Films Today Are Made for
Motion Picture Patrons
Carl Laemmle Declares High Brow Has No Place in
Films and Slates His Productions Are
for Entertainment Only.
Apropos ot reforming and uplift
ing the popular movies into cine
matographies! art or something sim
ilar, Carl Laemmle, president of Uni
versal Films and one of the pioneers
in the rnotjon picture business as it is
conducted today, declares that the
public doesn't want uplifted movies or
Uplifted public entertainment of any
sort.
"I am making motion pictures for
motion picture audiences,’’ says Mr.
T.aeminle, “and what they want is en
tertainment, not uplift. By that, I
don't necessarily Intend to convey the
idea that motion picture audiences
want nothing but roughneck scenes,
wild and wooly thrills, sensations or
slapstick comedy. They appreciate
and will attend In great numbers
beautiful pictures, but pictures ad
vised by those known as the lofty
brow class would not uplift the pub
lic generally, because the public won’t
come to see them. They come for en
tertainment and good, clean entertain
ment Is what we shall attempt to give
them."
All of which is an interesting state
ment, especially as Mr. Laemmle's
company is one of many investing
hundreds of thousands of dollars this
v ear in costly productions tnat come
nearer to being 'uplift' than anything
heretofore attempted in pictures. Uni
versal's contribution to the popular
rage for picturizatiou of great his
torical subjects Is “The Hunchback
of Notre Dame” and a whole section
of Paris Is just one of the expenses
to be charged against his opinion lhat
the public will come see it. “Robin
Hood" is another example of art in
films, and the public still Is viewing
it in crowds. “When Knighthood Was
In Flower” is another notable ex
ample, and “The Covered Wagon,” a
story of American history, is coming.
A further glance over the produc
tions of the year finds that, in addi
tion to the lavishly produced costume
pictures, the season's successes in
clude pictures of elemental stories of
human emotions and modern day
problems, such as Cecil de Mille's
"Adam's Rib." In that class come
the so-called “ordinary" drama, loved
by ail ordinary photoplay fan's. All I
are not so wonderfully produced, j
some lack the delicate touch of direc
tion shown in De Mille's work, but
they are entertainment.
And reverting to Mr. Laemmle, it's
entertainment that the public de
mands in pictures—and entertain
ment is as easily found In these new
and better stories of human emotions
as well as In the sensational wave of
story that swept through motion pic
ture land several years ago.
Viola Dana in First
Appearance at World
Viola Dana, in “Lovo in tlio Dark,"
offers another interesting comedy dra- *
ma and incidentally makes her first
appearance at the World theater In
this feature The picture Is one well
fitted for the star and carries Jn it
the usual number of comedy scenes
expected of Miss Dana and «1bo a
plot full of thrill*.
“Love in the Dark" tells the story
of a girl who is adopted by a member
of a gang of crooks. She is engaged
to take rare of little Red. a 4 year
old youngster. Her natural curiosity
leads her to discover many things
about the woman whose ward she is;
end the plot complications enable her
to expose a crook who Is mulcting
Die son of a kindly minister who has
adopted her and Red. Incidents of
powei ful drama, and situations of gen
uine humor make this picture a de
lightful one throughout.
t'ulien I^andis, Arline Pretty and
Margaret Mann are Included In the
cast.
D. W. Griffith's Newest
Film a Mystery Drama
D. W. Griffith's “One Kxcitlng
Night,” st the Rialto this week, does
not represent any grew-t historical
period, has no tremendous “mob”
scenes, contains no great spectacle or
settings, for the famous director has
departed from all these to tell r mod
ern mystery story such as has hetn
so popular on the American stage In
the last few years. t
All the action takes place within
twelve hours. At the request of til"
Rialto management, the plot Is til
ing kept a s'-eret. The climax nf the
J Icture Is a Oh mile, an hour gale in
the midst of which the plot Is rr
sealed and the villain captured
Tn Mr. Griffith’s own words, his
new picture is "a little romance, and
just a little mystery, with, we hope,
just a few thrills, and we trust you
who have suffered In tlio throes of
love will smile a little with the ro
mantic Romeo.”
Romeo, of whom he speaks, Is the
hharacter who furnishes the comedy
relief when the mystery becomes a
bit strenuous, when the creeping fig
ures, peering eyes and clutching
bands become too realistic for the
nerves of the audience. Porter Strong
plays Romeo, while the feminine lend
is carried by Carol Dempster.
Five Scenes Thrilling
in ‘'Burning Timber”
Can one big thrilling episode make
a picture?
Reviewers who have witnessed
"Burning Timbers," which opens at
the Bun today, declare that the great
fire scene is a plctuie in itself with
out the interesting love story which
makes up the plot of the film.
Twenty acres of burning pine are
shown consumed by roaring, hissing
flames, through which a locomotive
dashes, driven by Anna Q. Nilsson.
Trees crash on every side, the flames
lick at the windows of the cab, as she
clings to the throttle and pilots the
cab through a quarter of a mile of
seething, roaring fire. Foxes and
wolves, panlcstricken by the thunder
of the falling trees, and the flames
which leap out at them with their
own cunning, rush blindly out of the
forest, and two tiny bears slide
whimperingly down the trunk of a
tree, just as it stalls to topple. A
lake, mirrored In the depths of the
forest like a diamond in a ruby set
ting, offers a refuge to a frightened
doe.
Miss Nilsson plays the leading
role.
Dc Mille Gives Answer
to Perplexing Problem
“Who are the ones who suffer from
divorce?” is one of the questions pro
pounded and answered In but a single
scene of Cecil B. Do Mille's "Adam’s
Rib,” which opens for a second week
at the Strand today.
The married life of Mr. and Mrs.
Michael Ramsay of Chicago, played
by Milton Sills and Miss Anna Q. Nil
son is becoming monotonous—-almost
unbearable. Their daughter Mathil
da (Pauline Garon) in her,endeavors to
keep the home together at great risk
to herself, gives her first performance
as a Paramount featured player.
Mathilda, in an effort to save her
mother from being discovered by her
father % the apartment of M. Jam
mir, an exiled king of a small state in
Europe, is found tljere apparently
alone with Jnromir. Then her father
tells her she is a disgrace to her fami
ly. How this is turned from a seem
ingly tragic scene to one of humor,
is but one of the many surprises this
great feature offers.
The situations created' and un
tangled in serious or light vein by
Mr. De Mille are the features of the
film and a tribute to his ability as a
director. Several of the scenes of the
photoplay are arousing comment from
all parts of the country for their
novelty and daring.
Moon Has Modernized
“Hearts of the World’'
History in the making forms a
most important part of D. W. Grif
fith's n«w version of "Hearts of the
World," which, like a hero of war.
honored and decorated and admired
hv countless thousands, returns to
peacetime audiences as an entirely
new story. The uppermost subjects
of the hour. Including the peace con
ference and the league of nations,
bring "Hearts of the World” forward
as one of the most timely stories on
the screen today, still dominant with
the powerful dramatic strength and
potency that made it the sensation of
its first release. With his positive
genius for keeping abreast of the
times, Mr. Griffith has revised his
work so that now it flames with the
purpose of today and shows that the
horror and waste of war never really
settled anything. He also directs a
very stinging arrow at the profiteers
and others who seek personal gain
from the predicament of a nation In
distress. /
“Hearts of the World" has been
secured as the feature attraction at
the Moon this week. In the big cast
are Ullian and Dorothy Giah, Robert
Harron, George Kawcett, Kittle Ren
Alexander, Robert Anderson, Anna
Mae Walthall, Mrs. Gish. George Hleg.
mann. Kate liruce, Josephine Crowell
and other prominent players.
“The World's Applause'
Has Hebe Daniels as Star
Hebe Daniels, In « melodramatic
story of a notriety loving actress. Will
be featured ;«t the Kmpress all of this
week in "The World's Applause."
t The theme <>f the picture treats of
the widespread passion fop publicity
that animates certain folk In public
life and of the evil consequences that
hefnllr when scandal mines. Bebe
Daniels, dainty ns ever, bus the role
of an actress whose passion for pub
licity Involves her in great trouble
and who is saved through the heroism
and self sacrifice of a rn dir whose.love
she had scorned, but which she final
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The production has been staged in
an expensive way and the stage
scenes of Cleopatra's court in which
Hebe appears in her role as stage
heroine, are done excellently.
Four-Picture Propram
Hooked at the Muse
i The Muse offers a fourJpicture pro
gram this week with ‘'Burning Tim
ber,” as the opening booking today
only. On Monday and Tuesday there
will be shown Louis Tracy's "One
Wonderful Night." an action story
with all the story completed in 12
hours.
Constance Talmadgc In "Homan
and Arabella," depicts a young widow
who is willing to try marriage again
if her ideas of rofnance, lacking in
her first marriage, can be consummat
ed in the second. M;ss Talmudge of
fers in it some of her best comedy
work.
Friday and Saturday there is book
ed Hoot Gibson In an action western
story, ‘T^lndled Courage,” in which
Hoot becomes the possessor of a sher
iff’s star and through it a courage he
never suspected.
Ride Him, Cowboy!
Real Wild West
Stuff at the If arid
A real bit of the west Is to be
found, in the vaudeville headliner
"Cheyenne Days” now at the World
theater. Sports ami pastlnv s of the
plains are graphically demonstrated
hy seven cowboys and cowgirls. Six
bucking bronchos and a funny mule
are utilized by the principals in pro
viding a round-up of laughter and
thrills.
The featured members of the act.
Earl Hornbrook and Jitney Wright,
have both appeared in the various
rodeos held in the United Slates and
Canada and have won prizes in con
test with the most expert ropers and
riders from all parts of the country.
The locale of the act is a ranch In
Arizona and one finds in the cast
the rancher's daughter, her girl friend
just homo from an eastern coliege,
' Mammy" the ranch cook, a trio of
ranch hnn is and the broncho buster
of the outfit. "Delmnr,” a handsome
white horse, is the featured equine
with the act and is said to bo re
markahly proficient In a large reper
toire of "high achool" tricks.
Ten wild animals, lions, leopards
and tigers, appear in thq^, headline
act to be offered by Richard Have,
man at the World next Saturday.
The kings of the forest and desert go
through their paces Inside of a hugu
steel arena and the offering is said to
be nt once both Interest compelling
and replete with thrills.
What's a Movie of Toilay
Without a Bit of ‘Hokum?’
When the wise boys in films talk
about "it's good hokum," do they
mean the old idea of a cheap trick to
gain attention or to fleece someone?
Or Is this movie "hokum" a new
term?
Hokum today In the studio or among
the distributors means the applica
tion of a surefire stunt In situation
building or in action to obtain the ap
peal of the audience. It may be to
get a laugh—there are several things
that any producer knows will always
get a laugh—it may be the regular
way to obtain sympathy for the her
oine or hero—artistic application of
good hokum will almost bring tears.
Hokum overplayed will ruin a pic
ture as surely as hokum placed prop
erly will swing a difficult picture
into a sure success. \n average audi
ence will ridicule poor hokum as be
Ing “old stuff,” creating an air of
(heap sentimentality, or they're bored
Instead of moved to laughter. It was
hokum that was used In the old "ten
twent-thirt” melodramas; some of
the biggest vaudeville hits are full of
what the trade calls hokum.
"Humoresque" had It, so did "Where
Is My Wandering Boy Tonight?" so
did "The Kid," George M. Cohan
waving the American flag In tl»e
final act was good when first employ
ed, but tiecame the poorest In the
world when used for the five hun
dredth time by him and others.
“Daughters of the Rich**
to Be Prepared far Screen
"Daughters of the Rich,’* the Ed
gar Palm* story, 1* to bo filmed with
in r cast composed of Gaston Glass,
Ruth Clifford. Ethel Shannon, Stuart
Holmes and Marjorie Daw.
Steam Glass Substitute.
**Wherever frosted window panes
would ordinarily be used in seta for
"The Eternal Three," Marshall NVilan
uses his own Innovation of substitut
InK h blanket of steam therefor.
"Stenm catches no hiKhliphts," Nel
inn ' explained, "and produce* a
smooth eff'-et, whereas plana Is apt to
plisten and distract attention from
tbs plnyers and their action."
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Love in a Silken Setting
A LOVE drama
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Bosworth Recalls Stage
Days in His New Movie
Hobart Bosworth, now portraying
the famous surgeon In Marshall Net
lan, "The Eternal Three," has been
recalling his stage days in "Tess of
the D'Urbervilles." His was the role
of the villain, Alec, opposite Mrs.
Fiske as Tess. "Tess" being scheduled
as Neilan's next, the director has been
consulting with the actor on several
parts of the story, and together they
expect to work out sequences more
powerful In dramatic quality than
even the book or the stage version
of the tragic story.
“Wandering Daughters’’ to
Follow “Wandering Boy*’
Just to make the party complete
and match "Where Is My Wandering
Boy Tonight," there is being made
"Wandering Daughters." Marguerite
de la N tte and Marjorie I>uw play
the leads. We've already had one
laugh. The enterprising press agent
declares that after two girls were in
jured in an auto accident, 166 mothers
called up—nil had missing daughters
|—hen^e the picture.
Emjiress to Hate
Week of Musical
Comedy for Change
Manager T.edoux of the Empress ts
pleased to announce that he has com
pleted arrangements whereby a musi
cal comedy company of 25 people will
bo featured for the week starting Sun
day, Marcli IS. This is positively the
Viggest organization In the United
States playing at popualr prices. The
company carries a carload of scenery
and effects. The name of this com
pany is "Naughty-Naughty," and they
will entertain and amuse the audi
ence with clean and classy shows.
There will be a new show on Sunday
and the same company will render an
entire new offering on Thursday.
There will be no raise in prices during
the presentation of this offering and
the usual feature photoplay will
also be shown.
Chocolate Watermelons,
Studio Bootblack's Dream
Seegus Pcrooney, youthful son of
Ifatn and "uh-flFhal” bootblack at the
Fox studios In Hollywood, staked up
to Charles Jones one afternoon as the
star was leaving an interior set.
"MlsttJS Jones'." ventured the boy.
‘‘Ves, Seegus, what is it this time?”
asked Jones.
"Mistuh Jones, ah ain’t askin’ for
nothing, this time, hut ah Just wants
to tell you what mammy said.
Mammy said you is the finest hoss
backer what Is They's never been
a rider like you, she says. Hot
steamin' shirt tales, Mistuh Jones,
youse de whale's parasol, 1 11 tell the
world.”
"Well, here's your dime,” sighed
Charles.
"Thanks, eight times, Mistuh
Jones, next time you're in town
bring me some choc'lute-covered-"
“Cherries?”
*'-no, wahtermelons ."
Small Town Players Make
l p Cast of “Main Street"’
The cast of "Main Street," a pic
turization of Sinclair Lewis’ novel,
is full of small town screen players.
For Instance, Monte Blue, who plays
the role of Dr. Kennicott, hails from
Indiana; Florence Vidor, as Carol,
comes from a small town near Hous
ton, Tex.; Harry Beaumont, the direc
tor, was born in Abilene, Kan., and
Julien Josephson, who adapted the
novel, e^mes from Rosburg. Ore. Th<
picture is being made at the Warner
brothers studio in Los Angeles,
Tom Moore to Appear in
New’ Role in Melodrama
Tom Moore, who recently returned
from a political flier amidst the tur
bulent air currents of Ireland, is
back in the movies—and finds them
much more hospitable. Ills first pic
ture will be a new sort for Moore,
wha has almost exclusively appeared
in comedy dramas. It is a spectacular
and lavishly produced melodrama.
New M ovie Star.
A newcomer is plajing on the Fox
lot in Kathleen Key. engaged to play
opposite Tom Mix in his latest pic
ture, “The Journey of Death." now
in production under the direction of
Jack Ford.
Johnny Harron to Front.
Johnny Harron. brother i< the late
Robert Harron, of the D. W. Griffith
productions, has come to the front as
a leading player in "Westbound 59."
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“The World’s Applause”
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