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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1920
Page
15
A string of film items and casting notes from the era notes Drury Lane to be filmed, Allison’s new picture, and Yecitia Dean in a dual role alongside other projects. Frances MacDonald recovers from flu to work on a Great West film while Florence Moore returns to the stage.
A glowing review praises the Huckleberry Finn screen adaptation at the Coliseum this week. The film sympathetically portrays Huck and Tom, Jim the slave, Aunt Polly and other characters with Mark Twain's atmosphere intact, recreating the Mississippi valley adventures.
Opera star Geraldine Farrar and her husband intend to travel abroad as soon as the operatic season ends, signaling a quiet end to a busy year of performances and engagements.
Buck Jones the popular cowboy star in Fox pictures adopts the vari colored neckerchief and plaid shirt of his clan. In his latest film Forbidden Trails Jones wears a series of these kerchiefs and shirts.
Dr. John Garthwaite, a Colorado surgeon, supervised the filming of a hospital sequence in Gouverneur Morria’s Goldwyn picture The Penalty. Charles Clary, playing the surgeon, was coached on professional demeanor and instrument handling, with the operating room setup approved by the physician.
Samuel Grossman, president of a large mail order concern, was found guilty of using the mails to defraud. The verdict came after a trial detailing his scheme to obtain money through fraudulent operations.
The article notes that salted whale meat is regarded as a delicacy in Japan. It discusses traditional preparation and regional appeal, highlighting cultural appreciation and culinary status.
The week features Lew Cody in The Hatterfly Man and Mark Twain's Muckleberry Pine. William and Mart star in The Tell Tale, while Shackleton's South Pole expedition plays The Bottom of the World. De Mille's Oh Wives for New, The Pulse Read, and Broken Blossoms share billings with The Toll Gate and The Butterfly Man.
Anna Q. Nilsson plans a Europe trip with a long term LA bungalow lease as proof of return. She will sail from New York to Sweden on June 27 and make two pictures abroad at forty thousand dollars per production, then pose for a French artist. Nilsson has joined Hobart Bosworth for location work in the Santa Crux islands for Rucko McAllister scenes.
King Vidor continues to add Morosco Stock Company actors to his projects. James Corrigan joins the cast for Jack Knife Man as part of Vidor's Second National picture. Also aboard are Fred A. Turner and Florence Vidor, with prior appearances by Charles Meredith Roscoe Karns and Willie Marks in The Family Honor.
Harold Mactirath the wife of a famous author aided Allan Dwan in filming A Hazard. She provided photographs from travels in France the United States and Corsica to enhance authentic locations. Henry B. Walthall stars as a Napoleon descendant with Karl Breitman in the cast.
Pearl White plans a William Fox production shoot in Kentucky with a 25 member crew led by director Charles Giblyn. Exterior locations are being arranged though the film title has not yet been selected. Mise White returns from a…
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