New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-02
Perfect Picture Being
Planned for Production
Zukor and Others Tell How Film Guild and Para
mount School Will Seek Improve
ment of the Films
By f1arriette Underhill

thIee jolly raconteurS that we remem-
bered about the guild. So we sought
out James Creelman. another member
of the guild, and he told US all we
needed to know. Here are the facts:
The Film Guild is modelled after
the Theater Guild. 1t is a co-opera-
tive. profit sharing organization in
which every member has voice and
an interest in the making Of pictures.
Nevertheless, it is a company in
which the final authority over produc-
ton Is very concentrated. 1t is planned
in so far as possible to have the same
man write and direct his own stories.
In case the author is not director he
will at least be expected to assist in
direction. Suggestions are welcomed
from every one, but the actual making
of the picture is in the hands of only
one person, policy which, curiously
enough, is very rarely followed. in any
studio. ; =:
How true this is! As one brilliant
young author said to US yesterday in
the Algonquin: "When you write set
Of titles for picture you haven't as
much to say about what goes in them
as the Office boy has"
Nearly all the members of the Film
Guild are Harvard, Princeton and
Yale men Of about the same year, who
became interested in dramatics in COL
lege and who subsequently found
themselves in the movies in different
capacities.
Frank futile was president of the
Yale Dramatic Association and subse-
ouently was editor of "Vanty Fair
and scenario writer for Famous Play
ers-Lasky; Townsend Martin, former
president Of the Princeton Dramatic
Association, is now actor and author;
Osgood Perkins, star of the Hasty
Pudding Club at Harvard in 1915,
plays "heavies" in the Film Guild pic
lures; Dwight Wiman was formerly
the star of the Yale Dramatic Associ-
, alton; Fred Waller jr. used to be in
charge Of the technical department for
Famous Players and has made himself
famous as an artistic illustrator of
title cards, and James Ashmore Creel-
man was formerly an editor of "The
Yale Record" and since then news
paperman and scenario writer.
Glenn Hunter in ''The Lap of LUXURY"
Glenn Hunter is star Of the No. |
company. He has been popular ever
since he jumped into the boy part in
Booth TarkingtonsA play "Clarence."
Glenn broke into the films via Famous
Players and has been leading man for
many famous players. His first pic
ture, The Cradle Buster" was a big
success, and now his second picture,
"Second Fiddle" is finished Mr..
futile wrote and directed this, and is
now working with Townsend Martin
on another story for the third picture.
This is called "The Lap of Luxury"
1t is the intention of the guild to
subordinate everything to the story.
not only the original story but the
continuity as well; and the scenes are
to be built to fit the story, not the
story to At the scenes, which is ex-
cellent news. Everybody is tired of
seeing picture built around a bliz-
card or flood or log drive or
water carnival. And we happen to
know that II the personalities of the
guild members are reflected in their
pictures those pictures will be we'll
worth going to look at.