Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-29
He Landed"
by Rescuing
Mary ickford
James Kirkwood Tells How
D. w. Griffith lid
mapped" Him

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AMDs klNh"ooD mas signed lons-
~ term contract with the American Film
Company, Ino. He leaves this week for the
American studios in Santa Barbara, Cal.
- :, Is, 50. a.. s,....t... "a
"heie "o "ii pestAA s'e Ni'0eS''i Va
ries OF feature photoplays starring MARY
Miles Minter
1ro h.o,n d,-.,t,,s ,,ct,,r.. ,.v,r v.ar.
'-l.
ago, after long ana sucoessful career ON
the speaking stage.
tr,rlsxvood wont on tba rtaas IN hia early
,,o,,,h 10 ,,oar. aro TT. arnaarea In ,nars,
Syotahio nrodro,ion. arons thar, ,ystn
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~ ~BroauWay SIX years ago IN Ihe turhlns
Foiht' al tie flaSfe't theae
Mr.. Klrkwood was kidnapped Into the
pictures by David Wark Griffith ana Henry
Salter when they were working at the old
Riograph studios in 1lth street New York
city. Mr. Kirkwood recalled the incident
the other day
.rrboy ,yero making n at,,pepdoua on.-
rooI fost,ron % rar,ar rlrsd Nrr Ifir,suzood ,sTt
r,os antttioS 4rhn I.nnc,y v,,ia Ths cast
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w e, H. 20 az ,n,,"a ,o 80 r. Sara.S -.
.
crowO"r anu saiu'
"Herel Break into this room ana rescue
the imperiled herotne'
'T broke through n flock of doors and |
Mary PiclSford to safety, with all of the
due gallantry Of the motion picture hero. /
That was my Introduction to pictures. T
didn't give much thought to the incident
at the time. but 1t resulted IN my being
called rs director with the Biograph
COmnlnN. Shortly thereafter il
cerned with some or the hrst OF the so- .
called Feature Pictures Done IN America.
AS director Tor the Biosrapn' Mr. hlrk-
wood put out the picture versions OF NUM-
ber OF the klaw q ErIanser productions.
principal among them Classmates IN
which Blanche Sweet and Henry WalthaH
were starred
Mr.. kirkwood directed 10 pictures Tor
the Famous Players, featuring Mary PICK
ford and playing important roles In these 1
productions, among them The Eagles
Mate" Behind the Scenes" The Dawn
OF tomorrow ana Rags he also
directed "The Gangsters OF New YORK,
highly successful feature production made
at the reliance studios ana released py the
Mutual Finn Corporation AS director
for the Reliance, Mr.. kirkwood In one year {
made two one-reel pictures week. which
Is something OF record IN high pressure
direction.
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,hn $500 as 5aeuit.Iy aSs,,rsJ q. ths
ti,t,,rs ~ scnlntnra nsIntin@ n,sIc and the
drama
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5nSOs, s,oo stertas ,,,iii he scarcs esood
etorIes ~, ave scarce in naga1,nes in hooks
and in plays. SO why shouldn't they be IN
motion pictures. where they must have all
the qualities which make them desirable
as stories for type publication and the
special quality for Installation.
at is said that the food OF books and