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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1922
Page
8
Fragmented titles and cast names show a collage of movie listings. Notable names include Marie Prevost, Conrad Nagel, Priscilla Dean, Gay Bates, Jace Reid, Bebe Daniels, and W. S. Whitney.
William DeMille and his sconorist team up for the Paramount production Nice People at the Strand. Their first two collaborations Miss Lulu Bett and Bought and Ad For earned praise, and critics say Nice People surpasses both in charm and success.
A performer selected to play John Storm in a major feature production of Hall Caine's The Christian. The film will be shot in England with an all star cast, while supporting Betty Compson in The Bonded Woman.
Spectators praise William Foxs Monte Cristo noted as splendid photodrama with excellent cast, charming photography, and lavish costumes based on Dumas tale. Matelle Taylor leads a vivid screen adaptation that impressed audiences.
Guy Bates Post earns the speed king tag for seven wardrobe changes during a performance of The Masquerader by Richard Walton Tully at the Coliseum. Each outfit swap averaged three minutes, highlighting swift costume alterations.
The film Blood and Sand at Rivoli New York shows on its second Sunday with receipts $200 higher than the first. After three weeks at Rivoli it also played at the Rialto on Broadway, both within blocks.
One of the most accurate portrayals of life in India is shown in The Palace of Darkened Windows. The film features Claire Anderson and Jay Belasco in leading roles and plays for the last time tonight at the Colonial.
Universal presents Outside the Law at the Oak starting Sunday. The film follows a trio of crooks who attempt to go straight while facing persecutions from a dangerous underworld figure. An Oriental mysticism thread runs through the plot. Betty Compson has bought a new home in Hollywood.
Walter Hiers, the leading fat man of films, announces engagement to Miss Adah MacWilliams known as Peaches in Syracuse. She plans to study at Syracuse University while he remains a top box office star noted for his distinctive, subtle humor.
David Torrence, a distinguished character actor, has emerged as the new golf champion of the Hollywood film colony. In four months in Southern California he has not been defeated, drawing frequent challenges from fellow players and spending every free day on the links between studio work and dramatic lessons before the camera.
Max Linder the French king of comedy has started actual shooting in Nice for his next United Artists release. The nine reeler will be his longest film to date and is expected to be a satire on a major historical event with Linder in the leading role.
Helene Chadwick travels with Hawks Morosco to Arizona for Border Patrol under Goldwyn contract. She brings a dry battery fan, thermos bottles, cooling lotions, and a kit to stay cool in midsummer desert heat.
Dr Oscar Henning an explorer serves as an extra in The Stranger's Banquet to gain experience for a future career as a director.
Richard Dix, in Goldwyn's The Christian, has not had a haircut for three months and cannot use barbers due to his religious fanatic role as John Storm. Lawson Butt directs himself in The Flying Dutchman, occupying the lead role.
Mary Pickford has bought screen rights to Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall for about $15,000 to produce a modern picture after finishing Tess of the Storm Country. Kennedy’s backers initially bid to $85,000, then backed away, toward a possible collaboration with Miss Pickford once Dear Me becomes The Py. company says the rights were sold to enable a modern screen version.
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