Evening star., 1927-09-18
SCREEN
FROM THE
BY G. e. NELSON.

reason that they know little about
| pictorial cffcct-that they have never
studied the needs of the screen, and
that. as result, they are badly
equipped to deal with the problems
of the producers and directors.
I'VE are, says Fairbanks, only
in need of ideas. There is no one
who can tell me that we are in
curably puerile and that we should
be the subjects of pity and SYM
pathy. The artists and the literary
men have very little to offer us.
They have come to Hollywood in
droves, and one of our mistakes has
been to set them to work writing
the scenarios for motion pictures.
| like novelists and poets, until |
have them working for me. 1t IS
long battle between the literary
and pictorial angles, and the writing
men cannot understand or sec that
the screen is not literary form.
I'VE are in need of ideas. Give
us the ideas and we will make the
pictures. The whole fabric OF Holly
wood is built upon ideas. The idea
is the only thing that is essential
in the making OF good motion PIC
ture. I don't care where the idea
comes from: if it is a good one we
will turn out a good picture. We
want ideas-and the novelists and
poets have not supplied them.
Therefore. we must look elsewhere.
y y X X
DREMIER MUSSOLINI has en-
L tered the movies by way of the
Fox Movietone, and his first appear
ance will be late this month. The
Italian leader makes a Commute
address, outlining his political pur-
poses, hopes and achievements.
CINCE his death last week, many
- stories have come to light re-
garding the character of Marcus
Loew, who was a leader in the mo-
ton picture industry of America.
Loew was born on Eighth avenue,
New York. and he began work at
the age of 9, being employed by
firm of map-makers. Later he be-
came a newsboy. and then he joined
the firm OF Adolph Zukor as fur
salesman His first theater was the
Cosy Corner" a 10-cent house in
Brooklyn, which was as crude as
it's name. Then. theater after the
ater rose in the Loew chain and
millions of dollars began to pour
into the pockets of the promoter.
His wealth at the time of death is
estimated somewhere between IS and
50 million dollars.
Loew did not force himself into
the public eye, but he was well
known to all members of the theatri-
cal profession Few knew of his
private charities, but he is described
a man who helped thousands DUR
ing his lifetime. He lived in a
humble home up to about year
ago. when he purchased, for a mil
lion dollars. the famous Pembroke
estate on Long Island. He spent
several millions more in landscap-
ing and interior decoration. select
ing art objects with splendid taste.
The estate is now valued at more
than S5,O00,0O0.
A NNE NICHOLS is in Hollywood
"A to confer with Jesse Lasky re-
garding the film production of her
play, "Abie's Irish Rose Anne was
met at the station by a band and
a group of motion picture notables.
-Four members of the original stage
company-Lillian Elliott, Sidney
Franklin, Max Davidson and Harry
Garrity-have been signed for parts
in the picture. The authoress. it is
stated, will have much to say re-
garding the production, as she will
be in the studio when the work is
done.
COLLEEN MOORE is to try her
~ hand at more difficult things, ac-
cording to word from First National
Pictures. Jane Cowl's stage success.
Lilac Time" will be her first photo
play of the 1923 season. 1t will
be George Fitzmaurice production.
and Winifred Dunn has been en-
gagged to make the adaptation.
Lilac Time" we hear from the West
Coast, is lone of the most beautiful
romances written in recent years"
Then, Colleen will see what she can
do with Baby Face" which is to
be adapted from Frederic and Fan
ny Hatton's stage, play, Synthetic
Sin This comedy crook story,
the first of its kind to find this par
ticular star in leading role.
X X X
GILBERT ROLAND, Billy Dove
~ and Noah Beery are to be fea-
tured in the George Fitzmaurice pro-
duction of Louisiana" which comes
from the Edward Childs Carpenter