Evening star., 1922-02-12
PUNCH AND JULIE

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in his vigorous personal warfare with
the villain of the piece. and that
when he now bumps one Of our fore
most heavies on the beexer 1t is an
honest-to-heavens wallop OF the J.
Dempsey or sudden-death variety,
and you can see the villains nose re-
tire visibly into his skull.
Bruised frontal bones. along with
miscellaneous wounds and contusions,
are now common in the studio Of the
Cines-Torino Company, out Los An
Angeles way. and the first OF these
new and genuine battle scenes may
be found in our latest five-reel tri-
umph. Lord Jones'" which has just
been released to a waiting world, and
which. il 1 do say it myself. who
should not, is one of the zippiest
things I hive ever done. 1t is per-
sonal triumph for Hugh Foley. and
will figure in his new contract. be-
cause the exhibitors are clawing at
each other in their desperate efforts
to book it first.
Until the Lord Jones" picture came
through. there had always been one
bad spot in every Foley release. and
nobody realized it more clearly than
steve Dryden. which are the words
on my semi-detached bungalow. Many
painful conversation have 1 held
with old man Feltman. who loafs
about the lot a great deal, and is
permitted to. by virtue Of the fact
that he owns the CinesTorino.
The general and justifiable COM
plant had been that in his fight
C-I
punches. His fights. said the critics
and the public. were fake brawls and
devoid of sincerity. Instead of
knocking the loathsome villain for a
couple Of goals. aushie hit him softly
and tenderly. pretending a vast
amount Of violence. but deluding no
body. Least of all did these bogus
, battles deceive the lynx-eyed gentry
that walk in and sit down after pay
ing their two bits to the cashier.
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livery movie-Goer in America car
ries a mental ak. Woe betide the
director who says. Look at the ship
wreck" and then reveals something
photographed in q bathtub!
We received a great many letters
lTOh THESE ulIlIn0lS COASOuCES SoH>
planning Of Hughes fighting style. 4
begged Hughie to warm up and do
battle. but it was useless. The pro-
prietor of the Cines-Torino intimateA,
without concealing his irritation. that
if couldn't make Hugh Foley fight
with a certain amount Of needful
ferosity he would probably hnd a
director who could. All in all. was
rather low in my mind over it.
The reason for this woe was Hugh |
Foley. He is the sort of human be- !
ing you would expect a man named !
Hugh Foley to be-handsome, cheer !
full. soft-hearted. likes children, and |!
as strong as the cable they use in a !
tug-of-war.
can't manage him. and neither !
can anyone else. because he simply |
grins at harsh words and pats a per-
son on the back, or else picks a per- !
son up bodily and fops him into a !
corner without regard for feelings or |
dignity
Hughie and I grew up in South !
Chicago. 1 rapidly became very
soufTaetor, and discovered it before |
any great harm was done. but Hughie |
movies. Later, anassaAshassEEewss more !
famous he insistsd swifh-s Che 'bull-
headstiness Of hts race upon having |
me for his director. and while 1 am
undonbtedly the greatest Of living or I
dead directors, still realize what 1
owe to: Hugh. Naturally, I am fond
Of the blonde Irishman. and he re-
CARDS me, as a great man, with a |
number of well-dedned limitations.
When we completed whisper !
Island" which was our last dramatic |
triumph before Lord Jones'" sat in !
the projection room looking at the /
rough cut and feeling morose anto !;
the point Of murder. Old man Felt i
man -sprawled upon an adjoining /;
chair, and we watched 1000 feet Of !
frst-class film and about 800 feet of |
fight. The fight was terrible. Hughie !
Knocked the villain dead. and you
knew in your heart the blow that |
laid the monster low would not really /.
have injured small child eating it's |
morning cruel.
Holy Cripes" Feltman said in a |
low voice. This he repeated feelingly
all during the hght stuff
Holy Cripes is correct" 1 agreed |
solemnIy.
TT reminds me OF 4 couple Of fe- !,
male impersonators in mortal COM !
bat I told you to make him fight. II
begged you to make him fight"
u did what I could" replied dis
mally Il asked Hugh over and over !
to put some zip into it. He promised !
he would. I shot that scene three |
times, and this is the best got.'
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EELTMAN threw his cigar violently !
4 upon the concrete floor and !,
stamped on it. He rose and paved |
his way in the darkness to the door, !
and followed.
Something will have to be done."
he said. This can 60 no further. !
Every one Of Hugh's pictures for the !
past year has had just such . silly |
fight, and I'm telling you, Dryden. !
You'll have to do something about |
this or one Of these days you'll hear !
bad news"
/ sat up in bed one misty morning |,
about 2 o'clock, q few days after this, !!
and grinned 4 glad smile At the alarm |
clock. Within q week we were to /
begin on Lord Jones'" and had l
been fretting myself pink over the
same old knot.
whats the matter with you?" in
ouired the missus, who is a great /
believer in using the night for slum-
ber and having all your ideas in the
DAYTIME.