Re: CAMERA Comedy Clippings December 31, 1921
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:20 am
Pulse of the Studios
CAMPBELL COMEDIES. Robert Giroux, Gen. Mgr. Fine Arts Studio
Director: W. S. Campbell Star: All-Star Cameraman: Du Parr Ass’t Direcor: Ray Hunt Type: Educational Comedies Progress: Schedule
Director: Jas Clemens Star: All-Star Cameraman: Thos. McNally Ass’t Director: A. Linkhoff Type: Educational Comedies Progress:Schedule
CHRISTIE COMEDIES. Harry Edwards, Casting. 6101 Sunset. C. H. Christie, Gen. Mgr. Holly 3100
Director: H. Beaudine Star: B. Vernon Cameraman: A. Nagy Ass’t Director: E. LeVelle Scenarist: Conklin Type: 2-Reel Comedy Progress: 3rd week
Director: Scott Sidney Star: Neal Burns Cameraman: E. Ullman Ass’t Director: M. Hagerman Scenarist: Conklin Type: 2-Reel Comedy Progress: 4th Week
Director: Al Christie Star: Viola Daniel Scenarist: Conklin Type: 2-Reel Comedy Progress: Cutting
HAMILTON-WHITE COMEDIES, Inc. W. W. Rarity, Gen. Mgr. Individual Casting. United Studios. Holly 4080
Director: Bob Kerr Star: Lloyd Hamilton Cameraman: Park Reis Ass’t Director.: W. Morosco Scenarist: Mayo-Bacon Type: 2-Reel Comedies Progress: Cutting
Director: Jack White Star: Conley & Bowes Cameraman: Park Ries Ass’t Director: Jack Ohl Scenarist: Mayo-Bacon Type: 2-Reel Comedies Progress: Cutting
(Camera Vol. 4 No. 38 pg. 10)
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I'll try to make an educated guess as to the particular titles these might be since none are named.
The Campbell films could be SCHOOLDAY LOVE (released January 29, 1922) and MONKEY SHINES (released February 26, 1922). Both of these films are extant.
Likely Christie films are A RAMBLING ROMEO (released February 5, 1922 with Neal Burns), HOKUS POKUS (released February 19, 1922 with Bobby Vernon) and 'TWAS EVER THUS (released March 5, 1922 with Viola Daniels). I don't believe that any of these are still extant.
As to the Jack White films the Lige Conley comedy may be STEP THIS WAY (released February 12, 1922 and not known to be extant) but as to the Lloyd Hamilton film I'm stumped because I don't know of any from this period that have been credited to Robert Kerr's direction. Kerr had been credited with the recently released Lige Conley/Jimmie Adams Mermaid Comedy FREE AND EASY (released December 11, 1921) so he was working for White during this period. It's possible that he did work on a Hamilton film at this time along with some other director (Hugh Fay is the director of credit on all Hamilton films from this late 1921-early 1922 time period) and that the credit went elsewhere than to Kerr.
Joe Moore
CAMPBELL COMEDIES. Robert Giroux, Gen. Mgr. Fine Arts Studio
Director: W. S. Campbell Star: All-Star Cameraman: Du Parr Ass’t Direcor: Ray Hunt Type: Educational Comedies Progress: Schedule
Director: Jas Clemens Star: All-Star Cameraman: Thos. McNally Ass’t Director: A. Linkhoff Type: Educational Comedies Progress:Schedule
CHRISTIE COMEDIES. Harry Edwards, Casting. 6101 Sunset. C. H. Christie, Gen. Mgr. Holly 3100
Director: H. Beaudine Star: B. Vernon Cameraman: A. Nagy Ass’t Director: E. LeVelle Scenarist: Conklin Type: 2-Reel Comedy Progress: 3rd week
Director: Scott Sidney Star: Neal Burns Cameraman: E. Ullman Ass’t Director: M. Hagerman Scenarist: Conklin Type: 2-Reel Comedy Progress: 4th Week
Director: Al Christie Star: Viola Daniel Scenarist: Conklin Type: 2-Reel Comedy Progress: Cutting
HAMILTON-WHITE COMEDIES, Inc. W. W. Rarity, Gen. Mgr. Individual Casting. United Studios. Holly 4080
Director: Bob Kerr Star: Lloyd Hamilton Cameraman: Park Reis Ass’t Director.: W. Morosco Scenarist: Mayo-Bacon Type: 2-Reel Comedies Progress: Cutting
Director: Jack White Star: Conley & Bowes Cameraman: Park Ries Ass’t Director: Jack Ohl Scenarist: Mayo-Bacon Type: 2-Reel Comedies Progress: Cutting
(Camera Vol. 4 No. 38 pg. 10)
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I'll try to make an educated guess as to the particular titles these might be since none are named.
The Campbell films could be SCHOOLDAY LOVE (released January 29, 1922) and MONKEY SHINES (released February 26, 1922). Both of these films are extant.
Likely Christie films are A RAMBLING ROMEO (released February 5, 1922 with Neal Burns), HOKUS POKUS (released February 19, 1922 with Bobby Vernon) and 'TWAS EVER THUS (released March 5, 1922 with Viola Daniels). I don't believe that any of these are still extant.
As to the Jack White films the Lige Conley comedy may be STEP THIS WAY (released February 12, 1922 and not known to be extant) but as to the Lloyd Hamilton film I'm stumped because I don't know of any from this period that have been credited to Robert Kerr's direction. Kerr had been credited with the recently released Lige Conley/Jimmie Adams Mermaid Comedy FREE AND EASY (released December 11, 1921) so he was working for White during this period. It's possible that he did work on a Hamilton film at this time along with some other director (Hugh Fay is the director of credit on all Hamilton films from this late 1921-early 1922 time period) and that the credit went elsewhere than to Kerr.
Joe Moore