The opinions of 'hicks' are of great importance to the movie industry because while the sale of a great film in the great cities of the United States may yield a return to the investors, the profit is made in the 'hicks.' The 'hicks' decide. The outlook of the…
In the office of 'Famous Players,' I met Mr. Adolphe [sic] Zukor, the president of the organization. 'Everywhere the public take most kindly to three sorts of film – comedy, intimate drama, and spectacle, the last corresponding to the circus. The ‘bestseller' is not always…
No greater contrast can be imagined than that between Mr. Zukor and Mr. Douglas Fairbanks. Mr. Zukor is twilit and mysterious. There is no mystery about 'Doug.' He possesses an immense athletic and romantic animation. Mr. Fairbanks commented that children and animals were the best…
Mr. Chaplin's hair is slightly flecked with grey. He gives the impression of understanding the peculiar potentialities of the medium more fully than any man in Hollywood. 'The medium more resembles music,' he says, 'than any other medium. Like music, it always starts not from…
Tomorrow, D. W. Griffith presents Mae Marsh and Robert Harron in 'The Mother and the Law.'
Saturday to Monday, November 15 to 17, John Barrymore in 'Sherlock Holmes,' directed by Albert Parker, adapted from William Gillette's play, with the cast including Roland Young, Carol Dempster, Hedda Hopper, Percival [sic] Knight, Reginald Denny, Robert Schable, Anders Randolf,…
Saturday to Monday, November 15 to 17, John Barrymore in 'Sherlock Holmes,' directed by Albert Parker, adapted from William Gillette's stage play founded on Sir Conan Doyle's stories. The cast includes Roland Young, Carol Dempster, Hedda Hopper, Percival [sic] Knight,…
Jackie Coogan in 'Long Live the King,' by Mary Roberts Rinehart, produced under personal supervision of Jack Coogan, Sr., directed by Victor Schertzinger. Illustration included.
Not even 'The Gold Rush' caused the roars of laughter that are nightly greeting, 'California Straight Ahead.' On Sunday and Monday, an absorbing drama by Marshall Neilan, 'The Strangers' Banquet.' On Tuesday next, 'Captain Blood' by Raphael [sic]…
Today only at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 and 9.15, Marshall Neilan presents 'The Strangers' Banquet' by Donn Byrne with Claire Windsor, Hobart Bosworth, Rockliffe Fellowes, Ford Sterling, Dagmar Godowsky, Eleanor Boardman, Claude Gillingwater, distributed by Goldwyn. Starting tomorrow,…
Today only at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 and 9.15, Marshall Neilan presents 'The Strangers' Banquet' by Donn-Byrne, with Claire Windsor, Hobart Bosworth, Rockliffe Fellowes, Ford Sterling, Dagmar Godowsky, Eleanor Boardman and Claude Gillingwater, distributed by Goldwyn. Starting tomorrow,…
Tuesday and Wednesday, Louis B. Mayer presents a Fred Niblo production, 'Strangers of the Night' (Captain Applejack), with a superb cast includes Matt Moore, Enid Bennett, Barbara La Marr and Robert McKim. Illustration included.
Tuesday and Wednesday, Louis B. Mayer presents a Fred Niblo production, 'Strangers of the Night.' The cast is superb cast is headed by Matt Moore, Enid Bennett, Barbara La Marr and Robert McKim. Illustration included.