SCREEN JOTTINGS

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 17 November 1924, Page 13

SCREEN JOTTINGS

Thomas 11. Taco, whose pictures ii;i td'iab'.'.' possess such powerful tuciiics and r.iy.il-iire action tnat they liave ocou responsible tor the coining or tile pi) rase: "J lie lace Punch,” lias •delivered again. “The Marrago Cheat,” iu be screened at the 'theatre Royal on 'Luesday ami Saturday only, contains that “punch” in generous measure, ami m addition relates one o i the most ap-1 pealing romances we have ever seen ; flashed on the silver street. “The Mar-j i-iage Cheat” is a romance ft the South! Sea Islands, directed bv John Griffith! Wray from the story by Frank lh j Adams. In the oast are Percy . Marmont. who played. M;r.’k Sabre, in “If Winter Comes,” Lea trice Joy, Adoiphe I .Menjou, Laska Winter,, Henry Par,! rows and J. P. Lackimy. With such a, romantic background as the. South Sea j islands, where the picture was aeliy.lly | litim'd. Director 'Wray lias fashioned a, Idm i hat possesses :ui uppoal to all types! of motion picture lovers. j » t * •

A MASTER PICTURE. •'• * * A sailing vessel that has endured through thirty-odd yeprs of sea voyage is the setting for many of the scenes in “The Storm Daughter,” which will furnish the entertainment at the Theatre Iloyal on Thursday and Friday. The story is one of dramatic emotionalism which gives many fine opportun-r ities for the artistry of Priscilla Dean, the star, Tom Santschi has the leading male role, and others of the supporting cast are William B. Davidson,_ Bert Roach.' J. Parrel McDonald. Cvril Chadwick, Harry Mann aiid Alfred Fisher,, all prominently ■ identified with motion pit-iure success.’ .** . *

* * * * Fred Thomson, as everybody knows, ' was one of the most famous athletes 1 m the world prior to going into the i movies. In Ins Westerns, he lias reso- ' lutely refused to use doubles. He said ; that if any stunt was too dangerous for ; an athlete of his experience, it would be like passing a death sentence upon an ordinary actor. So he takes ;-dl the risks hnnself in “The Dangerous Coward,” a .Master picture to be shown here shortly. * . * * • “Laddie,” a famous dog of the movies, is owned by Moll .Shipman, star . of the Master picture, "The GrubStake.” commencing Thursday at the ! Grand Theatre. Many times he has pro- i tee ted her from danger, and it was during the making of the new picture that Laddie’s zeal touched all beholders. When he saw in the private projection room a scene wherein his mistress is clutched by the villain of the picture, Laddie bristled, growled and made a dash for the screen. Next day when ho encountered the “villain” in the flesh he made a leap for his throat. Jt took Miss Shipman over a week to convince the dog that the actor was not the enemy' he seemed to be or. the .screen. Alice Calhoun, Vitigraph star, who • will be"soon in ‘■•The Miunight Alarm” | gt. the 'theatre lloytil on Saturday, has ; set an example for motion picture lumi- j nuries-which won her praise from her di- 1 rector, David Smith, whose cardinal I .principle’ is realism. Miss Calhoun has } ni’acle it an inflexible rule that doubles j for her should nut he vised in any picture. Miss Calhoun risked her life in making “The Midnight Alarm.” In concluding the fire scenes,' .which are the luost spectacular ever made, Miss Caloun actually leaped four stories from a burning office building into a fireman’s net Miss Calhoun was singed in passing through the flames that shot from the structure. She also suffered slight briihes and was badly shaken up on striking the net. 'Percy Marmont, who plays opposite Miss Calhoun as a firecaptain, was not to be outdone by the daring actress ; so he, too, leaped from the building into the net. Tins scene forms the thrilling climax.of “The Midnight .Alarm,” in which Cullen Landis, and Joseph Kilgour appear. The photoplay is 'unique m that it is a series of breath-taking .scenes that are built to hold a story. *'« * * At last, in the annals of science can be written the reel definition ci “steam.” ft comes from no less an authority than Gertrude OJmsted, who may he seen cavorting opposite Tom Mix in his latest picture, “Ladies to Hoard,” 'Which opens at the Grand Theatre-on- Thursday, “Steam,” declares Miss OhUsted . . and who is there to dispute her? . . . “is. water gone crazy jvitfc tb,® kcat.’ 1

£JOTES FROM THE STUDIOS.

Egyptian scene.'' with unusual cos-. lumTug amt suifeu ellc-c is are :i lea lure ol mo picture, "liiucueanl s Eighth \>ile, ' a ■'■Mini Wood production, star-j-11 11 r Gloria swaiisou, nlncii is clue ioi i\ iTvo clays' run at the Grand Tlieaire next Saui relay. It is said that this pie care exec-eus even ".Prodigal JJauglithwW in 'brilliancy; eerlauily no eltort I has been spared lit tins direction. ! I limitin' Gordon _is Miss Swanson's i lending; man in me production and ine | .strong supporting cast mclm-ios, among i others. Cnarkn Greene, Paul Weigei I and .Hubert Agncw. The story is I thrilling. ami mere 1 are many siluaI lions oi real dramatic power.

In “Cbu Chiu (.’how,’’ Oscar Aseho's noted Oriental spectpele in picture term, Ih'Pv id'-'lic pi.tvs Lite part of Zalnat, the beVri 'r’loaer. and Herbert Langley is Giiu Chiu Chow of China, robber and impov.tr. At iirsf flic idea oi tins bnliaiu production robbed of its colour, seems impossible. but aciu.. iy .'0 line are the Ivpcs selected, so lifelike the acting, gild so great the resources opeiv to file pictuie drama. .ill cn huge buildings, casi crow.l", and a

wealth of detail.' that in nv.ny inspects, ti.e old-world story .if Eastern ldo •■•a.ns rather than loses. ° * * * *

It is old-fm-immed, : i yen -ir.> an actress’, to Jisve your jewels and furs Stolen. Paubuc Erebermk A setting a new style, .tier pmirait, pamled out on the set of “Le!. No -Elan Pm Asunder, • a Jlester p-eture, was stolen, ft is so more .'iaitering in have a port nut stolen tlign lueio jewels.

“The Tenth Woman.” hv Harriet; M. Comstock, is described .as a fetiong dramatic story, contrasting conventional society .life with the great outdoors. “Ni'.c \wiiu:n out cl ten \\ juia have acted diCcrenliy, hut Rose Ann was iho teeth woman. In delving convention, Pose Ann gets into a v. hirloool of events, which mini her in the Fav West where men are men, am! women live ier life. After breathing freedom can she go baek to tlie • old life? Never. Him was the “tenth”’--tho new woman. "'1 he 'lenth Woman is a forthcoming ’Master picture..

Baby Peggy’s father directs her in all lier pictures!."She is going to make only four big pictures a year from now on. The next one will probably be done m New -Vork, but the story has not been decided upon. Baby Peggy works four hours a dav from nine in the morning until one. Her first two Master pictures .are ,‘‘Captain January,” aiul ‘‘Helen’s Babies.” ■ .* • * * * “Belle of Alaska”.is a drama of the Yukon in the gold Tush days. Thrill after thr,ill is furnished in this picture. ■ includingi a, shipwreck caused by a Yukon steamer crashing against an iceberg off the Pacific Coast, Jane Novak s sensational leap in another scene, and a desperate fight between Noah Beery anj, Er';"'k, Glegion. Jane Novak does ..powerful,,, oiuotioual work in this picture. ■** * •

A MASTER PICTURE.

Ever since Robert il.chen- wro. “The Garden of Allah,” aim • w the deseit up-to-date, so to 5pe...... i.i subject has acquired new mU-usi. A Iventure of Lne most ihruling sor, abounds in “When tiie Desert Calls, a forthcoming Master picture, staling, Violet Homing. * * * • One of the most confirmed real estate friends is Monte Blue, who invest i very' heavily in purl ions of Californian scenery known to the initiated as “view lots.” If Lbs Angeles over grows t> the size that its enthusiastic booster.' claim it is already, Monte is going to b ' very wealthy. Look out for Mom ■ Blue as the harassed husband of Marks Provost in “How to Educate a Wife,’’ a forthcoming .Master picture, from Elinor Glyn’s story. * * * *