The Coconino sun., 1926-05-07
MINIATURE CITY NOW
AT GAP FOR FILMING
1.-THE LAST FRONTIER

Marguerite de la Motto. William
Boyd, Jack Hoxie. Mitchell Lewis T
Farrell Macdonald and Gladys Brock
we'll, metropolitan film stars cast for
the leading roles in 1The Last From
tier" arrived in Flagstaff yesterday.
They joined the rest of the COMPANY
at The Gap, where the pioneer drama
from the pen of Courtney Riley
Cooper is being prepared for the
screen under the able direction of
George B. Seitz.
With the advent of the stellar cha. 9,
acters the little movie city IN
shadow of Echo Hills is. now . :
plete. For the past two DAYS Se,tz
has been busy filming scenic "shots',
but viii get into the important bust
ness of the script immediately now
that the principals are on hanu.
Bill Boyd, who portrays the role
OF Tom Kirby in Coopers thrilling
tale OF the early west, is WelI-known
locally Before entering the pictures
ne resided IN Flagstaff. He expressed
himself as tickled to death to be able
to spend a week or two in his old
surroundings and hopes to renew ac-
qualntances of his pre-film days.
Miss de la Motto has one of the
most attractive parts of her screen
career as Beth Halliday in "The Last
Frontier" She is a descendant of
early pioneer stock and won her wav
into the front ranks Of filndom by
hard work and serious attention to
her act.
The remaining players in the all
star cast gathered together by Met
ropolitan Pictures assure an apt por.
trayal of the sturdy characters that
salvaged the wild and woody west and
turned natures wonderland into the
most prosperous agricultural section
OF the country.
Seltz has been given unlimited op-
portunities in the directoial end Of
the work. He has been provided with
an exceptional cast and a wonderful
story, chock full of thrills and human
interest. No author of the past or
present was more familiar with the
country in which the background of
"The Last Frontier" is laid than
Courtney Riley Cooper His charac-
ters are true to life and his trenchant
pen poignantly delineates their tri-
ais, struggles ond self-sacrifices suf-
fered in the attainment of difficult
objective.
A miniature city has sprung up
close by Joe Lees trading post at
The Gap where the movie headquart-
ers has been established. ,.All the
convenienccs of a progressive COM
munity have been carried into the
great Navajo country Streets have
been laid out in conformity with the
bordering avenues of the home lot Of
the Metropolitan studios in Holly
wood. A lilliputian electric plant has
been installed and electric lights now
light up the country once dependent
upon the astral bodies for illumina-
tion.
DR.. FsE. Cramer, noted Hollywood
is with the troupe now in
camp and has his hospital tent with
complete equipment for handling any
disabilities that may occur during the
filming of the picture. Dr. Cramer is
one of the most prominent members
of the medicinal craft in southern
California and his clientele is made
up largely of the film folks.
Seitz is assisted in production by
Bert Gilroy, productiop manager;
John G. Rohlfs, business manager,
and Eddie Bernoudy, assistant direc-
tor.
A blanket invitation is extended by
the Metropolitan Pictures corpora
ton, to residents Of Flagstaff and
surrounding towns to visit the "Last
Frontier" camp at The Gap next Sun
day. With the tepees up and hun
dreds of Indians on location the camp
presents an interesting spectacle.