Chapter X: Movies of To-Morrow 173

ILLUSTRATIONS

Getting Ready to take a Scene “On Location” _Frontispiece_

FACING PAGE
Making use of a “Real” Incident 18
The Scene the Audiences Saw 19
Roping an Auto Bandit 28
Taking “Close-Ups” on a Moving Auto 29
A Movie “Miniature” 36
A Snow Scene Made of Salt 37
“Shooting” a Tramp on a Moving Train 40
A Closer View of the Preceding “Take” 41
Getting Thrills with a Balloon 48
An Old Whaling Ship Refitted to Make a New Movie 49
Capsized by a Real Whale 60
Aiding Nature by a Skilful Fake 60
Real Danger on the High Seas 61
The Second Step to Safety 61
A Douglas Fairbanks “Set” used in “The Three Musketeers” 64
How a Movie “Set” is Made 65
Applying the Mysteries of “Make-Up” 68
A Typical Movie “Interior” 69
Staging a Movie Prize-Fight 69
How a Motion Picture Interior is Made 72
Engine Trouble on a Dakota Prairie 73
When the Hero is the Captain of a Steam Shovel 73
Douglas Fairbanks as D’Artagnan in “The Three
Musketeers” 78
Another Scene from “The Three Musketeers” 79
Filming an Old Engineer on a Fast-Moving Locomotive 86
Another Railroad Scene 87
Getting a Comedy Close-Up for a Laugh 92
A “Location” where Reflectors are Essential 93
Where Scenic Beauty is Required 104
A Proposal on a Mountain Top 105
Wrecking a Racing-Car for Sport 110
Getting a Risky Bit of Action 111
Actress, or a Victim of an Accident? 120
Getting a real “Thriller” 121
Drama on an Aëroplane 128
A Gruesome Aëroplane Wreck 129
Good Training in Cheerfulness 134
Two Cameras Against One Pig 135
Carrying an Elephant to a “Location” 138
An Auto Load of Horses 139
A Tête-à-Tête with a Lion 144
Acting with a “Tame” Lion 145
An Elephant on a Rampage 148
Human Brains Against Brute Strength 149
One of the Big Scenes in “Robin Hood” 154
Spending Money on a “Spectacle” 155
A “Western” Actor and His Favorite Horse 172
“Westerns” are always Popular 173
Archway from “The Three Musketeers” 184
A Mexican Gateway from “Winners of the West” 185

WITH THE MOVIE MAKERS