Kalem Klip Sheet [no.1]

              THE KALEM
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ENTIRE TOWN TURNS OUT
TO ASSIST KALEM
DIRECTOR
Residents of Grantwood, N. J., Help
Tom Moore
Almost every resident of Grantwood,
N. J ., temporarily became a photoplayer
when Tom Moore, the popular Kalem
leading man, had occasion to film some
scenes of "Prejudice," a three-act Ka­lem
drama, in that town, recently. And
not only did the people of Grantwood
render personal assistance, but they gave
Mr. Moore free run of the town.
"Prejudice," is the story of a you~g
minister who endeavors to make his
church so attractive that the young folks
of the town would prefer to spend their
leisure hours within its doors, rather
than in dance halls and saloons.
'l'he roles of the villagers were enacted
by the Grantwoodians and according to
Mr. Moore, he has never handled better
people in all his experience. They knew
exactly what was wanted and not one of
them spoiled the picture by turning to­wards
the camera. Ilow well they play­ed
their parts will be see;u . vy hen., ''.Pre­judice,"
is released for exh1b1t10n E r1day,
May 28th.
KALEM'S DETECTIVE COM­EDY
CAUSES "HAM" TO
REMINISCE
Desire To Be a Detective Dispelled By
His Father
One of Ham's greatest desires was
realized the other day, when for a short
time he became a detective. Perhaps it
wasn't wholly realized, since his activities
as a sleuth were confined to Kalem's
newest "Ham" comedy, ~'Ham, the De­tective."
The famous Kalem comedian told of
this ambition. The story took his listen­ers
back to the days of Ham's youth.
It revealed to them just how it happened
that he now earns his daily bread as a
comedian instead of a detective.
"I had long cherished the desire to be
a sleuth-a desire fostered by readinll
such classics as 'Old Sleuth,' and 'Old
Cap Collier,'" said Ilam in telling the
story. "And, when it was discovered
that some one had broken into 0 111· pantr~
and made away with a hucklellerry pie,
a sponge cake and half a strawberry
shortcake, I volunteered to solve the
mystery and got 'lt down to work"
"My father also ulHlertook to solve the
mystery. We wo1·h J indevendently.
\M'iich of us 11as st c es ful '/ Why, he
You se. hr Coun - my jack knife
behind tlie Jf r :he strawb('l"l'Y
:cake that "' ts ) behind, and,
.ing by deduction, decided that I
was the uilty part:- And he wa~
right: - aat more L... be said'?"
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SAIS TRAPS PAUL
HURST
It Wa1. a Real Trap, Too, and Now
KaJem Player Carries Arm
in Bandage
Marin Sais, as Bertha, a detective, set
a trap for a black-robed crook who was
terrorizing the guests of the hotel in
Kalem's two-act detective story, "The
}j'igure in Black." That it was a real,
sure-enough trap, will be admitted by
Paul liurst, the popular Kalem player
who was cast in the role of the crook.
The latter knowing that a wealthy
guest keevs her jewels in the toe of an
old shoe, searches about the closet where
this shoe is hidden. Instead of finding
the jewels, he finds a trap placed there by
the girl sleuth-and here is where Miss
Buis' trap enters the story.
Mr. Hurst approached the closet and
groped about with hii; hand. An instant
later, a oud snap was heard, followed
by a yell. llurst withdrew his hand.
I!'astened to his fingers was the type of
trap use( to catch the largest rats.
It developed that the property man
had neglected to weaken the spring of the
trap. Consequently, when it was touched,
the steel jaw closed with terrific force.
Fortunately, no bones were broken. "The
}j'igure in Black," will be released Wed­nesday,
May 2Gth.
HA VE YOU EVE EEN IRE
TAPPERS AT WORK?
Their Activities Shown in New Kalem
Railroad Story
In addition to depicting the hazards
encountered by Helen Holmes, the dar­ing
heroine of the Hazards of Helen
Railroad Series, "'.l'he Railroader's
Bra very " the newest episode of this
series, &nows how wire tappers conduct
their nef •rious business. The story will
be releaF l Saturday, May 2Jth.
The revival of the "sport of kings"
turally caused a renewal of
the part of the men who de­horse
racing for their liveli­wire
tappers have long been
.i the side of the police and a
warfare is carried on between
Mi&- •olmes plays an important role
in bringu,g one band of wire tappers to
justice. The men are finally rounded
up after an exciting chase in which Miss
Holmes, clinging to the cowcatch r of a
locomotive which is pursuing an electric
speeder on which the crooks are fleeing,
catches up to the crooks and forces
them to surrender. The details of this
story were supplied to Kalem by a de­tective
who has brought to buy some of
the most notorious wiretap1)&rs in the
country.
GUY COOMBS DOESN'T ~INE
FOR SOLDIER'S CAREER
Having Filmed Civil War Story, He
Knows What Soldiers Must Endure
"1N o," said Guy Coombs, one of the
most popular of Kalem's leading men,
the other day, "I don't yearn for the life
of a soldier brave. I don't even envy the
plaudits received by the hero who returns
from the front, covered with medals and
glory."
"Why'? The answer is this. I have
just finished a two-act story of the Civil
V\l:lar. 'Rivals,' is the name of it, and
the experiences that befell me while it
was being produced, made me realize
that a soldier's life isn't all medals and
glory."
"For instance,'' Mr. Coombs went on.
"Some of Uie scenes of ' ivals' were
taken in the rain. Well, we had to dig
trenches and march through mud knee
deep. It wasn't very long before we were
all di:enche<l to the skin and conred with
mud from head to foot.
"And all the time we were at work,
we knew that with nightfall, we could
go back to our nice comfortable homes
where a bath and clean clothes were
waiting. 'Nice, big meals too! And
then I thought of the life lead mre­enough
soldiers in the field! No, I
don't envy the poor chaps out in the
trenches. I encountered a verJ mild
taste of it and can imagine what tlie real
thing is like. You will see some of the
things we had to do, when 'Riv,1ls,' is
released Monday, May 24th."
BREEZY NEWS NOTES FROM
THE FIELD
When it comes to serving a field gun,
there are mighty few artillery men who
can teach Anna Nilsson, Kalem's charm­ing
leading lady, anything about it.
Miss Nilsson proves this in "Rivals,''
a two-act Civil War story. Iler work
in the rear of a cannon routs a force of
men who attack the Union camp.
• • •
According to Bud, the diminutive
comedian who appears in Kalem's famous
"Ilam" comedies, his work in "Ilam, the
Detective," makes him mighty glad that
he decided upon an actor's and not a
detective's career, when he started out
in the world. And photoplay patrons
who see what poor Bud goes up against
in this newest "Ham" comedy will agree
that a detective, or a comedy detective
at any rate, has a mighty strenuous time
of it.
* • *
Fania Marinoff, the star who deserted
the legitimate stage to appear in Kalem's
three-act "Broadway Favorites" feature,
"The Lure of Mammon," is of the opinion
that a photoplayer's career has its draw­backs.
It seems that one of the strong
scenes in "The Lure of Mammon,'' shows
Miss Marinoff •being washed ashore on
a rocky coast. The day was chilly, the
water ice cold and the current strong.
What more need be said?
• • •
Tom Moore possesses the unique dis­tinction
of having succeeded where Billy
Sunday, the noted evangelist, failed. This
occurred when the popular Kalem lead­ing
man induced the saloon keepers over
in a small New Jersey town not far
from Paterson, to close down. Of course,
the saloons weren't closed for good­merely
long enough to enable Mr. Moore
to film some scenes of the three-act
drama, "Prejudice." The hero of this
story is a young minister, and in the
scenes referred to, he induces the saloon
keepers to shut up shop. However, if
Tom Moore, without previous experience,
succeeded in closing saloons temporarily,
perhaps under Billy Sunday's tutelage,
he might be taught how to close them up
fo1· keeps.
• • •
A telegraphers' organization out West
has presented Miss Helen Holmes with
a transmitter fashioned out of solid
silver. With this gift, came a letter in­forming
the heroine of Kalem's Hazards
of Helen Railroad Series, that she had
been elected honorary member of the
organization. As is well known, Miss
Holmes enacts the role of telegrapher in
this series. The newest episode is "The
Railroader's Bravery."