R.A. FILM PRODUCER.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1739, 2 May 1913, Page 2

R.A. FILM PRODUCER.

SIR HUBERT VON HERKOMER ACTS ■ IN lIIS OWN PICTURE DRAMAS. Stamped with the name of the Horkomer Film Company and a trade mark designed by a Royal Academician, a series of kinematograph films that ought to sot the critics talking will 1)0 "released" next autumn (says tho London "Daily News"). , At 'llio ago of over sixty that versatile genius, Sir Hubert von Horkomer, H.A., has turned film manufacturer and kinematograph actor, and thoso pictures will bo the lirst fruits of his now enterprise. "Before last July," Sir Hubert tpld a "Daily News and Leader" representative in his great studio at Bushey, "I held moving pictures in as great contempt as anyone—just because I knew nothing about them. Then I had to go to Leeds to, seo my surgeon, and my wife and I, not having anything particular to do, looked in at ono ol the picture theatres •there. We were amazed at what we saw. 'This is beautiful; this is I said. 'I must know more about it. The result of that resolution is seen in tho installation 0 f magnificent filmproducing plant in 'the little theatre that Sir Hubert built near' his Bushoy home some vears agft, when lie was vividly interested in the drama, llero Sir Hubert will ' produce wordless plays->some lus own invention, others the work ot outsider'.—ami tliev will bo photographed by his son, who has been generously assisted in acquiring the liccessarv leclinique by Messrs. I'atlie l'i'eie.->. 11l -nme of the pieces the famous li.A. will himself take, the leading part, as, for instance, in a scenario called Jhe )lil Wood Carver," a fourteenth century coshuiip compily, in which lie will play the title role. > , . "Oik- oi' »nv principles will be no sUgilie explained. •'! shall avoid mmisationalism, but I want plenty of pathos and bcutinipnt ol' Ihu Tight- sort.