Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21
7Chs Daily Movie Magazine
MARSHALL NEILAN
SHOWS. SPEED
IN MAKING FILM
BY CONSTANCE PALMER
Hollywood. Calf


MARSHALL NEILAN is known
AVA among motion picture people as n
very up-and. coming young person. but
last Monday morning lie established a
new record for himself. He had com
plcted the filming of Her Man" with
the exception of single scene. He was
scheduled TO leave for New York. as he
had to rush the negative Of the picture
there in time for an early release. The
only remaining scene of the picture to
be taken was laid in a railway station.
See how it bitches up?
The camera stopped grinding at
IL :3j and the Director was starting on
his way for New York at II 40.
The negative Of the picture will b"
cut on the train. Frank UrsOn. his CO.
director. going with him for the pur.
pose.
Leatricc Joy and Matt Moore have
the leading roles in the story. Lately
Miss Joy has blossomed out as De
Mile heroine. but in this new picture,
for a while at least. she will forget all
her fine frocks and appear as a plain.
gingham- clad little country girl. Mr..
Moore is also Of the common or garden
variety. being a very small town edi e
tor. The story was taken from Il Sat-
urday Evening Post story written by
! George Pattulo.
Mr.. Neilan has always been par.
,icu'arly partial TO Post stories. Parts
Of his BITS OF Life" were taken from
that source. while hr has just finished
Fools First which was written by
Hugh McNair Kahler. Hugh Wiley
still another Post contributor. is ,itling
Fools First and. ] believe, will Of
fciate on Her Man.
The producer expects to take n short
trip abroad before returning to start
his next production.
There was considerable excitement
last week on the Tia Juana racetracL
when Mary Pickford and Douglas Fair
banks made their appearance in the
grands,and They were just down ia
see the sights. returning the next day
in time for Douglas TO work on his new
production.
hear that Robertson Cole is tc
make "Thc Mikado' with Sessue Hay
akawa in the leading role. Now there
will be something. my dears. worth see
ing. II they don't throttle il.
Further news of intense interest il
he fact that Charles Chaplin will screcr
"Punchinelo" MS his first picture unde,
his new United Artists contract.
There has been an cDidemic of birth
days for as much of April ss we hav,
, had. First of all came Mary Pickford
then on the nth. Marshall Neilan. Tn
fortunately he was on the train. rs
told you before, and didn't take n mo
|, nent from his film cutting to look n
the Arizona desert Charles Christie
the famous comedy producer. celebrated
his in New York on April IS. and thel
he and his well known brother. Al
!, planned TO stay in town until May D
their mothers anniversary. 1.ovel.
Claire Windsor saw the light of da,
on April IA. and the 18th is Charlie
Chaplin's celebration. All in all. it i
, q very eventful month.
r Jackie Coogan who is being starred Il
= OLIVER Twist is making his mOthe
read the novel 70 him. Il chapter at
i time. every night before he goes to s'ccl
, The picture itself promises to be OF som
: moment. what with Lon CLANCY As Ia
il gin. Gladys Brorkwc!l--remembe her
t as Nancy. Wallace Beery as Ri
Il Sykes. and Taylor Graves as Charli
< Bates.
: Katherine Macdonald is moving owe
TO the Louis Il. Mayer studios. whcr
4 she will make her pictures in future.
h Frances Marion IS back in our villag
and is busy preparing the continuit
, for Constance Talmndge's next picture
@ East Is West. No word has yr
II come as 10 Sister Norma new vehicle
g Douglas MacI.ean il making neN
d comedy called "rhc Sunshine Trail.
n which James Horne is directing.