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1 WITH; Indians, cattle ponies and old ‘prarie schooners secured from Miller Brothers’ 101 Ranch Wild West show, my first realy ambitious two- reei picture was produced at In- oevllle, “War on the Plains." The Indians appeared in many two-reel pictures and_ later in more elabor- ate productions such as "Casters Last Fight," and did some truly re- markable work. ' ~

The success of this first two-reel picture, “War on th Plains".was so gratifying. to Kessel and Baumann that they authorized me to lease the entire territory of 18,000 acres on which it had been filmed.

The Edendale studio then was practically abandoned- and Incevllle some into being on an extensive scale, a plant which, at that time, seemed tc me the scene of per- fection in picture making. Yet, that old settlement soon gave way to the onrushlng march of progress tn the astounding development of the last few years.

From this time on production as well as expansion" went ahead ‘in leaps andvbounds. New structures

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" REKL AQTORS FIND OPPORTUNITY

At that time Charles Ray was climbing -into prominence. He and Frank Keenan. were doing famous series of father-and-so_n features, when as the cc-star in “The Coward," he gave a por- trayal which carried him to the heights_of dramatic success. »

. Careers in ‘Sight

Everyone worked seriously and put forth his and her best efforts, for in the picture industry had come keen competition, and it was no longer looked upon merely as a pot-boiler or an easy way to make money. It offered careers worth striving for and was an art to be reckoned with. ‘

After the last scene of “The Coward" was taken. I happened to see Ray leaning against the side of’ a set, surrounded by several other actors and actresses. A sec- ond glance showed me that there was something wrong. He- Wu! crying like a child and the other were endeavorlng to comfort him.

I found that the cause of his

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- Many Stags Recruits

To the new art came also re- cruits from the stage, actors al- ready famous, who sought new fields to conquer. There was Dustin Farnum, who gave that dramatic and powerful portrayal

' in "The iron Btraim" one of the

greatest pieces of acting he ever did, either on s or screen. Then there was Or Johnson and George BebanﬂBillie Burke Julia Dean.

Following the prolific run of two-reel subjects, the whole indust- ry took s long stride forward. It was then that i produced my more elaborate pictures. such as “(Buster's Last Fight." ‘The Wrath of the Gods," “The Typhoon," "The Bargain," and “The . Battle of Gettysburg" the latter being one of the first five-reel pictures ‘ever produced. I n

With the advent into pictures of stage stars, and the making of screen stars, the story developed rapidly. Writers began to turn their

attention to the screen. Segrega-

distress was the firm conviction tion took place. A director could no

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Jackie Ooopoa in "A Boy q/Flondsn

ACKiE-Coogan plans to for- sake Hollywood ufd the mov- ies for ten weeks thi! sum-

mer to tour the United States rais- ing a million dollar ship load of food supplies for the hungry or- phan children of the Near East.

Jackie will sail with thilhip to deliver the gifts in person at the Near East Relief orphanages in Greece. Syria, Palestine and Ar- menia. ‘ 9 _

‘A Man

All the world cries, "Where is thevman who will save us‘! We want a man!" Don't look so far for this man. You have him at

ls each one of us! . .‘ . How to con- stltute one's self a man? Nothing harder, if one knows not how to will it; nothing easier if one wills

hand. This man-—-it is you, it is l, it ‘

if Pain!

Docsnfi. hurt one bitl, Drop n little “Freemna” cn an aching corn, in- stantly that corn stops hurting, then shortly you‘ lift it right oil with ﬁn rs. - -- "

our druggist sells a tiny bottle oi

to remove every hard corn, soft corn, or corn between the toes, and the loot

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He who denie; what is just to the manWhesrlng arms gives up all things to him,

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were built with extraordinary rapidity, better sets were put up, and finer sorles were obtained, for the moving picture industry was beginning to-be felt as a real power. '

PBIII" Hart Begins

Our weekly output increased from one to two, and later three

two-reel pictures s, week, released-

under the name of “Kay-Bee" fDomino" and "Brcncho” produw

dions. These, mind you, had to_be_

written, produced, cut and‘ - ss-

aembled end the finished product h°°“

delivered within the week. . As the industry with all its _ ramifications moved steadily for- yard, there came a demand .and an opportunity for real actors Pic- tures no longer were scorned the theatrical profession, and to lnceville came many who are IOW world-famous stars.

" Bill Hart, who had been a co- actor with me before the days ‘of pictures. made his first appearance on the screen at incovllle. From the parts he played in the two-reel wes- terns he soon became known all ouer the world as the “World's Best Bad Man." and leaped into "the fl. ament of stardom. It was at lncevllle that he made some of his roost famous pictures, “lielPs Hing- es." “The Two-Gun man," and “Be- tween-Men." _ .

’ success. This is merely one,

by.

that he had failed in the part and that his career had come to .a close. And yet, it was that picture and his remarkable performance in it which hurledhim tiustardom and won for him his lasting

n- stance to show the sincerity of those ‘who were contributing their talents to this new art. .

It. was here, _to_o, the Sesaue H: , jaws started on his _ career, w ch'hss led him to "ﬁiivmost ranks of fame, when he p ayed with (Nady: Bmckwsll in. "The .Typ- The 18,000 acres of diversified country afforded locations for a great variety of settings, and it was there that Dorothy Dalton braved the wilds of Alaska in “The Flame of the.~Yukon," a picture that not only carried a thrill of adventure to thousands but struck a new note inproductlcn, for it was more ambitions inits concep- tion thanthe majority of former productions. , _

[Others who came seeking op- portu-nity and who climbed rapidly, but none‘ the lesa deservedly, to fame were Frank Keenan, Bill‘ Des- mond, Lew Stonmﬂeorge Fisher,

Bessie "Barriscale, Catherine Calvert, ii. B. Warner; Louise Glaum, Bald Marley, Bessie Love

and ’l‘|_uruj Aoli, who later he- canieths wifeof Bessue Ho, r a. vQQQmnQ-w ill/Hutu] /

longer be the jaok-of-sil-trades, for the industry was out of ' its swaddling clothes, and it behooved the director to concentrate solely upon directing, and to employ men and women who were especially qualified along certafnlinss to take chi-Its of its various departments. .

Experts Trained

The increasing demand for pro~ duction ted a field for new stars. Writers were employed to develop stories especially adapted to the screen and art departments were installed to design sets for each individual picture. The time had passed when. the same scenes and the some furnishings could. be used over and over again, or "B11 l! second time. so hawbeon the case imthe very sn-ly do",

Then cams the necessity of trainins new dirsctorsi Production w“ bolus pushed to the limit and Ill!!! 0! the i109: who "hrohs into the some" as camera man, out. 16H. Property men and general "W"? men began to show signs of initiative. They hsd studied the industry from all moles and qualified for directorial positions. Many of those who started in this W8! sro new well known directors and some of them independent pro-

’ , contributing their tal- ents and new ldpss to an industry which is constantly ranching out to _ n4 slaittr, mesme-

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