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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1921
Page
8
Louis Joseph Vance is the author of The Bronze Bell the story to be pictured on the screen at the Coliseum starting today Courtney Foote a popular screen player plays a dual role as an East Indian prince and a young American traveler.
A ragbag of film news notes names include Edith, McLean, Cooley aged 33, Harry Edwards directing Fox comedies, Barb Castleton as Mrs Zimmerman, Madge Kennedy in Oh Mary Be Careful, Valentino divorce rumors, Nazimova Armand Camille casting, Marie Prevost Butterfly Universal, Viola Dana height and bobbed hair. Frank Mayor married, wife ex Joyce Moore.
Grace Darmond in the Rockett production Handle With Care denies knowledge of an engagement to a supposed Canadian millionaire said to have chartered a special train to visit Los Angeles. She vows no marriage for five years and emphasizes she desires a career before motherhood.
Cecil B. DeMille has produced in the Lasky studio Hollywood a new Paramount picture titled Fools Paradise. The cast includes Dorothy Dalton Mildred Harris Conrad Nagel and Theodore Kosloff in this second all star DeMille film based on Leonard Merricks Laurels and the Lady.
The famous comedian and his bride will host friends at his new California home a wedding gift. Keaton resumes his business of being funny from his studio in California while adopting a serious persona for the move.
David Butler plans to write and star in his own film after Bing Bang Boom and In Walked Jimmy are shot. He will likely begin work on a 100 percent Butler production directed by Fred J. Butler, his father.
Norma Talmadge is vacationing at Bayside L I and touring the White Mountains. She will return to the studio in July to begin work on Smilin Through the stage hit last year with Jane Cowl in the star role. The play by Allen Langdon Martin will be directed by Herbert Lrenon.
Richard Barthelmess appears in Tolible David as Hobart Bosworth leads a story of the Yukon with Renunciation. The era's silent cinema blends adventure and drama as Barthelmess explores a rugged frontier setting.
Mary Pickford in Thru the Back Door shows at the Winter Garden inspires a Tuesday morning 10 30 contest for Seattle girls ages 14 and under to imitate Mary before a cameraman. Winners receive Mary Pickford outfit and other prizes after the week long screenings.
The John M. Stahl production Retribution drew strong acclaim in New York as critics exhibitors and producers praised it as human and appealing. The all star cast includes Lewis Stone Barbara Castleton William Demond and Richard Headrick with story by Perry N Vekroff.
Lon Chaney and Betty Compson, known for Miracle Man, reunite in Mise Comp son’s production For Those We Love to be released through Goldwyn. The pairing promises a high profile silent era drama with strong star power and distribution backing.
New entrant Mary Glynne leads women roles in Paramount London pictures. Her rising career will soon bring her into the view of American movie fans.
The Goldwyn studio finished the cast for Tom Moore's new vehicle From the Ground Up with Helene Chadwick opposite the star DeWitt C. Jennings Grace Pike Hardee Kirkland and Darrel Foss also in the lineup Rupert Hughes wrote the special story for Moore EK Mason Hopper directs Penrhyn Stanlaws now directs Betty Compson in The Woman in the Case George Fuzard the cameraman is noted for wearing a straw hat year round.
Hugh Wiley of Saturday Evening Post fame arrives in Les Nellan to work on Bits of Life at Culver City. The story Hop from the Post will be included in the Associated First National production with Lon Chaney leading in the Chinese portrayal.
Tea at four sharp is a studio routine on the Bayard Vellier set at Metro studios. Viola Dana stars in There Are No Villains. A tea wagon appears on cue, the megaphone drops, the camera stops, and filming pauses for 15 minutes.
Douglas Maclean plans a personal appearance tour of the South with a staff cameraman and business representative. He will visit Birmingham Dallas Houston and other southern points allowing girls to see him in person over the next few weeks.
Anita Stewart rented her beautiful home for the summer. The property drew high interest with bids reaching $1000 a month, illustrating the estate’s beauty and grandeur.
Mary Miles Minter, a luncheon guest before her European voyage, praised the William Fox film Over the Hill as the best picture of the year. The stage star called the production her favorite, noting its long Broadway run now at ten months.
The review notes two kissing scenes are absent as the Chinese hero does not kiss his heroine. It suggests cultural restraint or casting choices: a white actress as a Chinese girl and a Japanese prince as the Chinese prince, with cross racial kissing risking public censure.
The photoplay on The Poverty of Riches, an original screen story by Leroy Scott, was finished last week at the Goldwyn studio under the direction of Reginald Barker. Richard Dix and Leatrice Joy lead the cast with a strong supporting lineup including David Winter, John Bowers, Louise Lovely, Irene Rich, DeWitt C. Jennings, Roy Laidlaw, John Coswar, Frankie Lee and Mary Jane Irving.
Picture Patter reports various film notes with actors and roles. It cites Seasue Hayakawa licensing as aviator, George Rigas as leading man, and Barbara Bedford in The Last Days of Pompeii, among others.
Marion Davies, star of Buried Treasure at the Strand, gains a tortoise shell comb eighteen inches high from a Bahamas admirer. She initially considered returning it upon learning its value but kept it after the sender’s Spanish plea. The comb, once worn at Queen Elizabeth I’s court, is worn by Davies in the film.
Constance Talmadge begins work on the First National picture Good for Nothing from John Emerson and Anita Loos. The story follows a small town girl who runs from New York to find the big time. John Emerson will direct with cast including Frank Lalor George Fawcett Nita Naldi Theresa Maxwell Conover and Thomas Carr.
Jerome Storm and former Mildred Richter of D. W. Griffith studios take a Venice residence. Mrs Storm christens the home Storm on the Sea with a pacific motto noting the sea may refer to marriage or ocean.
Olga Petrova plans a return to American stages after touring. She will pursue live theatre work rather than a film role upon her return.
Mae Marsh ends her hiatus from film and signs to headline the moving Sands o' Dee at Griffiths studio.
Louise Fazenda, star of Educational Film, ends two week vacation through California and returns to Los Angeles to resume work on her comedy productions.
Spokane actress Seena Owen, star of The Woman God Changed, is featured at the Strand. She entered pictures casually in Los Angeles as an extra and rose to leading roles, preferring film work over stage. She is described as an outdoor lover who rides, swims, plays golf, and enjoys driving.
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