James Van Trees — Little Close-Ups of the A. S. C. (1922) 🇺🇸
James C. Van Trees, A. S. C, in his seven years’ experience as a cinematographer has been a busy boy.
Starting with Bosworth Incorporated his first picture was The Heart of Paula featuring Lenore Ulrich who has since won so great a reputation on the New York stage.
His next star was Constance Collier in “The Code of Marcia Grey” and then he photographed Dustin Farnum in “David Garrick” a picture that would be good even today. Rita Jolivet, recently exploited as the star of “Theodora,” in “An International Marriage” was his fourth star with Bosworth [Hobart Bosworth] and he made one more with Vivian Martin.
Mr. Van Trees went to Pallas-Morosco for three more pictures with Lenore Ulrich and then made eight more starring Miss Martin and one with House Peters.
Constance Talmadge was then given her first starring chance in “The Shuttle” by Select at Morosco and Mr. Van Trees photographed her in that and “Good Night Paul,” “Sauce for the Goose” and “A Pair of Silk Stockings.” He next photographed Wallace Reid in “The Man from Funeral Range,” Bryant Washburn in “The Gypsy Trail,” Shirley Mason in “The Rescuing Angel,” Constance Talmadge in “Mrs. Leffingwell’s Boots” and “Happiness a la Mode.”
This ended his engagement with Select and he went thence to Famous Players-Lasky, New York, where he photographed Marguerite Clark, Constance Talmadge. Vivian Martin, Ethel Clayton, Mary Miles Minter, Elsie Ferguson in Sacred and Profane Love and then he came to the Lasky West Coast studio where he was assigned to Director William D. Taylor [William Desmond Taylor] all of whose productions Mr. Van Trees has photographed since “The Witching Hour” was made.
Mr. Van Trees’ [James Van Trees] most recent works have been the starring vehicles of May McAvoy who rose to stellar heights in Sentimental Tommy and not the least of the factors in the success of this brilliant young star is the photography her cinematographer is giving her.
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Collection: American Cinematographer, February 1922
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