Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-21
MOYIEGRAMS FROM
SCREEN TO PATRON

HrEARLY every Philadelphia film fan
NlN knows or recalls Kempton Greene,
tbe old Lubin juvenile, who was seen
daily on Chestnut street or in a box OF
sone local theatre. He has host OF
friends, created partly because OF MS
eongeniality and also due to the fact
Eor some time Kemp, as his friends
h.,s knew him, abandoned the screen
IA devoted his attention to the stage.
Rnt now Philadelphians will have an
orportunity to see their old friend on
E screen in "Sentimental Tommy
ne Paramount picture founded on Sir
Jsmes NJ. Barrie's romance of the same
name. which will have its local premiere
A. the Stanley beginning Monday.
ANOTHER clever young lady OF the
~ motion picture world has scared to
stsrdom. She is Colleen Moore, who
/. ~ lust signed UP long term con-
lract with Marshall Neilan.
Under its terms she will play lead
Inn roles in the productions for Asso-
cisted First National Pictures, Inc.
The contract came as result, 1t Is
rsported, of Miss Moore's exceptional
work in .'Dinty," in which Wesley
Barry, the boy actor, is starred, and
which will be the attraction at the
Stanton next week.
wNNE Of the favorite winter sports of
AN the "idle rich" who flock to Cali
I fornia every year to escape the rigors. OF
y winter is playing extras in motion-pic-
ture productions.
Water carnival scenes In Bebe Dam
iels' latest picture, 1.-TWO Weeks With
Pay" were taken in and about the
swimming pool on the estate of a Pasa-
5 dena millionaire and his guests who ap-
peared in the picture include some In
ternatiOnally famous society folk.
Miss Daniels plays a dual role in the
production, which shows next week ut
the Arcadia.
( E,EW persons who have not visited
1 motion picture studio realize the de-
tailed care expended on the making OF
photoplay. Studio visitors are al
ways amazed to find that the director
shoots" each scene four or five times
\ and that an equal number of rehearsals
3 are held before the camera starts turn
ing.
An idea of the trouble to which a
conscientious director viii 60 to attain
adesired effect is shown in Hold Your
Horses a Goldwyn picture written
BY Rupert Hughes and starring Tom
Moore, which will be shown at the Pal
ace next week. Five hours were re-
qured to take 100 feet of film which
wil occupy only few seconds on the
screen. This part of the film shows
what Is known as a dissolve" in which
4 one scene dissOlyes into another. Three
Z. bcenes were 80 merged In this 1O0 foot
Of film.
"a sMALL-TowN IDOL" one of
-. : the few productions Mack SEN
set mas made in six reel proportions,
eomes to the Victoria next week.
virtually every member of his "all-
mr aggregation Of funny folk" has a
eonagenial part. &
d, "A Small Town Idol'' is a story of a
S!llage youth, wrongfully accused. max
ns good IN the city and returning 70
IND the villain espoused to his sweet
rsars and he 1.-THE hero) accused of
MURDER. From all of which disasters
.I., .Ir ingenuity of Mack Sennett and the
tani OF his players extricate Ben Turpiif
y 'ne Joyful clang of wedding bells.
III INCEPTION" declared by ad-
vance-view critics to be one of
r greatest achievements in the his
yry OF the screen. a European made
sMture directed by Ernest Lubitsch. di.
elor OF Passion" released by Para
mIuht viii have its Philadelphia pre-
~gr az the Stanley the week of June @.
.n ASIDE from the 'heart interest and
tHpeai OF the story. which deals with
NJ loye romance of Anne Boleyn and
mug mug Henry VIII, the beauty of the
vuuetion menu has provoked admiringN COM
nAMA so poignant that laughter
TO-, follows closely upon tears charac- :
,.s,ia.o ,iasion OF high quality acting and d.
tSe tSon that adequately "high lights"
FIv various situations--such is Elsie
assuson's new Paramount picture
\, Jared and Profane Love" according
suauyahce announcement of the feature
May 80. ' ''"n'on i'r week OF
"pEck's BAD BOY" will star
rs.r Jackie Coogan at the Stanley
is,a OF May 80. Unusual interest Is
l'ons manifested in this new presenta- :
On Tor many reasons. His initial
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