The Washington times., 1921-10-02
- FF and on for several years
there have been spasmodic

~ there have been spasmodic
attempts at organizing a
local motion picture producing or
ganization, but each in its turn
has seemed fruitless, and one is
prompted to wonder why. The
real reason, doubtless, is that no
organization strong enough to car
ry to its conclusion a real pro-
duction with real talent has at
tempted to produce in Washing
on.
Now comes the information that
Cathrine Curtis, an Arizona girl Of
a socially prominent New York farrI-
fly, whose first venture In motion
pictures was with The Shepherd
Of the Hills" and whose most sue
cessful recent production was Ralph
Connor's THE Sky Pilot" directed
by King Vidor with Colleen Moore.
John Bowers. David Butler. Kath-
ieen Kirkham and Donald Macdonald
is coming to Washington at the
solicitation Of some prominent bust.
ness men Of the District.
Miss Curtis, who, by the way. Is
the only woman producer, has pur-
chased the rights to several best
eellers,, and has chosen for her next
production q famous novel by Eng
lands foremost author psychologist.
She plans to enter upon immediate
production for release through Asso-
ciattd First National Pictures. Inc.
It is said that a prominent New
York society woman who recently
made her professional debut on the
screen will appear in the leading
female role.
Whether this be so or not, a rep
resentative Of Miss Curtis Is now al
the Washington, and has been in
conference with number Of Wash
ingtonians who have been especially
interested in bringing a permanent
cinema producing unit to the Dis
trict.
Miss Curtis Is one Of the few
women in the history Of the moving
picture industry who have actively
directed a picture producing COM
pany. Stars and other women own
their companies, but their connec-
ton with the executive affairs Is
seldom as intimate as that Of Miss
Curtis. Her big success, THE Sky
Pilot" which il still remembered
by those who gasped at the thrill
ing cattle stampede on tho screen
at Crandalls Metropolitan last
spring, grew out Of the whim Of
this New York society girl who
became interested-while ranching
Il In Arizona-in the picture bust
ness. So fond Of 1t has she be-
(, come and so convinced Ia she that
II oZers an unlimited field for the
professional woman, that she ex-
presses q serious doubt that she
will ever desert It.
"Cathrine Curtis" says a oon-
temporary review, "impresse. ones
admirations deeply. She is the
ideal modern business woman
fresh and breezy Of personality,
thoroughly engaging and interest
ing, practical ana sincere. She IL
wholesome and genuine, and q d.
rect challenge to those who would
bar women from business.
Capability Is written all over her
attractive. smartly gowned self, and
the comfortable feeling with which
one IL made to approach her remains
as one talks with her. Miss Curtis
pet aversions are the little incon.
sistencies and absurdities which the
careless producer allows to creep
into features, and II Is her determ.
nation, she says, to eliminate every
possible BIT Of incongruity In every
production. She Is profoundly I'M
pressed with the advance Of the
picture industry within the last few
years and AYERS that the screen Is
the biggest thing in America to-
day"
We can only hope that Miss Curtis
viii come to Washington and take
advantage Of the wonderful photo
graphic composition that II and the
surrounding country offers for the
: development Of the highest type Of
lHinsrna production