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1LiO PHOPOPLAY MAGAZINE—ADVERTISING SECTION A Close-Up of the Scenario Editor (Concluded from page 175) Studio Directory For the convenience of our readers who may desire the addresses of filmy companies we give the principal activ ones below. The first is the busines: office; (s) indicates a studio; in som cases both are at one address, Late one afternoon, some time ago, a = @ | man, who seemed a pleasant cnough sort REDUCEY W Z of chap, and whom the editor met for the our eight first time in the editorial office that day, With or Without Music left there the manuscript of @ play, the screen Why not welsh exactly shot ovi rights of which he wanted to dispose of- shor My po tren trom gia et The play was read and found to contain youog and atpictio? Yeu ore. I'm some fairly good picture possibilities, but gure of tt Loan belp you —aa I Rave ~ ° helped 110,000 other women. RY | was turned down on the score that the music, ff you have h phoncetra y wmne . . fuske,_ if you bayes BhoMgraDn. story was too improbable. On returning the manuscript, a courteous letter of rejection Send for Trial Record Free §) woe enciosed. how simple, sure, Actually fun, Mt all is. My . cell TAys ene shawen tore WOCBAD, ix aafe for women, I Some months later, the editor was sum- wive personal mares for correesing eh he moned to court to say whether or not the sent beoadoxtt of plonograph records. If not agents statement was true that an actual ep eg Oe BS eh Rg es Ba offer had been made for the play. It had not, Dept. 35 terres re walk ces This particular incident led to nothing more serious than the loss of numerous hours spent in waiting around city magis- trates’ rooms in response to various sub- poenas, But it was an experience annoying | Stops Truss A FF enough to make that editor wary of un- | known agents next Lime. ABBOCIATED PRODUCES, INC. 720 Seventh Ave, N. ¥, (s) Maurtee Tourncar, Culver Oe Cal fa) Thee, HH. Ince, C vives © ley, € J Varker Head, Jr. Ince bisstion Culver! é&) Afack Sennett, E@endale, Cal, ia) Marshall Nellans, Gollwyn Studios, Culy City, Owl. @) Allan) Dwan, Hottywood Sauding, Sasta Mowice Blvd... Hollywood, Cal, ts) King Vidor Productions, 7200 San Monloa Bivi., Hotlywood, Cal @ J.1.. Prothinghars, Prod on prude 300 Melrom Ave., Nallpwood Ce BLACKTON PRODUCT 1ON6, INC. Bush p Bi Aldwyeb, Strand, London, rz “ngtand. ROBERT BRUNTON STUDIOS, 5341 Met Ave, Holipwood, Cal, CHRISTIK FILM CORP., 6101 Sunset Bivd., Hollywoed, Cal, EDUCATIONAL Pi, Ms CORD. of America, 370 Seventh Ave, N. ¥.C: FPAMOUS-PLAYRES-LABSKY CORP, Paramoust, 485 Pitth Ave., New York City. ; L= Serune - C2 — = f Torture 5 : ; (© Pierce Aveo. end Sixth St. Long tetand City, | ET very often, despite this and a few appt dbosnitr { — : Sinai pees calterice f a (0) Lasky, Hollywood, Cal, ; a ot er drawbac to tree expression, a arian Paramouait 0) Poole St,, latingten ‘ nite oo s- hi: , ‘ £ ay oa 4 “2 > | ew discovery that re- aN Sta to the aoa ween oe Bde arash (#211 N, Occidental Bivd,, Lo Angelea, Cal, | eaters agar ph lene oll ictates a reply to a letter which has come renee NATIONAL EXHIBITORS’ CIRCUTT, | ah peaage nada. Coons to him filled with the emotions of the writer) INC,, 6 West 45th St, New Yoek. me —ia writer who has written there something | BR dliywont Cal rod, S341 Melrose Ave., 7 Brooks Rupture hos eaics that has touched his leartstrings, Editors Mr. and Mra. eSyaceth Dr Haven, Prod., Louie | 1h. Mayor Studios, Las Angefes, (| Buster Keuten Cosmetics, 1025 Lillan Way, Hollywood, Cal, \ Anita Stewart Co. 3900 Miiun Read, Low = ‘ie, Cal, i Louk B. Mayer Exod masher, 3900 Mision Load, "Lae Anges, Cab (a} Aten Hatahor, 2510 Laurel Ave, Hottywood, Hos automatic Air Cushions. Binds and really do have ‘em, you know. Heartstrings! draws the broken parts topether as pereoaM The appeal of such a letter Hes in the cor- argo Baga agers be rove tt Pro. reapondent’s piteous acknowledgment of his | tected by U. S. patents. talogue and inability to write, coupled with his explana- ap tpegine nine maticd free. Send name and tion that the accompanying story is not rls , mitted with any hope of acceptance. Rather, Brooks Appliance Co,, 290-F State sushacmineern mares he says, it i sent in a desperate attempt to obtain criticism that will prove helpful when writing others, With moncy obtained from the succeseful output of future work, cer- tain littl ones may ke provided for—or some loved one made well again, Queer, pethetic Hetle life stories, these, which unroll themselves from the manu- Norma anit Coestance Talmadge Studio, $18 Kast 48th St. New York, Katterine MacDongtd arsduations, Georati and Girard Sts, Los Angeles, Cal. David M, Hartfard, Prod., 3274 Weat dui at... Los Angetens, ¢ Gal, 1 a ae —_ Prod. Poerkess Studio of (a) oe. Bay. aie Fleming St, Lae Angeles ki ; : hard Dartectsocee Inepitation Corp, a be. am Sav scripts onte the editors’ desks. th want us Rane fi Pieri: quickly Impeortunities to the stars (professional || FOX SMA SUM ys!” eee cleared of Pim- ples, Blackheads, Acne Eruptions on the face or body, Einlangad Pores, Oily or Shiny Skin, $1,000 Cold Cash says ! can clear your skin of the above blemishes. WRITE TODAY for my ae Booklet "A CLEAR-TO) Sictit" telling how I LONE myself after being afflicted for fifteen years. E. S. GIVENS, 139 Chemicel Bldg., Mansas Cily, Mo. ‘ New York; () H0L Western Ave, Hotlyw + stars—not celestial ones) from some poor Cal, maimed creature who begs to be made whole, and whose script accompanics the written request that haste be used in dispatching whatever sum is sent, An editor always answers these, Less appealing, too, in a way perhaps, yet equally pathetic, are those letters which reach the editor now and then, coming from some ¢x-convict (very offen a woman) who stipulates a certain sum to be paid for the true story of a crime which he {or she) Oh, the endless number—and the stories GARSON STUDIOS, INC. (0 1845 Alessnmdro St, | Pdendale, Cal. | GOLDWYN FILAL CORD, 469 Fifth Ave, Niwg York; {s) Culv ¢ City, Cul, HAMIPFON, JESSE B., STUDIOS, 1425 Fiemin &t.. Mollywood, Cal. BART, WM. &. FRLOOUCE [ONS, (6) 1215 Bates ~ Sk, Hollywood, Ca ; LOI WEBER STUDIOS, 4634 Panta Monita Bivd., Holiywood, Cab HOLLYWOOD md ta fi42 Santa Mone Bivit., Hosiywood, Ca INTERNATIONA: Fl race: INC,, 720 Seventh Arey N, ¥. Cy (@ Secon Ave. and i271 Se) METRO PICTURES coer. 1476 ewok York: (x) it West 6lat Bt, New Rorasine anid Cominnen Ave, Natiypenod, Cal eee > That You See Everybody beneath the surface of them! PATOE ike Gn Gen. Be Dies S2tts see Wearing is the But don’t get the impression that all the Ne park Ave, New York City | R-C PICTURES Prropu cence payin Ave, New. York; Currier Bile. Los i corner Gower uni MMetrom Sts. tole Greatest Hit in Years scenario editors correspondence i gloomy, wW Your Little Fi | It is not, Some of his letters are laughable ear It on Your Little Finrer | _ thers whimsical—all are interesting. : cs ie page mpeeaataceae east Wouldn't you laugh if you got this one! Wiilsasea Were from tusAve. ke Wiss, tet : : yorts nom, beat yrerr trocrels Editor in Chief: ivi, “uate var Nim bond $2. 00 I am sending you a sixteen page story Se eee called “Go At 'Em." I wrote it myself and THE MANGAN CO. it is original. You may find some mistakes Dept. K GREYSTONE, R.1| and corrections in it, but I don't care if there are. I don’t want to be a photoplay $1800 for Story y writer—I want to be an actor. I think if a I start now it will mean something when I » older, Riper, meee rain eaheh | Brae cider li you cannot take my story will you at pe. 20 can learn to write 7 = 2 3 e iesttactan wil gies ye Telinigoce orn boase least send it back and tell me what's the miatter with it. IT much rather go on the Write Today (3:7 pee Fo Ro chligatiane -bookiat ae sao souietl stage than get my story accepted, anyhow, HOOSIER Hoping for your an=wer, Orot, 1723 ne icyaes hocaane SAS fe, Ervecy adtertizoment ii PHOTOPLAY MAGAZINE is guaranteed. NOTHACKER FILM MPG. CO, 1380 Di Parkway, Chicago, 1 BES ated. CK PICTURES CORP., 729 Seventh A wc York: (s) 807 Fam 175th Bt,, Now York, West Fort Lew N. J, UNITED ARTISTS CORPORATION, 729 Bow Are, New York. pe pd Pickford Co. Brontoe Stu Holly. | Cah: Da Paithenks Holty woot, “Cal: Chuties ont Sevdte 1416 Lares Ave., Hollywood, Ca D. W. Grigith Studies, Or enta Fetat, M tenenk, N.Y. Rex Beach, Whitman Rengett Stutic, Riverdale pe ANG. Yonkers, New York; G deo. Arliss, Prod. Distinctive Prod., Inc,, Madivoa Ave, N.Y, , INIVERBAL, PILM MFG, CO. 160 Broadway, ¥ New York; (s) Universal Cler, Cal. ys, VITAGRAPH COMPANY OF AMERICA, Tnn Ave, New York; » Knst Locust Ave, Brooklyn. N. ¥., and 3 madre St, Hollywood, book