Omaha daily bee., 1917-07-29
Exposures
by KILoWATT-

- EMEMBER Max j. Weisfeldt, former
- manager of the local branch of the
IL, Mutual Film Corporation? Well, he
is now the general manager Of n
new film company to start marketing its
productions on or about September !. It is
the Wholesome Film Corporation, and its
promoters have decided OH a new policy in
the business Of motion pictures, that OF
making screen versions of clean literary
works by the best known authors and to
feature them, and not the particular stars.
Mr. Weisfeldt announces that they will
shortly start on the producing of a picture
with Mrs. Brl ant Washburn in the leading
art. Then Ralph Morgan is ow wording
ia picture. He is the dashing Joe Bascom
Of George NJ. Cohans Turn to the Right
fame. and is working In THE Penny Phil
anthropist,' by Clara Il, Laughln. Guy
Mcconnell, well known producer and mag
lzIne writer. has also just joined this com
Pany in the capacity Of director general
and will guide the continuity aud produc-
tion Of all wholesome subjects.
Didla ever hsar that movie comedians
wear paper cuffs? We have. but it's all Il
mistake, They wear cuffs all right. but
they are the real thlng-lnen, too. If you
don't believe 1t. go mp to G. w. Taylor's
office of the Standard Film Corporation,
and there. neatly tackled on the wall. is a
cuff that was worn by Billy West In his
latest two-reel screen, 'The Hero" II was
4 darn fool stunt, too, He must just have
taken II off and put stamp on IL and nd
dressed at to G. W. r., and not only that
but he or the postman was dirty from the
looks Of the cuff.
There Is to be Il base ball game this after
goon out Bennington way between the World
Film players Of this city and the Bennlng-
ton Base Ball club. We suppose that II
Bennington wins theyll he looking around
ffr TNsnr Ifoti
II may not seem possible 10 some but
motion picture actors are human ard JUST
- liable for selGetive conscription rs the !
next one. In the studios, both In the east
and out on the west coast, the draft prom ,
lses 10 work havoc. The screen actors as = (
rule are young. of excellent physique and |
would make ideal soldiers, Besides one !
md all they are thrilled with patriotism |
sad anxious TO go to do each his cheerful /
duty for liberty and his country Thus far |
the only ones that have been b&,ught TO |
light arc Samuel B Kramer of Bluebrd, |
Y. +. Freeman of Triangle, Ralph Ince (di- |
reetor1, Wallace Reid o. Famous Players.
Lastly. Charles Ray. John Drew Bennett,
Nell Burns, H. u. Calvert, William B.
Davidson, Allen J. Holubar, Marshall Neilan.
Louis /. Arms, Philip Mcneil, Ewald Taub.
ley Ben W. Kanter. irving Cumming. and
Robert Haugton, We suppose that by next /
week we may be able to announce many
more,
Herman the Great" otherwise known
as manager OF the local office OF the Mutual
Film company, says some OF the most pc
cuar things and has the straugest talk
nowadays that II is almost impossible for
the uninitiated to fathom the mystery. II
is all very simple. though. He lives up on
the third story OF an apartment house and
Mr.. Stork was flying high. wide and hand.
some one night and being a little tired did
not know there was building In his path.
With the result that he landed in said
IIermans apartment. Awakened by the noise
lur hero says "Whazamata?" Nothing"
say Mr.. Stork. 'only l Just brought pres
mt" So Herman enters INTO conversation
with said present and tries the lingo on
'yeryone. Very simple p, Sour hero an
lounces that he has secured first floor
'partment,
We saw one Of the new william Fox viii
lam Farnum production at a pre.showing
he other night and take our word for IL
hat It Is SOME picture, oh yes the title Is
When Man Sees Red"
The Universal Film company is now dis
a moving picture Of the Russian
evolution. which shows scenes In MOSCOW
md Petrograd. photographed In the very
hiek of the most amazing revolution in the
,nder the auspices OF the American am
,ulance In Russia and aM said TO be- the
'nly pictures SO far known OF these vivid
Genes.
Mrs. Vernon Castle has become very popu-
Ar with her directors. She refused to
70 doubled" In stunt" scenes. In con-
equence at the studio where her pictures
re being made for Pathe there is never any
ifficulty about taking scenes where thrills
re the important thing.
Mabel Normand and the Goodwin company
ave finally agreed II is understood that ,
he will appear in their productions for a
eriod OF three years at $500 a week for
he first year and q raise Of $500 week
or the next two years. The Goidwin Dis-
ributing company has also closed con-
ract with Marie Dressier to release for
he comedienne eight two-reel comedies to
e made by her own company,