Ingram Impresses In Turn to the Right Versatility Noted
Ingram shows notable versatility in Turn to the Right handling the blend of tragedy and humor. The article praises his shifts from tragedy to comedy, the natural performances by Harry Myers and George Cooper, and the film's balance of humor and pathos amid a familiar big city reform tale.
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Jack Hazzard
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Amile
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George Cooper
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Movie star notes from the talkies era
A compilation of short notes on Eddie Lyons directing at Universal in Universal City California and Anna Gloria Swanson’s Chicago roots and Paramount contract. Florence Vidor and Madge Bellamy lead in Hail the Woman while King Vidor will direct his wife in The Real Adventure. Constance Talmadge returns to the coast with The Primitive Lover and Ben Turpin plans Step Lively. Margaret Landis appears in Rose o the Sea and Hoot Gibson stars Headin West. Wallie Reid features in The World’s Champion and Anita Leon is a screenplay writer not a star.
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William Taylor’s Final Films and Posthumous Projects
Hollywood director William J D Taylor was slain at home. His last pictures include Sham Wealth Sacred and Profane Love Morals and The Green Temptation. His next project The Oracle was reassigned with Agnes Ayres and Conrad Nagel set to star.
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Hollywood
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May McAvoy
Betty Compson
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W. Somerset Maugham
Paramount
Ul Powell
Agnes Ayres
Conrad Nagel
Clarence Burton
Madge Bellamy to Star in New Film Role
Madge Bellamy will play The Elephant Girl in the forthcoming film Someone to Love directed by John Griffith Wray. The project marks another collaboration for Bellamy with the director in a drama described as a romantic tale.
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Film League of Nations Latest Plan
Milton Bronner reports on a proposed international body to regulate film exhibition in Europe. European critics warn about cultural and moral impacts of American and German films, while British, Italian, French, and Swedish interests favor protecting and growing local industries.
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Veterans Memory and Stage Echoes Highlight 1917 to 1920s
Potter Lester Cunree carries a bladeless knife from 1917 before war, Irving Cummings recalls a make-up mirror gifted at age 14, and Marcia Manon set to play Lady Astrupp in The Masquerader. John Gilbert and Tom Mix lead upcoming films while Mary Pickford and Goldwyn shape projects.
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Irving Cummings
Amelia Bingham
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Priscilla Dean Stars in Universal Jewel Wild Honey
Cynthia Stockley authored Wild Honey titled as Wilda Honey with Priscilla Dean slated to star. Lucien Hubbard prepared the screen adaptation for Universal, Wesley Ruggien directed filming, and the Universal Jewels unit planned to show Wild Honey soon in Seattle.
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May Build Film Hotel Near Studios For Players
Herb Rawlinson of Universlstar steers a hotel and club proposal for a hillside site near the studios to house players within reach and offer them a residence while George Ade remotely supervises the production of Our Leading Citizen at the Lasky studio in Hollywood with Thomas Meighan as the leading citizen.
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Universlstar
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George Ade
Telegraph
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Hollywood
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Constance Talmadge Divorce Title Change Attributed
A cinema report notes Constance Talmadge plans a film about divorce titled The Divorce, later renamed The Primitive Lawyer amid publicity questions. The source questions the value of this title and its publicity.
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Constance
In Love Conrad Nagel Falls for Mildred Harris in Fool's Paradise
Conrad Nagel falls in love with Mildred Harris in Fool's Paradise, Cecil B DeMille's latest production, set to be shown in Seattle soon.
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Cecil DeMille
Seattle
Tom Meighan Plans Quiet Modesto Vacation After Film
After completing Our Leading Citizen under Alfred E. Green, Tom Meighan plans a quiet vacation with Mrs Meighan to Modesto California. The well known actor will travel soon following filming in the current project.
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Ball Montana's First Star Ring Vehicle A Ladies Man
The article notes Ball Montana's initial star vehicle will be a two reel comedy titled A Ladies Man. It suggests Ball's appearance may surprise, hinting the film's lighthearted tone.
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Ray
United Artists
Mary Pickford
Goldwyn
Jack Pickford
Montana
Costume Plays Dominate Air In 1920s Cinema
The film scene embraces costume plays with lavender scented sets and old lace ambiance. Doug Fairbanks returns with The Spirit of Chivalry in the Ivanhoe era as critics note his signature makeup. Maurice Tourneur shoots Lorna Doone at Ince studio while Norma Talmadge headlines The Duchess of Langeais. Mabel Normand nears completion of Summa set in early California.
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Lorna Doone
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Clarence Burtin Mimics Bad Man Makeup In New Swanson Film
Clarence Burtin, cast as the Mexican bandit in Gloria Swanson's Paramount picture Her Husband's Trademark, wears makeup reminiscent of Holbrook Blinn's look in The Bad Man.
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Wanda Hawley Pursues Burglar In Hollywood Home
Wanda Hawley armed with a pearl-handled revolver faced a burglar in her Hollywood home. Hearing noises upstairs, she chased him with two companions watching in fear as the intruder escaped. The report also notes actor Thomas Meighan’s film title change to The Bachelor Daddy from The Proxy Daddy.
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Hollywood
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How to Sell Scenarios Advice from John Emerson
John Emerson outlined how to market scenarios on a radio program. He advised selling unpublished stories first to magazines before movie rights, sending 500 to 1000 word synopses to scenario editors, and notes on earnings from 500 to 50000 dollars. He emphasized romantic melodramas and comedies, studio experience, and the inability to copyright scenarios though short stories can be copyrighted to retain film rights.
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Flu Delays Many Pictures Across Studio Scene
About 40 percent of performers are bedbound or convalescing as flu halts production. Harold Lloyd, Earl 3 and Truman Van Dyke among those fallen ill, with Larry Lemon's group paused. Kathryn Williams mourns son Victor Eyton, 16, as her husband Charlies Eyton leads Lasky studio management.
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Larry Lemon
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Victor Eyton
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