruth Roland says: I" have played in so many outdoor pictures in which I had to ride in stifling clouds of alkali dust and roll in the dirt that I (Continued on page 129) Advertising Section freckles Removed SecretlyandQuiMy NO matter how freckled, muddy or blotchy your complexion may be, it is naturally clear and white. One jar of Stillman's Freckle Cream Tvill prove it to you. Freckles, tan, sallownes.s, vanish away under the magic of this cool, fragrant cream. Pores are refined. It has a double action. Frec- kles are gently bleached out and at the same time your skin is whitened, softened and refined. Safe, harmless and can be applied secretly at night. The fact that it has been used the world over for 35 years is its best recommendation. 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NO RED TAPE—NO DELAY Transactions Strictly Confidential FREE.-Complete booklet containing * ) Diamonds, ! W _ AUTHORIZED CAPITAL £ 1,000,0 LW- SWEET INC Dept.315-M 128 1660 BROADWAY. NEW YORK Ten or Fifteen Years Ago (Continued from page 78) Daisy—For the ninety-ninth time, this is no matrimonial bureau. Love-struck girls must find some other medium thru which to express their mushiness. It is all right to admire, but all wrong to adore. Keep your hearts ; you will need them some day. Players like to get letters of appreciation, but not mash letters. —From The Answer Man. EVERYBODY! EVERYWHERE!— Visitors will be welcome at our new home, 175 Duffield Street, Brooklyn, on July 7, 1913, between 2 and 5.30 P. M. We will all be on hand to greet you. We assume that everybody will be in New York that week to attend the great Inter- national Exposition. (In the July, 1913, picture gallery were portraits of Alice Joyce, Lillian Gish, Claire McDozuell, Jack Warren Kerrigan, Bryant Washburn and others.) July, 1914 Mary Pickford is to be eight nation- alities on her international tour. Even little Mary must do some re- membering, or she will be making big Spanish eyes at a staid German lover. When Mary saw herself in Tess of the Storm Country she could buy only stand- ing-room. Serious matter when a player gets so popular that she cannot see herself. Hamlet is Vitagraph's latest, with James Young in the title-role and Clara Young as Ophelia. Ruth Roland, the Kalem comedian, is getting tired of little odds and ends, like boxing and fencing, so she has learnt to pilot an aeroplane. Francis Bushman was selected by three world-famous sculptors as the typical American, both in figure and facial con- tour. The Famous Players recently gave a sumptuous beefsteak supper. Alice Joyce and Tom Moore have mar- ried—Florida the place—last month the time—at least, so the newspapers say. —News Items. Standing of the great artists to date: Earle Williams ( Vita-graph) 288,505 /. W. Kerrigan (Vitagraph) 276,805 Mary Pickford (Famous Players).. 258,815 Alice Joxce (Kalem) 157,045 Anita Stewart ( Vitagraph ).. . 103,775 Blanche Sweet (Mutual) 90,095 Norma Talmadge (Vitagraph) 59,480 "VTo matter what date a movie battle is ^ supposed to be, they always use the same old Springfield rifles of about 1856 model. ( The July, 1914, picture-gallery contained portraits of Myrtle Stedman, Mary Pick- ford, Earle Williams, Lillian Gish, Rose- mary Thcby, Mabel Normand, Anna Q. Nilsson and others.) July, 1915 Here's a bit of good news : Beginning June 11, the Biograph Company be- gan reissuing plays featuring Henry Y althall. Blanche Sweet, Lionel Barry- more. Lillian and Dorothy Gish, Mae Marsh, Mabel Normand and other old favorites, all directed by David Griffith. The Lasky Company paid a big price to get Geraldine Farrar, and now the motion picture public are anxious to learn if she is as good on the screen as she is in opera. The Birth of a Nation,_ while a fine thing as a preachment-historic-spectacle-drama, is much overrated. As a combination of the four it is in a class by itself, but as any one of the four it has been excelled before many times, says "Junius." Mary Pickford is back in New York but will return to California in the fall. Chaplin's hobby : Raising Cain in the pictures ! He has insured his feet for $150,000. Watcher step! And now there's a new dance—the Charlie Chaplin walk. Imagine a floor full of people walking like Chaplin, with music and shoes to match. Standing of the leading players in the Great Cast Contest: Leading Man Earle Williams Leading Woman Mary Pickford Old Gentleman W. Christie Miller Old Lady Mary Maurice Character Man Harry Morey Character Woman Norma Talmadge Comedian (Male) Charles Chaplin Comedian (Female) Mabel Normand Handsome Young Man. J. Warren Kerrigan Beautiful Young Woman .. .Anita Stewart T "illain Jack Richardson Child Bobby Connelly I" really cant answer why Charles Chap- lin does not kiss his opposite. Possibly she wont let him, or maybe it is the censors, or his mustache. Syd Chaplin was Reggie in Gussie the Golfer (Keystone). —From The Answer Man. (The cover was a picture of Charles Chaplin in his zvell-known costume. The picture-gallery contained portraits of Clara K. Young, Webster Campbell (husband of Corinne Griffith), Edith Storey, and others.) The Business of Getting a Laugh Do you knozv what a hard job it is to be a "funny man" in the moviest Do you know hozv much real work and thought every laugh represents? Do you knozv what sort of things people laugh at? Read Eugene V. Brewster's article. 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A professor was our Milton Sills, But his wages were less than his bills, So he stored all his books, And with naught but good looks, Soon was billed as a star of De Mille's. —Josephine McMahon, New York City. Have you ever seen sweet Norma Shearer? No one could be fairer or dearer, By the tricks of her art, She will capture your heart, (But will I capture hers?—make that clearer!) —E. H. Kerkhoff, Detroit, Mich. The acting of Adolphe Menjou Is simply too perfectly too, He acts with distinction, Looks bored to extinction, However, he never bores you. —T. Rossa, Brooklyn, N. Y . flntio'TlON PICTUR, Ihell I MAGAZINE Ten Keys for Perfect Locks (Continued from page 127) have had to give serious thought to the care of my hair. I wash it oftener than most authorities advise, about once a week with pure soap and soft water. Then, to restore the oil removed by such frequent shampoos, I brush a great deal of bril- liantine into my hair whenever I arrange it. I have always worn my hair long until the last year, and it hung far below my waist and grew evenly without broken hairs, so I think that proves that frequent shampoos dont do any harm. I shed real and not stage tears when I had it cut, and tho it's much easier to take care of now, I must admit that I wont be sorry when hairpins come back into style again. Frances Teague says: VTnfs I was a little girl my mother " brushed my hair. I remember it seemed foolish to spend so much time in such a stupid way when I wanted to run out and play, but thanks to her care, I reached young girlhood with glossy and thick locks which I have never had bobbed. Another hobby of my mother's, which may have had something to do with the thickness of my hair, was my going with- out a hat. I hardly knew what it was to wear one, except on Sundays to church. Even now that I am grown up, I run around bareheaded in the California sun- shine. It makes flowers and oranges and avocados grow, why not hair? They used to tell me that if I ate car- rots and bread crusts I would have curls, and if I told lies my hair would be as straight as straight. It is a good testimo- nial to my behavior in childhood that I never have to have a marcel nowadays ! NEXT MONTH Ten stars will tell you how to make and to keep your hands beautiful Losing 39 lbs. In 6 Weeks Was Easy Had Mrs. Betty Clarkson been told that in less than 6 weeks she could lose 39 lbs., she would have smiled incredulously, and then pointed to her 162 pounds as a pretty good reason for her doubt. She had tried about everything. To stand just S ft. 2 in. and weigh 162 lbs. made Mrs. Clarkson, as she puts it, "the despair of friends and dressmakers." Her story is interesting, for there are thousands today who have the same problem she has so happily solved, and who now have the same opportunity for free proof. "I was so fat that I hated to look in a mirror. I was the despair of friends and dressmakers. 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- 119. LUBIN The World's MoslExclusive Parfumeur ONLY fastidious women, women who have been accustomed all their lives to the superlative—women who can afford to be exclusive —only such fortunate women as these are numbered among the users of Lubin perfumes. For since the days of the Empress Josephine, when they first won the accept- ance of the Continental aristocracy, Parfums Lubin have retained their charm by retaining their exclusiveness. For Parfums Lubin are acknowledged the finest made in all France. The firm of Lubin is one of the rare French houses which manu- factures in France only. So quite naturally these are the most ex- pensive perfumes in the world. For today that is the only way they can be kept from «^ becoming common. Everyone would like to have these scents—only a fortunate few may have them. Only in the most exclusive shops in America will they be found. A few ofthose specially selected are listed below. Ormadamemaywriteto us andwewill refer her to one who sells LUBIN. ©2 ^0. NEW YORK CITY Franklin Simon & Co. Lord & Taylor, Inc. B. Altman & Co. Saks & Co.. Inc. Stern Brothers Gimbel Brothers John Wanamaker Russeks Munsch-Protzmann Co. John E. Thomas BROOKLYN. N. Y. Abraham & Straus, Inc. CHICAGO, ILL. Marshall Field & Co. J. F. Carnegie, Drake Hotel Pharmacy and Blackstone Hotel Pharmacy Atlantic Hotel Pharmacy Davis Dry Goods Co. Barbara Kay's Fred Harvey Drug Dept. Edgewater Beach Pharmacy PHILADELPHIA, PA. Bonwit Teller & Co. The House of Wenger Llewellyn Pharmacy Oppenheim, Collins & Co. Strawbridge & Clothier BOSTON. MASS. R. H. Stearns Co. Melvin & Badger 2637 E. T. Slattery Co. DETROIT, MICH. The Schettler Drug Co. CLEVELAND, OHIO The Halle Bros. Co. ST. LOUIS, MO. The Famous- Barr Co. Stix, Baer & Fuller Dry Goods Co. Jefferson Hotel Drug Co. PITTSBURGH, PA. Joseph Home Co. McCreery & Co. George O. Yobe LOS ANGELES, CALIF. J. W. Robinson Co. KANSAS CITY, MO. Fred Harvey Drug Dept. SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. H. Liebes & Co. ALBANY, GA. The Robinson Drug Co. ALBANY. N. Y. The Van Heusen Charles Co. ALLENTOWN, PA.—H. Leh & Co. ANN ARBOR, MICH. Calkins-Fletcher Drug Stores ASBURY PARK. N. J. Steinbach Co. ASHEVILLE, N. C. Bon Marche Stores ATLANTA, GA. Franklin & Cox. Inc. AUSTIN. TEXAS-Griffith Drug Co. BALTIMORE. MD. Hochschild, Kohn & Co. O'Neill & Co., Inc. BEAUMONT. TEXAS White House Dry Gds. Co. BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. Beverly Hills Pharmacy BILLINGS, MONTANA Bixon's Broadway Pharmacy BINGHAMTON, N. Y. Hills, McLean & Haskins, Inc. BIRMINGHAM, ALA. Augusta Friedman Shop BLOOMINGTON. ILL. Edw. C. Biasi BOZEMAN, MONT. Gallatin Drug Co. BUTTE, MONTANA Paxson 8f Rockefeller Co. CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA The Denecke Co. Beck Drug Co. Snow-White Pharmacy CHARLESTON, W.VA.—Scott Bros. CHARLOTTE, N. C. J. B. Ivey & Co. CHATTANOOGA. TENN. Schwartz Bros. CINCINNATI, OHIO The Lawton Co. H. & S. Pogue Co. CLARKSBURG, W. VA. Watts-Bartor-Lear Co. C. OVIS, NEW MEXICO Southwestern Drug Co. COLUMBUS, GA. The Wheat Drug Co. COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. Broadmoor Drug Shop EL CENTRO, CALIF. Clement's Drug Store EL PASO. TEXAS The Popular Dry Gds. Co. EVANSTON, ILL. Leffingwell Drug Co. EVERETT, WASH. Owl Drug Store City Drug Store Everett Pharmacy FARGO, N. DAK. Herbst Dept. Store FLINT, MICH. Mercer Drug Stores FORT SMITH, ARK. Boston Store Dry Gds. Co. FORT WAYNE. IND. Wolf & Dessauer Co. FORT WORTH, TEXAS "The Fair" GALVESTON, TEXAS Clark W. Thompson Co. GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA Brown Drug Co. GRAND FORKS, N. DAK. Benner & Begg GREENSBORO. N. CAR. O' Henry Drug Store HARTFORD, CONN. Albert Steiger, Inc. HIGH POINT, N. C. Randall's Pharmacy HILLSBORO, TEXAS Guthrie-Turk Co. HOT SPRINGS, ARK. Colonial Drug Store HOUSTON, TEXAS Rouse's Drug Store HUNTINGTON, W. VA. Fountain Drug Co. INDEPENDENCE. KANSAS Lee Holt INDIANAPOLIS, IND. L. S. Ayres & Co. JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA Cohen Brothers JOHNSTOWN, PA. Purity Drug Co. Shaffer-Davis Co. KNOXVILLE, TENN. S. H. George & Sons LITTLE ROCK. ARK.—Bruce Ellis LOUISVILLE, KY. The Stewart Dry Gds. Co. Besten & Langen MACON, GA.—Person's, Inc. MADISON, WIS.—Kessenich's MEMPHIS, TENN. B. Lowenstein & Bros.. Inc. MIAMI, FLORIDA W. M. Burdine's Sons, Inc. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. L. S. Donaldson Co. The Dayton Co. MINOT, N. DAK.—Benno Drug Co. MOBILE. ALA.—C. J. Gayfer & Co. MOLINE, ILL. Carl E. Schlegel Drug Stores MONTGOMERY. ALA. Nettles & Moorer MT. CLEMONS. MICH. Dalby Drug Co. MOUNT VERNON, N. Y. Genung, McArdle & Campbell, Inc. NASHVILLE. TENN. D. Loveman. Berger & Teitlebaum NEWARK. N. J.—Keller's Pharmacy Petty's Pharmacy NEW HAVEN. CONN. The Shartenberg & Robinson Co. NEW ORLEANS, LA. D. M. Holmes Co., Ltd., Katz & Besthoff, Ltd. NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. Ware's Dept. Store NORFOLK, VA.—Smith & Welton, Inc. OAKLAND, CALIF.—H. C. Capewell Co. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. Kerr Dry Goods Co. Roach, The Druggist OMAHA, NEBRASKA Burgess-Nash Company Fontenelle Pharmacy ORLANDO. FLORIDA Freymark—the Drug Man — Angebilt Pharmacy PASADENA. CALIFORNIA The Model Grocery Co. PENSACOLA, FLA. Windham Drug Co. PINE BLUFF. ARK. Donathan's Drug Store PONTIAC, MICH. Mercer Drug Stores PORT HURON, MICH. Mercer Drug Stores PORTLAND. MAINE Porteous, Mitchell & Braun Co. PORTLAND, OREGON Meier & Frank Co. Frank Nau PROVIDENCE, R. I. The Shepherd Company RENO, NEVADA—Reno Drug Co. RICHMOND, VA. Miller & Rhoads, Inc. ROANOKE, VA. Hancock Dry Goods Co. ROCK ISLAND, ILL. Carl E. Schlegel Drug Stores SAGINAW. MICH. Culver-Deisler Drug Co. SALINA, KANSAS Horabaugh Stores Co. SHERMAN, TEXAS—Carl R. Nail SHREVEPORT, LA. Majestic Drug Store, Inc. SIOUX CITY, IOWA Frances Pharmacy Pelletier Co. SPRINGFIELD, ILL.—A. L. Crawfor. SPRINGFIELD, MO. Levy-Wolf Dry Goods Co. ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. Frank B. Stephens, Ph. G. ST. PAUL. MINN. Emporium Mercantile Co. ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. H. W. Child's Pharmacy TACOMA, WASH.—Rhodes Brothers TAMPA, FLORIDA—Maas Bros. TOLEDO, OHIO The Lasalle & Koch Company TOPEKA, KANS. The Crosby Bros. Co. TULSA, OKLA. Halliburton, Abbott Co. WASHINGTON, D. C. Woodward & Lothrop, Inc. WATSONVILLE, CAL.—E. W. Hans WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. Pearson's Pharmacy WHEELING.W.VA.—Geo.R.Taylord WICHITA, KAN.—Tilford Drug Co. WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS P. B. M. Co. YPSILANTI, MICH, Haig Pharmacy HE CHANDON COMPANY, 509 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTORS FOR THE UNITED STATES
- 120. Those Endearing YoungCharms are most often expressed without words—just the enticement of natural loveliness, as millions know, which comes in this simple way BORN of the wisest of all generations in beauty culture, the modern woman has suc- ceeded in making natural loveliness the most important quest of the day. To be audacious, she seeks, above all things, to be demure. To incite the emotions, she em- ploys the dangerous weapon of simplicity! Thus the natural complexion succeeds the artificial. Which is as it should be. For, like artificial flowers, or imitation jewels, the artificial invariably offends in contrast with the real. So today, wherever your eyes turn, fresh and glowing complexions greet you. Modern beauty methods start with the common-sense care of natural cleanliness—the balmy lather of Palmolive used in this simple way: Simple rules that do wonders Use powder and rouge if you wish. But never leave them on overnight. They clog the pores, often enlarge them. Blackheads and disfigure- ments often follow. They must be washed away. Wash your face gently with soothing Palmolive. Then massage it softly into the skin. Rinse thoroughly. Then repeat both washing and rinsing. If your skin is inclined to dryness, apply a rouch of good cold cream —that is all. Do this regularly, and particularly in the evening. The world's most simple beauty treatment Thus, in a simple manner, millions since the days of Cleopatra have found beauty, charm and Youth Prolonged. No medicaments are necessary. Just remove the day's accumulations of dirr and oil and per- spiration, cleanse the pores, and Nature will be kind to you. Your skin will be of fine texture. Your color will be good. Wrinkles will not be your problem as the years advance. Avoid this mistake Do not use ordinary soaps in the treatment given above. Do not think any green soap, or represented as ofpalm and olive oils, is the same as Palmolive. The Palmolive habit will keep that schoolgirl complexion. Palmolive Soap is untouched by human hands until you break the wrapper— /'/ is never sold unwrapped OLIVE TREE Soap from Trees The only oils in Palmolive Soap are the priceless beauty oils from these three trees — and no other fats what- soever. That is why Palmolive Soap is the natural color that it is— for palm and olive oils, nothing else, give Palmolive its green color. LRE Br*H Lilho.Co.. N.Y. L