The New York herald., 1922-11-12
agree on any one photoplay which
answers this description.


Will Rogers complains about the
newspaper critics who quote his gags,
nifties and vows.
at isn't that mind having my stuff
in print so much" says Will. "if they'd
only quote it the way l say it. They
get everything right-except the point
They always muff that"
Our suggestion, VIII. is' that you
have your act multigraphed and sent
out to the press. the way these visit
ing lecturers do. 1t would be a lot
more convenient for US, because we'd
rather write our columns with scissors
than with a typewriter any day.
According to Equity there is boom
under way in the film industry. one
report states that nearly 100 units
were at work in California a short
time ago. Just what they mean by
nearly" we are unable to say at the
moment, but even II 1t is only 157 it is
a healthy number.
In the same issue OF Equity is an
article by John Emerson on The Rise
and Fall of Foreign Films"
Mr.. Emerson believes that the dan
ger of competition from abroad-it
such ever existed-is now past He is
also skeptical as TO the value Of Amer
lean films in Europe. He considers
that they are a bad influence because
they spread the 100 per cent. Ameri-
can doctrine of hustle" Says he:
Il can conceive Of nothing more terri
ble--nothing more certain to take from
living all that remains of it's grace and
charm and leisurely esthetic enjoy
mcmillan the plastering upon Eu-
rope of all the things that are grayest
and dullest and most stulufying in the
life Of America"
In this connection we have heard
reports from Austria that American
society photo dramas-with their
weirdly exaggerated pictures of life
among the aristocracy-are more po-
tent spreaders of Bolshevism than all
the propaganda that has been sent out
from the publicity department in
Moscow.
William Fox is TO produce a film
entitled Pawn Ticket 210," from tho
play Of that name by David Belasco
and Clay NJ. Green.
First National is going in for pro-
duction with both feet. Among those
who are working under the new re-
gime are Maurice Tourneur, Allen
Holubar, Edwin Carewe and James
( oung.
Arthur Maude. who wrote the sto-
rles for the Tri-Art productions. The
Beggar Maid" and THE Bashful Suit
or" is to make some more two reel
ers based on famous paintings.
The judges are hard at work sort
ing out the numerous ideas which
were submitted in the DeMille see
mario contest. Stories OF married life,
Biblical themes, historical subjects
/ and business stories are said to pre-
dominate. whereas crook dramas and
I love stories are practically neglected.
/ We should like to know whether
| Sir James Matthew Barrie, Leonard
Mcrrics or Or. Arthur Schnitzler, who
have submitted ideas 60 Cecil Il. De
Mile before, are among the contest
ants.
And how many Of the contributions
contain the word "Babyon"2
Burlesques Of big feature films are
becoming increasingly popular among
the two reel comedians.
The Curwood Northwest dramas
gave rise TO Christie's cold Feet"
Buster Keaton's THE Frozen North
and Mack Sennett's Home Made
Movies"
"The Three Musketecrs' was fol-
lowed by 1.-THE Three Must-Get-
There's" and "a Barnyard Cavalier"
"The shek" inspired THAT Son Of
"a SheilS" and THE Shrek Of Araby."
And now, in the wake OF Robin