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Volume 1. Number 22 Thursday, July 14, 1927 / Copyright. 102 7, byVagabond Pub. Co.
hiatusA COMPENDIUMOF CLIPPINGS
1s
Have you noticed what aninspiration the northwestcorner of Vine and Holly-wood is?
—o
Now heard along the boulevard:
"Well, when Jesse Lasky told meI'd have to take the cut, I told
him if he performed any rabbinical
operation on my salary he'd just
have to figure on some one else
for my parts — and boy, believe
me, that made him hesitate —in
fact I wouldn't be surprised if myrefusal was the ruination of his
well laid plans. That night whenCecil B. 'phoned me, I was too
darn t ir ed t o talk, so I let my valet
tell him I was in conferencebright and clever —that's me all
over.
The Town Bugle con-test now being held for
the most popular castingdirector is still in prog-ress. As no votes havebeen received nominatingCliff Robertson we wish to
state that he most cer-
tainly IS in the race.
"Let me protect you, Jack," said
Eddie Shafer as he stepped be-
tween the Manassa Mauler andSharkey * * ? ? ? ******
If it takes six months to
make a bottle of ginger-ale,how long should it take to
make one ill. Well, anyway,that's what they say on thebill-boards.
Alice Lake says that these yel-
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Uncle Sam Spanks
Zukor and AidesGovt, Ukase in
Paramount Case
EMIL JANNINGSPhotoplay character study of ""The Man with the
UFA Eyes"" of Fred Flax's sketch. Seepage 7
Uncle Sam has takenAdolph Zukor and Jesse
Lasky across his knee andspanked them, figurative-
ly speaking.
In other words, the Fed-eral Trade Commission,after a six-year quiz into
activities in the film indus-
try, has laid down the lawto the Famous Players-
Lasky Corporation a n d
has cited three distinct
"don'ts" for the guidance
of this film company.Describing Adolph Zu-
kor as the "dominatingpersonage" of FamousPlayers-Las k y Corpora-tion and, by virtue of thatfact, the dominating fig-
ure in the film industrybecause of the vast ramifi-
(Contir l on Page 2)
aHATT V\i7^^Fi f What Crimes AreOLLYWOOD/ Cvmmimdiu Th Name!
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Uncle Sam Spanks
Zsikor and Aides
(Continued from Page 1)
cations of Paramount andts subsidiaries, the Feder-al Trade Commission, con-
cluding- its probe, express-
y prohibits Zukor, Laskyand Paramount from
:
( 1 ) Continuing a con-
piracy among themselvesor with others to lessen
competition a n d in re-
traint of trade, etc.
(2) From employing"block-booking" tactics in
he sale of its product, etc.
(3) Acquiring or threat-
ening to acquire theaters
or the purposes of intim-
dation or coercion againstexhibitors.
Meanwhile counsel for
Famous Players-LaskyCorporation have declaredheir intention to carry thefight to the Supreme Court
of the United States.Complaints filed by the
commission against sev-
eral other film companieshave been dismissed, but,
t is believed that the re-
straining orde r placedupon Paramount's practiceof block-booking will, di-
rectly or indirectly, havean effect upon the samemethods as now employedby other big producing-
iistributing organizations.Marcus L o e w has beenquoted as willing to aban-don the block-book i n gpractice on the part ofMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer forany other distributionmethods that may meetwith the approval of ex-hibitors.
For years there havebeen insinuations upon thepart of certain exhibitorsthat
intimidating tacticswere being employed byseveral of the big filmcompanies and the Fed-eral probe was the resultof the complaints. At onetime it seemed that the
NEWBLOOD' IN NEXT ISSUE
The fifth chapter of that engrossing HOLLY-WOODVAGABOND symposium, "More NewBlood in Motion Pictures," will be published inthe next issue, dated July 28th, two weeks fromtoday.
As stated in the last chapter, published onJune 16th, HOLLYWOODVAGABOND will nowturn its attention to promising new directors, sce-
narists, cameramen, executives and other humanfactors in photoplay production, as well as to dis-
cuss the progress made by players previously men-tioned and new candidates for honors or demerits.
"More New Blood in Motion Pictures" hasaroused a wide-spread interest everywhere, notonly among executives in the Hollywood studios,
but also among leading exhibitors and the public,who have great influence in making or marringthe futures of these people. HOLLYWOODVAGABOND has received letters from such dis-
tant points as London, Berlin, Sydney and BuenosAires, asking for detailed information on some of
the people discussed.
HOLLYWOOD VAGABOND'S idea in pub-lishing this series is to encourage the work of ob-scure newcomers and others whose achievementsseem to be overlooked in the fanflare of publicity
for the more prominent people in the industry.
Likewise, it is designed to shatter the day-
dreams of young people whose self-esteem is per-haps not consistent with their attainments, or
rather lack of them.Remember, the Fifth Chapter, "New Blood
in Motion Pictures," in the next issue, July 28th,
two weeks from today.
YOU MAY BE IN IT!
quiz was to be droppedbecause of insufficient
evidence, but shortlythereafter it came to life
again with amazing rapid-
ity.
The Federal order to
Z u k o r and his aides is
somewhat reminiscent of
the probe conducted sev-
eral years ago by the gov-ernment into the affairs
of the Rockefeller Stand-ard Oil interests, whichresulted in the breakingup of the one big companyinto individual enterprisesconfined to states or cer-
tain territories.
If the fight is carried to
the Supreme Court and thedefendants lose, it is be-lieved that Paramountmay circumvent the Fed-
eral order by organizinga more intricate system ofsubsidiary corporat ions.At the same time, the or-
der on the block-bookingpractice will meet withthe approval of the ma-jority of exhibitors whohave rebelled against thesystem almost since its in-
ception.
The findings of the Fed-eral commission relative to
Paramount reads as fol-
lows:"The respondents Adolph Zukor,
Jesse L. Lasky and Famous Play-ers- Lasky Corporation, have con-spired and
confederated togetherand from time to time with otherpersons unduly to hinder competi-tion in the production, distribution
and exhibition of motion picturefilms in interstate and foreign com-merce and to control, dominate,monopolize or attempt to monopo-lize the motion picture industry.'
New Plan To
Whack Costs
Such a terrible yell
arose in Hollywood whenthe producers decided to
chop 10 per cent off sal-
aries that the idea wasdropped like a piece of
hot iron.
For the time being,
anyway.
Jesse Lasky has bethoughthimself of a new idea,
though. Its name is "Emerg-ency Cabinet" —and it's sup-
posed to act as a first aid
kit in the battle against that
dread disease, High Cost, at
the Paramount studios.
Thirty representatives of
the various departmentscompose this "emergencycabinet," and they have"pledged themselves to in-
stitute policies and methodsby August 1st which wouldsolve the
problemof exces-
sive costs."
This cabinet meets in con-clave once a week, so yousee they haven't very manytimes to meet between now'and August 1st. In thosemeetings they're supposedto solve all the high cost ills
of the Paramount studiosand make the bosses, stock-
holders, et al, feel hotsy-totsy.
Meanwhile Mr. Laskysays:
We realize stabilization and re-
duction of production costs are ab-
solutely necessary, but we believe
we can put our house in ordermost effectively by eliminating
waste, extravagance and ineffici-
ency, and at the same time keeporganization morale in the highest
key by leaving salaries untouchedunless we fail in our end to suffi-
ciently cut production costs in
other ways. Then, if the cut is
necessary, we will all take it.
"We are ,"ully cognizant of our
own limitations and of our partial
responsibility for the present situa-
tion, which we frankly regard ascritical.
As the Governor of NorthCarolina said to the Gov-ernor of South Carolina"Thass all ; theh' ain't nomoh.' "
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July 14, 192~t Hollywood Vagabond Page Three
An Open Letter to theLondon Bioscope
.... cuid to the British Film Producers
Gentlemen:There is on the desk be
fore us a copy of your spe-cial edition, "British FilmsToday," described as "a sur-
vey of the resources of theBritish film producing indus-
try." It is a meritoriouswork and it is the first of it?
kind we have encountereuthat covers British motionpictures to an adequate de-
gree.
There are certain pointsrelative to the British film
industry that are raised in
your editorial, "Britain's
Great Opportunity," withwhich we take issue.
You state that "the foun-dation of the British film
business is the British cine-
mas," and at the same timeyou declare that the British
film industry "sooner or
later . . . bound to take as
worthy a place as that occu-pied by other British indus-
tries in the international in-
dustrial world."
If British films are to take
their placein the interna-
tional industrial world theymust shape their productwith that goal in mind.
The fault with British
films to date, as we see it
has been that they have beenfashioned solely for local
consumption.There have been instances
where individual produceishave endeavored to inducttouches into their films that
they believed would catchthe fancy of foreign aucu-
ences and become salable in
the markets of the world.So far, no great degree of
success has attended those
efforts and, we believe youwill agree that there must bea radical rearrangement of
British production if the
producers of London hope tc
profit in their efforts to inter-
nationalize.
Our comments on this
matter are, of course, con-
fined to speculation insofar
as actual knowledge of
methods employed in mak-ing British films are con-
cerned. Our views are basedupon a comparison of themethods employed by Amer-ican producers, who domi-nate the markets of the
world, and the results of theexhibition of British films in
America.The most pretentious Brit-
ish films have been basedupon themes that are inter-
esting only to British audi-ences. Events of importancein British life, British his-
tory, Bri ti sh customs, thoseare the ingredients of mostBritish pictures.
Where an American pro-ducer makes a picture thatis built around Americanmodes of life or Americaninterests, that film is usuallyre-edited for the foreignmarket. The bulk of Amer-ican production, however, is
confined to themes that havean international flavor.
Y o u r observations o n
American motion picturesare very gracious, indeedYou say that "we do not for-
get that the present proudsupremacy of the Americanfilm has been won by sheeimerit; nor do we wish to
imply that anything but
equal merit, at least, cansucceed in rivalling Amer-ica's position. America is a
competitor of generous spirit
and wide vision. She real-
ises, as she has often statedthrough the mouths of heileading film men, that it is
neither possible nor desir-
able to corner the world'sfilm entertainment. It wouldbe as impossible and unde-sirable for Britain to do so
for any other nation. Anx-iety to obtain for Britain herfitting place on the screen,
of the world should, there-fore, lead no one to write or
think of the British film
movement as antagonistic tc
American films. We believethat America is entirely sin-
cere in her professed desire
to see British films prosper;and we earnestly hope that
the British film industry will
continue to regard America. . . as, in the main, it hasdone in the past ... as a
friendly co-operator in de-
veloping, for the mutualgood of all nations, the
greatest art-industry thatthe world has ever known."We believe that the future
of the industry lies in the
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Page Foui Hollywood Vagabond July U, 1927
^?HOLLYWOOD
D ^The QUALITY Filmpaper
Published by BILLY JOYBURL TUTTLE, Contributing Editor
Edited by FRED W. FOXA. J. GASCHEN, Comptroller
Published every Thursday by the VAGABOND PUBLISHINGCOMPANY. Suite 605-606 Taft Building, Hollywood, California.
Telephones GRanite 4690 and GRanite 5902. 20c per copy; by
subscription S10.00 per year.
HOLLYWOOD: What CrimesAre Committed in Thy Name!
Almost since the genesis of the motion picture
industry it has been the practice of ambitious editorsto link the names of photoplay favorites with Holly-
wood mishaps.
Overnight, it seems, murderers, thieves, bootleg-
gers and connivers of many descriptions are endowedwith the mantle of cinema stardom by the daily press,
while, as a matter of fact, their connection with the in-
dustry itself is usually very remote.
This habit has been deplored by all forces that
work for the good-will of the industry at large and, at
various conclaves, representatives of the national press
have pledged themselves to avoid this utter exaggera-tion, but seemingly to small avail.
As we have stated at various times ere this, thekeen relish of Hollywood habitants for publicity hasbrought about many unpleasant paragraphs in thenewspapers at later times when unfortunate happen-ings transpire. It seems to be the penalty that a wordof praise eked from the editor today will be receiptedby a dash of notoriety tomorrow.
The journalists' reasoning, perchance, is that aname that has circulation value in publicity has infin-
itely greater reader appeal when linked with unsavoryand sensational events.
OVast and unending are the crimes that are com-
mitted in the name of Hollywood.For example, during a period of six days not so
long ago, the word "Hollywood" or "film star" figuredas many times in the scare-heads of one of Los Ange-les' largest daily newspapers.
In each instance the event recorded was a mur-der, a bootlegging raid, a murder trial and severalother catastrophes of human frailty that were linkedto the motion picture industry.
In fact, in one night's edition, three main columnheads were devoted to picturing the misfortunes andalleged wickedness of "motion picture stars," whosenames were totally unknown to the industry.
Events that would otherwise occupy only an in-significant corner of one of the back pages are'"playedup" on the main news pages of the press when it is
deemed possible to link the films with the occurences.If that is journalistic enterprise, then the editors
are certainly lax in covering the domestic tribulations
and deeds of violence that can be laid at the feet of
people in other walks of life.
However, the people of the motion picture in-
dustry are aware of this deliberate discrimination andslowly, through the process of organization and tneformation of societies endowed with political power,are manifesting their displeasure at this unwarranted
harassing.Through the medium of this new-found influ-
ence, the motion picture people are at last becomingaware of the fact they are entitled to certain inalien-
able rights as editorial subjects and are speedily dermonstrating their desires in no uncertain terms.
Similarly the new Academy of Motion PictureArts and Sciences could become a most potent factor
toward the realization of the ends of justice.
For years the public has been plagued with theindictments and needless defenses of Hollywood.While lurid fiction, supposedly descriptive of life as it
is lived in Hollywood, has been circulated in almost
every city, town and hamlet of the nation, trashy propa-ganda, ill-advised lecturing and sentimental white-washing has also put the industry in bad taste with thethinking element of the populace.
It is the general conception, in the metropolitancenters of the country today, that Hollywood is an-other community, similar in outward aspects to theaverage town of its size. The public is, perhaps, in-
clined to regard the tales of wild night life in Holly-wood as romantic myths designed to color the sensa-tional aspects of the photoplay in general.
With the possible exception of seven to ten speci-fic instances over a period of fifteen years, there has
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July 14. 1027 Hollywood Vagabond Page Fir,
AGABOND ^VERDICTSDepartment
•
of•
Personal•
Critical•
OpinionThere is no such thing as an infallible critic. Thesereviews of motion pictures and spoken drama are
personal opinions and should be adjudged as such.*^?
^Q^^Q^^e^^9Q^^Q^^Q^^Q^^Q^^Q^^^Q^>^Q^^KT1LLIE THE TOILER, starring
Marion Davies. A Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer picture directed by Hobart
Henley.
"Tillie the Toiler" ha^
been roundly slapped bymany critics. In the neigh-
borhood theater where wesaw it, though, this picture
went across like a house?
afire.
The fans, especially the
stenographers and soda-
jerkers, will like Marion in
this opus. She gives to herportrayal of Tillie a touch of
whimsy and spontaneity that
has been lacking in most of
her previous roles. Photo-
graphically, Marion is a raretreat in this picture.
George Fawcett, as Simp-kins, the boss, tried to emu-late Russ Westover's cartooncharacter in appearancerather than in spirit. Faw-cett's make-up was perfectbut he grimaced entirely toomuch.
Matt Moore as Mac hadthe spirit of the role but
alas, lacked the dolorous ap-
pearance of the comic-strip
slave. Matt appeared as a
handsome Mac, in spite of
his attempts at appearing
boobish. Hedid
thebest
possible under the circum-
stances.
Claire McDowell, as Til-
lie's mother, was a total
alien, insofar as Russ West-over's pen impression of themother is concerned. Shedid not fill the part at all.
Harry Crocker, as PennyFish, gave a most delightfulportrayal and, more thananyone else in the case, par-alleled the comic - sectioncharacter in appearance.
There was just a shortflash of Gertrude Short asBubbles, but her part waswell handled.
The picture was paddedwith two other charactersenacted by Bert Roach anda little boy, who are unfa-
miliar to perusers of the car-
toons.
The main theme of the
film was weak and the final
phases of the picture in-
dulged in shedding tears
and sorrow altogether not in
the spirit of "Tillie the
Toiler" as it is known tonewspaper readers.
It is difficult to handle the
screen adaptation of comicstrips, for the audienceusually has a preconceivednotion of the principal characters and is critical to theextreme. As a photoplay en-
tirely divorced from the car-
toon, "Tillie the Toiler" is a
fairly entertaining work andshould return a healthyprofit.
However, the consensus of
opinion is that the screen in-
terpretation did not do jus-
tice to the Russ Westoverideas and that perhaps a lit-
tle more time should havebeen devoted to its produc-tion and the selection of thecast.
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KNOCKOUT REILLY. a Para-
mount picture starring Richaro
Dix. Directed by Malcolm St.
Clair.
"Knockout Reilly" is a
good box-office picture andit is also a realistic depictionof the fight game.
The direction is excellent
and the smallest details
have been handled with mi-
nute care. The sequences in
the fight are plausible be-
cause of the relative physi-
cal proportions of the heroand the heavy. It is not theusual movie of a small manlambasting a giant into
oblivion.
Jack Renault, erstwhilesparring partner for Jack
Dempsey and a heavyweightof no mean renown, playsthe heavy and acquits him-self with distinction. Renaultis more than a pugilist; heis an actor, undeveloped in
finished technique as yet ofcourse, who could easily winplaudits as a movie heavyand garner the mazumastoo.
Dix gives his usual inter-esting performance andshould satisfy his many fol-
lowers. This boy has plentyof personality and is rapidly
becoming one of the films'biggest attractions.
Mary Brian is the leadinglady and shows that she ha?gained much in techniquesince the days of "PeterPan." Harry Gribbon andthe rest of the cast fill thebill.
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hiatus(Continued from Page 1)
cabs are just "flying omelets"
her.
Well, all I gotta say is thatlotta actors better look to
r laurels when this boyoul Walsh gets to doing
stuff before the cameraGloria's picture, "Sadie
ompson."If he does only half as
l acting as he did direct-
he'll wish he were twins—o
Have you seen Mike Boylan's
w Ford?—o
At any rate I hope youven't missed Marion'sck at the beach.
—oDaring. Dashing, Debonair —
what they say about a cer-
auto —but they're all wrongs Johnnie Walker.
Monty Banks parts his
r in the middle —aboutpals he's not so par-
lar.
f he ever fails at making pic-
Samuel Goldwyn might hire
to the noveau-riche as a pre-
nary matrimonial arranger, andrather well, I should imagine.
Hollywood's Damon and Pythias—Menjou and D'Arrast.—
Said Harry Miller as hefell into the arms of his
ever faithful Otis: "Lookout, the Laemmles are
coming."One thing about Leach Cross'
cafe —you pay only for the food-
Leach charges nothing for the
laughs.
—a
Just the same I still
think that Vic McLaglenhas given one of the best
blankety - blank blankety-blank performances of the
year.
What price glory, eh,
Vic?
—o—And a half page ad for
Lucky Strikes announces:"While directing 'The Big Pa-
rade' I had to shout my directions
to hundreds of film players
... I smoked Lucky Strikes,
which seemed to ease and rest mythroat. IT IS WONDERFUL to
find a cigarette that relaxes yournerves and at the same time in-
sures you against throat irritation
—a condition from which film di-
r ect ors a re bound to suffer.
(Signed) "KING VIDOR."
Well! Well!
On 'Wielding Alberta Plays
The Megaphone' Second FiddleThere is a figure of speech
generously employed byphotoplay editors and otheicommentators on the silent
drama when referring to adirector at work.
They say the gent Is
"wielding the megaphone."That is very true in most
cases.
To "wield a megaphone"requires considerable arm-work and little headwork, if
at all.
Manipulators of horse-operas and other perennialspecies of silent drama are
the most steadfast addicts ofmegaphone "wielding."A lavish display of arms,
feet, golf pants and otheraccoutrements of the direc-
torial menage usually ac-
companies the "wielding" ofa megaphone. Also, loudand prolonged bellows to thepoor brutes under the make-up.
If the same energy that is
spent on this "wielding" wasdeployed to the cerebralcenter and utilized to pro-mulgate quiet thinking, we
On various occasionswe have remarked uponthe sudden rise and recentdecline of little AlbertaVaughn as a movie star.
Now there comes to ourdesk an announcement fromthe First National pressagent, which declares:
Ray Rockett announces that Al-
berta Vaughn has been cast for the
role of Molly in support of Richard
Barthelmess in "The Drop Kick,"
the college football story, etc., etc.
This imbues us with thefeeling that perhaps AlbertaVaughn has chosen the
route to feature stardom asleading lady to our biggerstars rather than as a candi-date from two-reel comedystellar prominence.
Until, on reading further,we discover:—with Virginia Lee Corbin in the
leading feminine role, etc., etc.
should all be much happier—player, director, critic andaudience.
Wielding the brain is pre-ferable to wielding themegaphone.
M^h ere Service is an Art
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Conscious of half the pleasure which they give."
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July H. 1927 Hollywood Vagabond Page Seven
HOLLYWOOD JOURNEYS with FRED FOX
vagabondia X%.
'' JVe are the music -makers
& And we are the dreamers of dreams"
¥f A. W. E. O'SHAVGHNESSY
The Man With
The UFA EyesJannings the GiantGerman motion pictures
such as "Variety" and"The Last Laugh" haveprompted a new phrasefor Hollywood lexicon.
Thespians of local or-
igin are heard to speak of
"that UFA expression."
They are referring to theslow tempo, the depictions of
dolor and melancholy andthe animated, beamingsmiles of comedy that dis-
tinguish the broad sweeps of
the Teutonic interpretations.
Jannings has been cata-
logued by them as "the manwith the UFA eyes," for he.
of all the German players,
has been most successsful in
introducing this new. cine-
matic motif.UFA, if perchance the
layman reading thismay not know, is theinitialized name of the mostprominent German film pro-
ducing company, in whoseproductions Jannings first
rose to fame.Directors in Hollywood
are heard to admonish play-
ers about to enact a sadscene before the camera to
"do a UFA with your eyes."
But only Jannings cando that. It is really not a
"UFA expression," rather
the artistry of Janningsalone. —o
Most famous film stars
lose their glamour whenone
meets them in the flesh.
Personalities that the screenreflects as innately sweet arediscovered to be extremelyarrogant and hard-boiledJannings surpasses, in real
life, all of the conceptions
aroused by his work on thescreen.
Our visit with him will remain as one of the mostmemorable chapters in theannals of our Hollywoodjourneys. To converse withJannings is a real treat. Hedoes not confine himself to
monosyllable mutterings a?
do so many of our filmcelebrities. ——We sat in his dressing
room at the Lasky studio.Outside the "lot" was
alive with noon-time activ-ity. Famous stars mingledwith carpenters and execu-tives. They seemed so dis-
concertingly human; herewere no gods on pedestalsOnly hungry actors paddingtoward the cafe.
Jannings would be backsoon; he had just gone out
on the lot. So we sat andconversed with the interpre-
ter, whose fluent commandof German sibilances andAmerican slang were to
make our interview possible.Jannings is mastering theEnglish language rapidlybut for rapidity of speechGerman is still his forte
What German we know is
not adapted to swift usage.—
Jannings entered.
A giant of a man ; oversix feet in height and sturdyof physique.
A broad and happy smile
accompanied the handshakeHe started to speak in Eng-lish, but resorted to German,and the interpreter spoke, in
turn, to us. —Jannings likes America.
Fred W. Fox
He says he is very happyhere. Everybody is so co±-
dial and willing to help, botnon and off the set. Hepraised the co-ordination ofthe American studio and ex-
pressed his pleasure whenwe told him of the great im-pression "The Way of AllFlesh," which we had seenthe evening before, had
made upon us.
——"Everybody thought I
would be 'lost' in theAmerican studios. I amhappy to hear you like this
first Hollywood picture of
mine. I hope the Ameri-can public will like it, too,
and the people back home."You have asked me how
I handle a character to elem-inate as many titles as pos-
sible. In 'The Way of AllFlesh' there are only a veryfew titles. We work to con-
vey thought by the use of
pantomime instead of titles
The character must first behuman; then it is easy to in-
ject the little touches that
will make the use of titles in-
frequent.
"A character like Au-gust Schilling must be a
composite. My idea is to
make each and eveiy per-
son in the audience say,
'That is MY father,' or
'That is somebody I know,'not merely, 'It is SOME-BODY'S father,' or 'Thatis a character SOME-BODY else may know.'
That is the way to get ef-
fective reaction, I believe.
"I do not like the weirdcamera angles of many Ger-man pictures. I like picturesthat are true to life ; not pic-
tures that certain cliques ofpeople may understand. It is
alright to use cinemato-graphic effects when there is
a plausible reason to employthem, but not for the sake ofdetermining how many an-gles a single scene may bephotographed from.
"I like America v e r ymuch. I will stay here for ayear and then will visit mypeople in Germany. I shallprobably come back here to
make this my home."The character I am play-
ing now" (Jannings was at-
tired in the rough sweate;of a typical London slumbully) "is remote from sucha one as August Schilling. It
is a great story. When wehave finished this, we will
make a story of Russia.
"I do not think I will be'lost' in the studios ofAmerica. I believe we will
make even better pictureshere than I have had be-fore. The resources are sogreat, everything is so vastand efficient; there is un-derstanding and friendl-iness.
"I am very happy."
—o
We left Jannings as thestudio was going to workagain.
Famous stars came pad-ding by again, minglingamong carpenters and exec-utives. There was not muchdissimilarity in their expres-sions. Jannings was anima-tion ; that's what these peo-
ple lacked. —O
Visions of the AugustSchillings, the "LastLaughs" and the "Varieties"were aroused again. Andthe eyes, with their merrytwinkle or their vst sorrows. . . the eyes of Jannings . .
"The Man With the UFAEyes."
When one has met EmilJannings one has been in the
presence of a great artist
When we walked out of thestudio a feeling of edification
possessed us.——This was Jannings . . .
Jannings the giant ... a
giant among men and a
giant among actors.
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HOLLYWOOD: What Crimes Are Committedin Thy Name!
(Continued from Page 4)
en nothing of a scandalous nature emanating fromollywood that involved people who were really
nown to the theater-going public. Unknowns, who by
tue of their residence or even more distant con-ction with Hollywood at some vague time have beenllyhooed as famous stars and "sold" to the public as
ch in their connections with murders or other acts
violence, have usually been recognized for their
e selves by the majority of the populace.
Today the reader who glimpses the word "Holly-
ood," "film star" or other cinematic designation onface of the daily newspaper is inclined to be bored
d immediately knows that he is being bilked by the
tor.
The real crimes that are committed in the nameHollywood are those that are perpetrated by these
urnalists who are totally devoid of ethics and a sensediscrimination.
As they refuse to give any consideration whateverthe cause of Hollywood and the motion picture in-
stry, it is high time that our people employed everyitical power within their reach to remove them fromice and to exact justice from the sources where it
n be obtained . . . speedily and effectively.
That source is to be found in the offices of the
blishers who are inclined to rate theater advertising
an intrinsic part of the revenue of the influential
etropolitan newspapers.
If the motion picture people are to be subjected to
dignities and assaults, let them likewise employ boy-t to attain their just ends.
WANTED
avenport Back
In Hollywood
Delbert E. Davenport, edi-
and publicist, has re-
ned to Hollywood after ansence of three years ands opened publicity offices
the Markham building.
He was at one time editor
the Photoplay Journal of
iladelphia and later gen-l press representative in
at city for the Shuberts.oming to the west coast, heas engaged as special pub-st for Mary Pickford andouglas Fairbanks, later
unding his own publicity
reau in this city.
He was also later editor ofe "Camera!" magazine, agedecessor to Fred Fox, and
unded the HollywoodFilmograph" when it was a
ily newspaper.In the east, Davenport has
en connected with the pub-ty offices of the Fox Filmorporation and has also en-ged in other noteworthy
editorial and publicity proj-ects.
The present dearth of ablefree-lance publicists in theHollywood territory is mini-mized to a great extent bythe return of Davenport.
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completed the leading role opposite
Bebe Daniels in "Swim, Girl, Swim."
Mr. Hall's immaculate attire stampshim as a man of discriminating taste.
He is a valued patron of
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July 1-1, 1927 Hollywood Vagabond Page Nirn
Is Mr. Lasky Dan Cupid Nabs
Film Publicistam'
Speaking before the re-
cent Paramount conven-tion at New York, Jesse
L. Lasky, production na-
bob of the organization,
declared
:
"We (and when I say 'we' I meanthe entire motion picture industry)
have been making pictures, for in-
stance, for various high-priced andunreasonable stars, also directors
whose names and reputations werea mirage rather than a reality. Nolonger will we be dazzled by the
false brightness of names that wecreated. No matter who the star
is, no matter how famous the direc-tor, we now can tell him to deliver
—and deliver our way —or get out."
While there may be anantagonistic note to this
pronunciamento, at thesame time one wonderswhether the words haven'tbeen uttered for publicity
purposes rather than in
dead earnest.
Big names, box-office rep-utations, personalities, call it
what you will, that is whathas made Paramount a mo-tion picture factor and it will
be absolutely impossible forMr. Lasky and his co-work-ers to disregard the fact, nomatter what they may haveto say in conclave. If thecompany lost its array ofstars, directors and others to-
morrow the good-will of thename Paramount mightcarry on to a certain extent,but not as a leader in the in-
dustry. The human equa-tion will make or break thefilm business. Mr. Lasky
knows this, too.As to "high-priced and un-
reasonable stars and direc-
tors whose names and repu-tations have been a miragerather than a reality" theyhave been made mirages byproducers such as Mr. LaskyIt has probably come to thepoint where the producershave begun to believe whattheir own press agents writeabout their own players andhave been suddenly jolted
out of their day-dreams bymounting production costs
having nothing to do withplayers' salaries.
It will be a sad-lookingmess of players that will bethumbed down by the ideaas expressed by Mr. Lasky
Mr. Joseph C. Blair,
who indites fancy odesabout film folk for the pa-
pers, has met his Water-loo.
Joe is about to acquire a
better half in the person of
diminutive Agnes Mansfield
daughter of Mr. and MrsJ. M. Mansfield of Holly-
wood. The wedding will takeplace on Sunday, July 24thand it is expected that a
horde of editors will seek re-
venge at that time by em-ploying all of the ancienttactics essential to ade-quately plaguing a newbridegroom.
After all, Dan Cupid is
the world's greatest pressagent and Joe will pay duehonors to the big bow-and-arrow man for a few weeksduring which time the Blairs
will honeymoon in the Pa-cific northwest.
In the meantime Joe is
working so energeticallythat he has to stop now amianon to pour a pailful of
water on his smoking type-writer.
Much luck, kid! andhere's hoping we sock youwith a bundle of rice
!
that they will "have to de-
liver —and deliver our way—or get out."
If that is the policy actuat-
ing the present Paramountproduction program, thenthe mediocre caliber of Para-mount pictures that we haveseen lately may be accountedfor. When individual ex-pression is smothered underexecutive time-clocks and a
thousand rules for this andthat, then it is high time to
abandon efforts to make fine
photodrama and begin turn-
ing out sardines again. Ofcourse, the art of sardinepacking needs no artists. It
all depends upon what MrLasky is seeking for Para-mount exhibitors.
The confession set forth in
Mr. Lasky's statement thatproducers have been "daz-
zled by the false names ofnames that we created" is anindictment, in itself, of themental processes of the menwho have created these samenames.
Excitement Keen In Hollywood
Over Dempsey-Sharkey Battle
Excitement is running at fever pitch in
Hollywood today.For, one week from tonight, Jack Dempsey
will climb through the ropes at the YankeeStadium, New York, to battle Jack Sharkeyin what is predicted will be one of the mostcolorful fights in pugilistic history.
Dempsey is the favorite in biggest drawing card in thethe betting in Hollywood, &i
he is in most sections of thecountry. Jack, who is re-
garded more or less as a lo-
cal product by virtue of hit
residence in Hollywood andhis many friends in the film
industry, is being backed tothe limit by movie cash.
The consensus of opinionas it has been determined in
a quiz conducted by HOLLY-WOODVAGABOND in thestudios and other gatheringplaces of the film people, is
that Dempsey will score aknockout victory over Shar-key within six rounds. Manyclaim that the fight will beover inside of two roundswith Dempsey the victor.
While Dempsey has notengaged in a ring battle
since he lost the champion-ship to Tunney at Philadel-phia almost a year ago, hehas been training in the Ven-tura mountains here for sev-eral months and is nowwinding up intensive train-
ing at Saratoga Lake, N. Y..for the Sharkey bout. Demp-sey has not been very activein the ring for three yearsand many ascribed the ios?
of the Tunney titular meet to
that
fight game and, by far, themost popular. He has com,stantly pushed Tunney outof the headlines and hasgained a tremendous newfollowing since he lost hiscrown.
The bets are being madethat when Dempsey againmeets Tunney, as Hollywoodis positive he will, he willbatter the ex-marine tooblivion with his renewedmight.
With Dempsey again onthe championship throne, hewould immediately becomethe greatest figure in figmhistory and a tremendousbox-office attraction in thering, on the stage or in thefilms.
Collectors of . . .
Old PewterBrasses and Copper
find much to interest themat
t fact. However, when ij it , , ok left California for the "ewson Handcraft StudiosJac
east several weeks ago he
was in great shape and hassince been polishing up his
ring form in the hills of NewYork.
The rise of Sharkey hasbeen s u d d e n. Accreditedwith great powers of speechSharkey has become one ofthe most interesting figuresin the squared ring today,not only for his requted fis-
tic prowess, but also be-
cause of his outspoken confi-
dence in his might. How-ever, the lad may sing a dif-
ferent song after his encoun-
ter with the Manassa mauler.That he will is the wager be-
ing made in Hollywood, withfew to take the Sharkey enoof the bets.
Dempsey is probably the
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An Open Letter to the"London Bioscope"
(Continued from Pag-e 3)
welding of an international
rganization, not necessarily-
ominated by any one na-
on, where each and everyountry that is sincere in its
esire to advance the cause
f the photoplay in the des-
ny of the world, will con-
ibute its energy and its tal-
nt to promulgate the wel-
re of all concerned.HOLLYWOOD VAGA-
BOND concurs with the
London Bioscope" in its
eclaration that the British
lm industry is on tne
hreshold of new and greater
evelopments, such as haveot yet been realized by the
udios overseas.At the same time, in dem-
nstration of its faith andesire to cement cordial re-
tions between Americannd British producers, HOL-LYWOOD VAGABOND be-
eves that such criticism
s it offers here will be ac-
epted by the "London Bio-
cope" and the British pro-
ucers in the friendly spirit
which prompts its writing.
America has always been
uick to recognize and re-
ward talent discovered in
oreign studios. Negri, Lu-ound, in Hollywood, a great
estiny awaiting them. Theower of the American pho-
oplay has been augmentedy their innate ability and
he result has been a motion
icture that has been suc-
essful because of its ef-
cient American production
nd its interpretation of new
Yet the work of these
Germans has first command-d attention in Americahrough the work they have
done in the studios of Berlin.These German pictures haveeen patterned to commandnternational appeal. Theyhave been acceptable to the
American exhibitor andhave been shown with suc-
ess at the box-office.Hollywood, too, has
drawn heavily upon the Brit-
sh ranks for new talentoth directors and players.Their success in the Amer-can studios, we believe, hasbeen more pronounced thanhat which resulted fromheir work in London.
There are today any mm,ber of other players and di-
ectors in the British studio?who would meet with instananeous success in America.
For instance, there is ayoung English actress by thename of Estelle Brody and a
young leading man by the
name of Pat Aherne whomwe venture to say. wouldmeet with immediate favoiwith American audiences if
they were presented in Brit-
ish films that appealed to
the American taste. Thereare many others, too, but wecite these two as specific ex-amples.
In an endeavor to pro-mulgate American interestin these capable young Brit-
ish players and directorsHOLLYWOOD VAGA-BOND is now communicat-ing with the leading produc-ers of London for informa-tion about their players, di-
rectors and pictures.Distributing alliances can
be speedily effected betweenAmerican and Bri ti sh pro-ducers and distributors if
the British producers willonly inject an internationalappeal into their product.
HOLLYWOOD VAGA-BOND welcomes letters
from British producers, dis-
tributors and others of theBritish film industry who araendeavoring to shape theirproduct with the interna-tional market in mind.
Through the interchangeof ideas, the discussion ofmutual problems and, per-haps, the advice of leading
American producers on Brit-
ish problems, we believethat HOLLYWOOD VAGA-BOND and the "London Bio-scope" may prove valuablefactors in forming a clearerunderstanding and perhapsin establishing the British
film industry as, not merelya British enterprise, but aninternational institution.
Toward this end we pledgeour co-operation.
Sincerely yours,HOLLYWOODVAGABOND.
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July 14, 1927 Hollywood Vagabond Page Eleven
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