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Boiled Down and Served Up! Louise Fazenda will play the Swedish maid character in “Main Street,” Warner Brother’s forthcoming production. The most recent addition to the rapidly growing Goldwyn stock company is Raymond Griffith, who, it was announced yesterday, has been signed to a long-term contra...

CAMERA’S WEEKLY WAKE-EM-UP French Comedian is Out of Danger Now Max Linder, the famous French cinema star, who is recovering from injuries sustained in an avalanche in the Swiss Alps. The reports of his neck being broken were erroneous, but it is true both of his arms were fractured. Mr. Linder pla...

The Silent Trend William DeMille’s best directorial points are revealed in “World’s Applause” in which Bebe Daniels stars. In this picture is unfolded a fascinating story of the life of an actress. The exciting piece-de-resistance is evolved cleverly by logically entangling this heroine in the amaz...

The Silent Trend There seems to be no doubt as to the status of the Goldwyn production of Hall Caine’s great story, “The Christian”—it is as the consensus of popular opinion proclaims: a cinema masterpiece. It is a motion picture which tempts one to exhaust the supply of laudatory adjectives. It is...

Within Filmland’s Interesting Inner Portals Cesena, Italy is going to stage a homecoming celebration next May and Monty Banks, the popular comedy star, who was born and reared there has been invited to be a special guest of honor and to deliver a speech on the opening day. Mr. Banks is trying to fi...

I'm in the process of going through the 4 DVDS; much enjoying viewing the Jimmy Jump shorts, some co-starring the winsome Martha Sleeper and Catherine Grant, for the first time. Do any starring vehicles spotlighting these stellar leading ladies exist? Martha Sleeper spent most of her time at Roach ...

From U to You by Malcolm S. Boylan Neely Edwards’ current comedy starring vehicle at Universal City, where he has been making the “Nervy Ned” series with the support of Bert Roach, Gertrude Olmstead and others, is called “A Hard Boiled Yegg,” It is not a story of a Sunday school picnic or a convent...

Well we're starting off the listings of a new issue with the Sennett related pieces from this issue of CAMERA. So far, this month of January 1923, there has been almost nothing on the Sennett studio. Even the "Pulse of the Studios" column hasn't given any info but finally this week we get ...

Pulse of the Studios For the Week Staring Monday January 22 ROACH STUDIO, Culver City. Warren Doane, Mgr. 761-721 Hal Roach Comedies (Pathe release). Director: Newmeyer-Taylor Star: Harold Lloyd Cameraman: Walter Lundin Ass’t Director: Robert Golden Type: 5-Reel Comedy Progress: 4th Week. Director:...

Clippings today are mostly Educational (with a bit of Sennett tossed in). Some more info on the British comedian Monte Moles (who was mentioned in a clipping an issue or two back). Seems he was working with Lloyd Hamilton at this time. Anyone have a guess as to what Hamilton comedy they are referrin...