The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-17
NOTES OF The MOVIES
Keeping War in Warwick.
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with Famous Players-Lasky for 3d.
900 a week. Now he is suing that
company for s525, 644.23, for alleged
violation of contract. The story goes
that Warwick's pictures failed to get
over in proportion to the salary he
received. The powers of Paramount
offered him an alternative: would he
take a salary reduction and play sup
porting roles? Warwick would not.
Famous decided it couldn't lose any
more money in a legal suit than on
Warwick's pictures so they simply let
him go ahead and litigate to his
hearts content.-Photoplay Magazine.
Screen Catching Up on Novels.
Arthur B. Reeve, author of THE
Soul Scar" published by the Harpers,
has the screen version of his new
novel. 1.-The Film Mystery" running
neck and neck with book publication.
The screen version of The Film Mys-
terry will be released in the fall and
the novel under the same title, will
be brought out by the Harpers about
the same time. Mr.. Reeves most re-
Gently published book, THE Soul
tective, Craig Kennedy who solves a
romantic mystery thru the psyche
analysis of beautiful woman's
dreams.
Rosemary Theby has been cast OPP
posite Otis Skinner in his coming pic
ture, ''Kismet," which will be directed
by Louis j. Cashier.
Bryant Washburn has Just com
pleted the bull fight scenes for his
new Paramount picture, "Wanted-A
Blemish."
Shirley Mason is working on the
screen version of Merely Mary Ann"
Israel Zangwills story. at the Fox
West Coast studios. Casson Ferguson
| is her leading man and Edward J.
LIE Saint is directing.
| Larry Semon, the Vitagraph COM
edian. believes that he made the first
animated cartoon in the world. AS a
young man, Larry was cartoonist OF
note, and during his school days he
/ drew a series of funny pictures on the
margin of the pages of a school book.
When the pages were "riffled" the
figures appeared to move.
Nazimova has completed all work
before the camera for her next fea-
| ture production, Billions" adapted
French stage play. This is the first
of four unusual productions which
will constitute the popular Russian
| stars program for the latter part of
this year and for 1921.
Mr. and Mrs. George Randolph
Chester, who edited Trumpet Island"
and are now putting the finishing
touches on Vitagraph's special pro-
duction based on the story by Gouver-
neur Morris, are providing novel and
interesting sub-titles. The printed
words are superimposed over a NOV
ing back ground. typical and sym
bolic of the action of the play.
Cecil B. DeMilIe has picked a new
DIV h &c W E1
picture in the person Of Ann Forrest,
who has signed a five-year contract
with the Famous Players-Lasky Cor
poration. Miss Forrest is to begin
work July on the new DeMille pic
ture. It is from a story by Jeanne
Macpherson. She will play opposite
Forest Stanley, former Morosco lead
ing man, who has just signed a con-
tract to play male leads in Cecil B.
DeMille's special productions.
Benjamin B. Hampton, the new
genius of the motion picture producing
field, who specializes in photoplays of
novels, makes the remarkable state
ment that there are from two to three
hundred separate and distinct ways a
screen production may be spoiled in
the making, from the time it is writ
ten to the time it is exhibited in the
theater. A perfect production means
perfect work on the part of at least
twelve men who have charge of their
separate departments of adapting,
continuity writing. directing, film cut
ting film assembling, art directing,
photography. developing. title making,
technical directing, lighting and MAX
ing final prints. Therefore, Mr..
Hampton asserts that half of produc-
ton success is due to perfection of or
ganization.
Helen Darling. Christie leading wo-
man, won first prize in the Annual
Summer Surf Revue at Venice, Cal
She wore a fifteen thousand dollar fun
cape-and something which approach
ed a bathing suit.