News of the Movies BY The Movie Man

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12786, 1 November 1919, Page 3

News of the Movies BY The Movie Man

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Correspondents desirous 0 f bavin* qua*ttons answered in ’the current issue are requested to lee that their communication* are delivered at this office not later than Xneaday evening. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS Hiffh Aco.—Thauk-s for offer. Will be p.Qa.s,ed to receive the photos. Cannot ascertain anything locally with respect to the Lilian Gish picture. Bright Star.—Eupect English movie marjazmes by an early mail. Until they come to hand I have no reliable source of inland* 11 1011 conKl niD 6 business in Eng- —:° sHpply the information, but to ao so in a satisfactory manner would const! rue more spij,co than could bo spared, -therefore icgrct unable to fall m w ilh your request, 1 Smiles. Pleased to know that you received a photograph from Miss Ruth Roland. And now you aro seeking others, eh? Well, here you aro—Edward Earle, care > itagraph Studios, East Fifteenth ’streot and Locust Avenue, Brooklyn, New York: Jack Pickford, care Bmnfoii Studios, Mefroso Avomio, Los Angeles, California. See answers to “Lila" and "Blue Eyes." Others not objuinable. Most of tho stars send their photos to applicants on receipt ' of amount to cover cost of mailing, etc. Lila#-Too many, Gila, for one issue. How will those do from the list sent? Bessie Barriscale, care Brunton Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles,*' California; Marguerite Clark, caa - o .Pniraraomit Pictiiirsa Corporation, 4&i, Fifth Avenue, New York City; .Madge Evans, care World Film Corporation, ISO. Wort -Forty-sixth Street, New A ork City;, Mabel Normapd, care Goldwyn Studio?, Culver City, California; W. S. Mart, care W. S. Hart Studios, Sunset Boulevard, Los Angelos, California; Bryant Washburn, core Lashy Studios. .Hollywood. California; Mary Pickford, rare her studio, 1 Bos Angeles, California; Clam Kimball j Young, toGO, Sunset Rsiilding, Los Anj gelcs, Caiionna. See answer (o j “ Dimples,” ! Bine Eves.—Nino inches by five. ■ Some i photograph. You're Irckicr than some cor- ! respondents who have to V& content with J post-card size. Viola. Dana and Bert. Lytell, care Metro Studios, Los 'Angeles, ! California; George J\'alsh, ra.ro Fox Film Corporation, 130, West Forty-sixth Street, New York City; Bessie Love, care Vitagraph Studio-, Los Angeles. California; Mitchell Lewis, rare Select Pictures Corporation. 750, Seventh Avenue, New York City; Bryant Washburn, =?e answer In " Liila.." At latest, advices Rnbyc de Reiner was advertised as in a Lssky pro-

by a producing company. When Mr Poid entered pictures about five years ago he was paid £ls a week. In “ A mite Man’s Chance,” a Brunton production which receives a very good hearing from the trade critics, but which, unfortunately, may not come Dominion-way, J. Warren Kerrigan wears an enormous Mexican sombrero which cost about £6O. It has tiny silver bells sewed on the nm and spun silver and gold thread braid for decoration. Hats are an indication ot caste in Mexico, and as Mr Kerrigan appears in the production mentioned as a Spanish noble his headgear had to be of the very best. Captain Budd Fisher,' in company with Mutt and Jeff, is making a trip that will circle the earth. He will depict the mirth-provoking characters in each country he visits. Mutt and Jeff in London, and Mutt and Jeff in Paris, will tio the first t&o of theso new animated cartoon series. The last of the old order is called “ The Jazz Instructors.” Mutt and Jeff are in the dancing business with a jazz parlour of their own. Tho former is the man irl charge, while little Jeff is the model, or the exponent of the latest craze—the wriggly shimmy. The cartoon becomes more than hilarious when Mutt disguises Jeff in an Oriental costume and makes ihc little fellow interpret the intricacies of the latest jazz. As Goldwyn productions are seen in New Zealand at regular intervals, it is interesting to read the announcement that thv Goldwyn Pictures Corporation has joined forces with two important American the.atvicnl organisations— Shuberts and Al. Woods- Trade gossip has it that Goldwyn’s has been backed to the extent of several millions by a financial operator, and that with the now money a strong bid is to he made for screen and stage •supremaev. Though not so important in the theatrical world as the filmbcrts, the Al. Woods interests, which are included in the merger- will release an extensive list of popular plays which shonlfy prove eminently suitable for the screenja Altogether it is estimated that. fJoldwyn Pictures Company has under the new arrangement, secured the right of selection from 2000 plays

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duction, care Laaky Studios, Vine Street, Los Angeles, while Louise Lovely was in a Fox production yhich was released on ' Angust care Fox Film Corporation, 130, West Forty-sixth Street, Few I'ork City. Dimples.—With respect to the next Both Roland scrioi a correspondent writes announcing receipt of a letter from Misa Roland in which the star states that the serial, which she regards as her beet, is named “ The Adventures of Ruth,’’ and thinks it will reach Now Zealand early next year. The addresses are:—Olive Thomas, care Sclr.wick Pictures Corporation, 729, Seventh Avenue, New York City; Ruth Roland, care Patho Studios, Glendale, California; Louise Huff, care American Cinema Company, 220, West Fortysecond Street, Now York City; Geraldine Farrar, care Goldwyu Studios, Culver City, California; Dorothy Dalton, care luce Studios, Culver City, California; Bryant Washburn, core T.asky Studios, Hollywood, California. The latesT *i Studio Directory ” not yet having come to hand I am unable to give the latest addresses oi Jackie Saunders and Mac Marsh. OF bhe Australian-marie film which is showing at Liberty to-day the Sydney ‘'Bulletin” says:—“ The Sentimental Bioko ■’ is carrying tho rest of the eutertiunment on its strong Australian back at Melbourne down Hall. Everybody loves the picture told in verso, and when tho verse is slangiest and sauciest it gets the loudest laugh. One has to bo a seasoned, oven a hardened, student of the movies to keep pace witlr some of the silent domestic melodramas from loreign lands, hut tho. romance related in quotations from the book of Dennis hits the most inexpert visitor in his understanding with unerring aim. Snowy Baker, who aims to be the Douglas Fairbanks of Australia, has the part of a fighting parson in a picture shortly to be produced by Mr E. .1. Carroll. “ The Moods of Ginger Mick,” which is nearing completion, is a sequel to ‘■The Sentimental Bloke.” It wiil take up iho story of The Bloke irom tho time he and Doreen settled down ! on their farm, and will introduce: scones with Ginger -Mick as the loading | character, together with other interest- ' im>: types similar to those-in tho first picture. Theda. Bara’s latest Fox production, “ Kathleen Mavouracen,” is a film version. el the ia.mou.s Dish song. It isl, highly spoken of by reviewers. I Metro announce a photodrnnmtic production of “ less of the D’LrbervilleM” Thomas Hardys well-known story, with Alice L-ike as Tess. According to an American trade inurual, Universal is making a film drama called “The Eternal Triangle,’’ with only dogs as actors. Not a human heinv appears in tho play. -An American critic writes: —“Tho motion picture is indeed advancing. We have seen about tho pictures in the last three weeks, and at no time did our neighbours in the theatre read the titles aloud.” The Farnims Players-Lasky Corporation has made arrangements fra" the production and distribution of nontheatrical motion pictures to schools, colleges, churches, social centres a.nd public instil utic ns. Leah Baird. who was the heroine of tho “ 'Volvo,; of Kultur” serial recently produced at Crystal Palace, has com pie led three pictures for early re-lcai-c. They, are ”As n Alan Thinks,” “The Voici'rno” and “The Capitol. Fnder Wallace Reid’s new live-year (ontract wifh Famous Players-Lasky Ids salary will he on a sliding sc,-do that provides for an income in the fifth year qqind to that uow paid to any actor]

British-made films have always been more popular in Canada than the American variety. But the contingencies of wnr soon cut off the supply from over the Atlantic and the Canadian exhibitor was forced, like the rest ot the movie world to fall back on the U.S.A. production. But war propaganda. however needed in the States, was utterly uncalled for in the British Dominion. Canadian audiences with relatives at the front since. 1915 felt they ■ were being favoured with unnecessary advice when they were shown U.S.A. war films entreating all and sundry to play the game and do their bit. Public sentiment grew so strong that the Ontario Government had to step in and remedy matters with legislation. It is now illegal to show the ■ American flag in any picture in Canada, i and U.S.A. films showing scenes of fighting at the fsont must have the, views replaced with those showing men' in the Canadian uniform before the; film can be released. i How many patrons, who visited Crv. ; stal Palace recently to see ‘‘ The Way of th.e Strong,” know the heroine's real name? Everyone caffs the talented Metro actress Anna Q. Nilsson. The mystery is what,,does the “ Q.” stand for? Miss Nilsson does not want that middle name made known to an eager world, just as Bill Hart vows ha will never confide whether that “ S.” m ms name stands for Silas or Samuel. Anna was born in Ystad, Sweden, and in 19U7 the thought came to her which was to mean so much to cover artists, Plustracers and the American silent drama. Anna decided that Europe was too small for her. AVhcn -Miss Nilsson arrived in tho States the picture industry was m its infancy and Anna grew with it. Her : first part was in a ouc-reeler with Salem. Von will remember her latei ■: in World dramas, in the Pathe serial, “Who's Guilty?” with Tom Moore ; Then she signed up with Metro, and now plans for joining the M-O.C. (My Own Company) movement said to he : pending. What is puzzling American j picture fam. is what does “Q.” stand,! for, and many have been the guesses, j The “effects” man, like the wcari-! some lecturer, has been dropped alto- ■ go the I by the picture shows (writes a 1 Sydney “Bulletin” correspondent.) A low years ago every picture had to have ■ a noiso-rnaker who followed the action of the flicker and simulated the strik-; ing of a match, or the roar of Big Bertha, as occasion required. Behind j the screen this artist usually had a weird museum of wind machines, re-1 volvers, horse-hoofs, drums, whistles, j rattles, door-knockers, gongs and motor horns. He could counterfeit, with great fidelity, tho murmur of the sad, ; meandering sea-waves, or one Chaplin | biwiking his fast. Some experts went i further, and like Sloppy in “Our Mutual Friend,” who "did the police in ; different voices, supplied the dialogue 1 as wetS a liim 0 f “ East 1 jynne in nis Majesty's, Perth, which,' introduced a delightful effect. An am-! bilious unde,-study had got busy during the temporary absence of his principal : a. the threepenny bar, and ho squoa.ked ui a shrill jalsetto for 1 ,ady Isabel;, r utncis Livingstone, ’otv dare you, come ere ncow.-' 1 Sir F. Levison re-, plied in gruff, polished accents; “ Vry do 1 come ’ere? I’ll jolly soon tell ver! I’m gain’ tor get spliced t’ another w email, see? Vour mime’s Mud! A ousc winiiniu” - - And then there was ;i ‘lat, sickening sound of bill. The “regular” bud returned.