El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-21

- NE great industry depends large
" upon another. IN these stirring
- industrial times in America This
statement IS more than true as regards
! the automobile industry and the great
business Of making moving pictures.
Leo A Marsh. in a recent issue Of
Motor Print. tells about The Motor
and the 8Ioviese" pointing out this very
essential features of the two indus
tries. Declaring that the motor car
has come 10 be a builder OF prosperity.
AR Marsh SAYS.
There no getting away from the fact
that the motor car is an insiduous sort
OF cOntraptiOn- 1t worms its way into
the hearts Of men despite the soaring
price Of gasoline and a desire 10 keep
the old homestead intact.
Time was when the pOssessOr of a
motor car was rated several degrees
higher in the prOfliCate league than
the justly famous PrOdigal Son Of the
Parallels But nowadays one must pos
sess a town car. 4 ruuabout and at
least two different types OF touring
cars 10 keep his place in self-respect
alongside the other hard working
members Of the community.
The automobile has even invaded
the sacred precincts Of the movies Its
advent was slow and a times halted
by the eagle eve of q censor Of the film
n the present time il would be diff
ficult question for the average director
10 solve as 10 whether the car or the
camera was the more important adjunct
Of the studio.
Cars Were Hired.
In the old days before the carefully
systematic gentlemen who now sway
the blue pencil had taken charge Of
the motion pictures. automobiles were
hired by the day by the various film
ma gnates and kept standing outside
the studios for hours at n time for the
mere purpose Of impressinE rival pro-
duCers with their Oppulence. The pic
tLre officials appeared TO get q whole
lot Of pleasure out Of leaning back
in their padded arm chairs in their
offices and looking down at a pant
ing monster standing at the curb below
chatting at its inactivity at so many
Gallons Of gasoline per chafe-
Gradually. however. il entered the
minds Of these luXuriant gentlemen
that the cars might be used for some
more utiliarian purpose than that Of
advertising prosperity to the chagrIn
of other film companies so they were
put TO running errands. and hauling
companies 20 locations The plan
worked so well they've been kept at IL I
reached the Indispensable stage where
II would give the director tight race Z
for first hOnOrs on the rolls Of the ]
company as the most important moving Z
fixture ABOUT the place
All Own Cars Now
Nowadays II is an extremely diminu- +
tive motion picture organization that F.
cannot boast OF at least three cars. and 4
the average big corporation would look I
like an automobile sales association If Z
l. had all its machines assembled at one I
time The movie men realize they can't I
get along without them and until the /
airplane folk get their products per-
fected 10 the degree where cliff jump
Ia u.
actresses viii not be afraid to ride in 4
them. the motor is due TO hold its place I
close to the common heart of the film I
industry
The majority Of the big companies
have specially constructed cars TO ac-
commOdate the players when they are
due for some back to nature films in
the businesses far from the city studio /
By this means an entire company Of 4
actors and actresses may be transported !
to and from q location in the time il
formerly took to get two OF three OF
the cast there Thus big time saving
IS accomplished and by the same token.
an exceedingly appreciate financial
saving also
Recently the Metro Compare was
filming an elaborate picture of New :
York life which also required a number {
IF scenes taken far out in the country. !
Under the old regime this would have
required at least one separate day OF
work. but with the handy motor car
At the door, the company was enabled
TO rush direct from their studio to the !
country for two or three scenes and
hence back TO the studio again without
he loss OF more than the compare Z
lively few minutes required for the l
trip out and back
The Famous Players. too. have had
-easOn TO thank the inventor of the
motor car on numerous occasions and J
rhat is true of these two companies
5 also true Of countless others motion
picture ORGANIZATIONS.
Trucks Used. Too.
Recently on the coast. carload |
Y film thespiaus embarkin- for a
country location. was seriously hurt ]
when the huge machine tumbled down
steep embankmeut The car was |