Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-02-03 | Page 4 | Frances Marion Devises Way to Portray Blind Man

Frances Marion Devises Way to Portray Blind Man The startling and unusu;il effect of Sightless eyes shown in Mary PlcK-i PlcK-i ford's latest United Artists production, i "The Love Light, ' which will be lhe attraction at the Alhambra. theatre beginning SuridayV is the discovery of I the star's director, Frances Marlon, and her husb(tnt. Fred Thompson, When Miss Marion figured cm having; hav-ing; a blind man in a few of the 'scenes she Immediately tried tu de- ! vise sonic method of getting away from the usually stereotyped stare or closed eyes which hae been shown so many lime on the screen While on the boat returning from Iiatly where the scenes ro laid. Mr and Mrs. Thompson began experimenting experi-menting on each other's eyes, and finally fi-nally devised a film thatils now used, I the nature of which they will keep j a secret. It took some little argument to convince Raymond Bloomer the' leading man. that it would in no way Injure his eves, and as It would be only for short flashes, lliej finally secured hi consent to use the new method. However, a,s an extra pre- I caution. Miss Pick ford engaged an i experienced oculist to stay on the -(! during the filming of these scene". Miss Marion ulso devised a number num-ber of other effects which will be seen In The Love Light."